title: Equipment and skills shortage in Uzbekistan.
abstract: In this article, supplied with the help of the International Federation of Hospital Engineering (IFHE), five co-authors from the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)--a German organisation that seeks to encourage and co-ordinate international cooperation in areas ranging from sustainable development to fund management, and its partner organisation, IFHE member, the Republican Research Center of Emergency Medicine (RRCEM) in Uzbekistan, discuss the use of medical technology in the central Asian country. They also explain how a GIZ project is helping to boost the number of skilled staff, improve quality assurance and management in procurement, logistics, and maintenance, and promote good training of medical and technical staff, across Uzbekistan.
authors.forename: Abdukhakim M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Khodjibaev
authors.forename: Khikmat
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Anvarov
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Borisova
authors.forename: Roger
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schmitt
authors.forename: Nigora
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Murotova
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006280:Health Workforce; D014610:Uzbekistan