Umida Maniyazova

The nurse nurturing vaccine confidence in an Uzbek mountain exclave

In Shahimardan, nurse Nilyufar Tursunova says patient explanation of immunisation science is all nervous parents really need.

6 Oct 2026

5 min read

Nilyufar Tursunova shows off her clinic's insulated vaccine refrigerator. Credit: Umida Maniyazova

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A mountain path and local children in Shakhimardan, Uzbekistan. Credit: Umida Maniyazova

The furthest ‘last mile’: how vaccines reach children in Uzbekistan’s most remote areas

24 Aug 2026

7 min read

Zero-dose children Routine immunisation

Children in the village of Gelon in the Kashkadarya region of Uzbekistan. Credit: Umida

New vaccines make big impact in rural Uzbekistan

20 Feb 2026

6 min read

Pneumococcal Rotavirus

Thirty-one-year-old cancer suvivor Diana Bakman with her two sons. Credit: Diana Bakman

From vaccines to screenings: how Uzbekistan is transforming cancer care for women

8 May 2025

6 min read

HPV

The Uzbekistan's Committee for Religious Affairs Pilgrims. Credit: Rasulova Madina

Uzbekistan makes meningitis vaccination mandatory for hajj pilgrims amid rising health concerns

13 Mar 2025

5 min read

Meningitis

Laboratory staff member at the Center for Retraining and Advanced Training of Personnel in the Field of Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare and Public Health. Credit: Department of the Committee for Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare and Public Health.

A decade of progress: rotavirus vaccination transforms child health outcomes in Uzbekistan

20 Dec 2024

7 min read

Vaccine sovereignty Rotavirus

Disposal of dead livestock after floods in Uzbekistan, May 2024. Credit: Ministry of Ecology, Environment, and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Flooding in Uzbekistan: a growing concern for zoonotic outbreaks

4 Jul 2024

4 min read

Outbreaks Climate change

Children's department of Tashkent’s infectious diseases hospital. Credit: Umida Maniyazova

Rising incidence of hepatitis A in Uzbekistan prompts vaccination push

5 Apr 2024

4 min read

Hepatitis

Credit: Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan

Whooping cough exploits slender immunity gaps in Uzbekistan

9 Jan 2024

5 min read

Whooping cough

Medical examination of a woman with symptoms of coronavirus. Credit: Sanitary and Epidemiological Welfare and Public Health Service.

Uzbekistan prepares for a viral winter

27 Oct 2023

5 min read

Vaccine campaigns COVID-19 Influenza

TB screening in rural Uzbekistan. Credit: Ministry of Health of Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan steps up its fight against drug-resistant tuberculosis

9 Aug 2023

6 min read

Tuberculosis Antimicrobial resistance Diagnostics

A little boy in one of the hospitals in Tashkent. Credit: Umida Maniyazova

Measles is surging, and Uzbekistan is bolstering its defences

24 May 2023

7 min read

Measles Outbreaks

A little girl on one of the rural streets in Surkhandarya District. Credit: U.Maniyazova

How Uzbekistan scrambled to stay polio-free – and succeeded

17 Feb 2023

5 min read

Polio Routine immunisation

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