DUSHANBE, October 17, Asia-Plus — On Tuesday October 16, Odil Sangov, the first deputy head of Tajikistan’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI) met with Ms. Helen Schmidt, representative from Germany’s EPOS Health Consultants.
The CCI press service said that in the course Sangov offered the EPOS representative t consider the possibility of creating traveling labs for carrying out medical examinations in remote mountain areas of Tajikistan.
He also briefed her on activities of the CCI and outlined sectors that could drive cooperation between the organizations, the press service said.
For her part, Ms. Schmidt noted that at present five projects aimed at combating AIDS/HIV, TB and malaria are being implemented in Tajikistan and coordination committee had been set up.
EPOS Health Consultants, based in Germany, was founded in 1985 as an independent worldwide provider of consulting services in the health sector. EPOS is specialized in planning, managing, and monitoring and evaluating health projects in developing and transition countries. Its Quality Management System is regularly audited and certified according to ISO 9001:2000 standards
EPOS’ mission is to improve the quality of health services and the performance of health care systems. During the last 20 years, EPOS has implemented over 200 projects in more than 70 countries in the areas of: health sector reform and health financing; primary health care, sexual and reproductive health, HIV/AIDS; and health facilities and services.
The company provides services to all major institutions involved in international cooperation, including the European Union, KfW Development Bank, the German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ), the World Bank, and the Asian Development Bank.
