Eurasianet: A Year On, USAID Cuts Leave Gap in Central Asia’s Fight Against TB, HIV

14 January 2026

Eurasianet news story

About 50,000 TB cases are reported annually across Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have the highest incidence rates.

The dismantling of USAID and the cancellation of millions in aid for TB and HIV prevention efforts hit healthcare services hard across Central Asia, but especially in the region’s two poorest states, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

The abrupt cutoff in funding shuttered some NGOs, reduced testing, eliminated patient support and left many in the healthcare sector in the countries concerned that progress against comparatively containable diseases would stall, if not backslide.

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Source: Eurasianet