On November 20, 2020 in the building of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan under the lead of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan, Chairman of the Steering Committee for the implementation of the “Maternal and Child Health Integrated Care (MCHIC)” project – Sattoriyon Matlubakhon Amonzoda there was held a meeting of Project Steering Committee on the MCHIC project implementation.
The meeting was attended by the Minister of Health and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Tajikistan, Deputy Chairman of the Steering Committee for the Implementation of the MCHIC project Jamoliddin Abdullozoda; members of the Steering Committee for the Implementation of the MCHIC project Abdufattohzoda G.A., Head of the Department of Social Development of the Executive Office of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan; Majidi Yu.Kh., Deputy Minister of Finance of the Republic of Tajikistan; Nasriddinzoda R.H, Deputy Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan; Naziri L.K, Deputy Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Tajikistan, Sheralizoda Sh.A., First Deputy Chairman of the State Committee on Investments and State Property Management of the Republic of Tajikistan, Gafforzoda Nigina, First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Women and Family Affairs under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan; Representatives of the executive bodies of the pilot districts of the project and a number of officials of the Project Administration Group (PAG).
The meeting was opened by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan Matlubakhon Amonzoda, who briefed on the agenda of the meeting of the Steering Committee for the implementation of the MCHIC project and the purpose of the project to the timely measures of the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan to protect the health of mothers and children in the pilot areas of the project, including Faizobod and Rasht districts of Republican subordination and Shadiddin Shohin district of Khatlon region.
It was noted that all current activities within the framework of the Action Plan for the implementation of the MCHIC project were to complement the tasks outlined in the Address of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan dated December 26, 2019 “On the main directions of domestic and foreign policy”.
According to the agenda of the meeting Zulfiya Abdusamatzoda, Deputy Minister of Health and Social Protection of the Republic of Tajikistan made a presentation on the implementation of this project.
It should be noted that despite the fact that the Covid-19 pandemic continues in the world, to date, the project has been properly implemented..
In this regard, the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan Matlubakhon Amonzoda instructed the members of the committee, the executive body of local government to make a valuable contribution to the timely and effective implementation of the project.
Then the manager of PAG of the MCHIC project Mahmudzoda IS. informed the attendees about the implementation of the project in its specific parts.
In the course of the meeting the issues of the agenda were discussed among the attendees and the they expressed their views on the project activities.
Taking into account the discussion of issues, proposals and their importance, the Steering Committee on the implementation of the MCHIC project adopted a Work Plan for the implementation of the Project and the next meeting was set to be conducted in 2021.
