Infosvyaz Foundation Experts Conduct a Series of Consultation Visits in EECCA Countries

From August to November 2025, experts of the Infosvyaz Foundation carried out a series of consultation visits to support the operation of mobile medical and preventive units implemented under the Russian Technical Assistance Program for the countries of Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia (EECCA) in the field of prevention, control, and surveillance of HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases.

A total of six visits were conducted: one to the Republic of Armenia, two each to the Kyrgyz Republic and the Republic of Tajikistan, and one to the Republic of Uzbekistan.

During the visits, Foundation experts including Deputy Director Irina Kostetskaya, Program Director Stepan Kanakin, Program Manager for the Republics of Tajikistan and Uzbekistan Viktoria Smirnova, and Program Manager for the Kyrgyz Republic Alexey Sokolov visited healthcare facilities where mobile medical and preventive units are based and where medical services are delivered as part of the Program.

The visits included monitoring progress toward the Program’s target indicators, assessing the implementation of diagnostic and consultation activities, and verifying compliance of field operations with approved deployment schedules of the mobile units. Administrative and operational issues were also discussed, including planning of outreach visits, organization of staff work, patient referral pathways, accuracy of record-keeping, timely submission of reporting documentation, and distribution of preventive information materials.

In addition, the experts reviewed the use of grant funds provided to healthcare institutions. This included verification of expenditures related to compensation for mobile team personnel, fuel and transportation costs, operational expenses, procurement of medicines and medical supplies, and consumables required for the provision of consultation services.