IFC Partners with Tajikistan’s Ministry of Health to Improve Sanitary Supervision Procedures
In Dushanbe
Andrea Dall’Olio
Email: adallolio@ifc.org
In Moscow
Ilya Sverdlov
Phone: +7 (495) 411-7555
Email: isverdlov@ifc.org
In Washington, D.C.
Andrea Engel
Phone: +1 (202) 458-1969
Email: aengel@ifc.org
Dushanbe, March 15, 2007 — IFC,
the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, and Tajikistan’s National
Center of State Sanitary and Epidemiologic Supervision of the Ministry
of Health have signed a joint action plan to promote cooperation between
the two organizations. The objective is to work together to improve sanitary
supervision procedures in Tajikistan according to the Inspections Law adopted
by the government in the summer of 2006.
“With the signing of this action plan we confirm our ministry’s commitment
to work with IFC and comply with the sanitary regulations under the new
Inspections Law,” said Mr. Samariddin Aliev, Head of the National Center
of State Sanitary and Epidemiologic Supervision. “We are dedicated to
inspections reform, in particular, to make each inspection more thorough
and effective, as well as improve sanitary conditions at the country’s
economic entities. The emphasis at this stage will be to develop inspections
checklists that will clearly outline sanitary requirements and facilitate
compliance by entrepreneurs.”
A draft, easy-to-read, sample checklist for catering entities was distributed
to participants at the signing ceremony. Signing of the action plan follows
the two-year collaboration between the National Center of State Sanitary
and Epidemiologic Supervision and IFC’s Business Enabling Environment/Small
and Medium Enterprises Policy Project, which was financed by the Swiss
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs. This collaboration resulted in
the government’s development and adoption of the Inspections Law.
IFC Project Manager Andrea Dall’Olio said, "Our collaboration with
National Center of State Sanitary and Epidemiologic Supervision in inspections
should increase compliance with sanitary requirements and reduce the burden
for entrepreneurs."
The plan contains a detailed list of actions for both parties to undertake
in 2007, including: setting up risk categories for the economic entities
and elaborating general inspection rules and specific checklists for each
category of entities inspected by the National Center of State Sanitary
and Epidemiologic Supervision; building capacity of sanitary inspectors
through training; and organizing ongoing informational campaigns on the
new rules and regulations.
About IFC
IFC, the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, promotes open and
competitive markets in developing countries. IFC supports sustainable
private sector companies and other partners in generating productive jobs
and delivering basic services, so that people have opportunities to escape
poverty and improve their lives. Through FY06, IFC Financial Products has
committed more than $56 billion in funding for private sector investments
and mobilized an additional $25 billion in syndications for 3,531 companies
in 140 developing countries. IFC Advisory Services and donor partners have
provided more than $1 billion in program support to build small enterprises,
to accelerate private participation in infrastructure, to improve the business
enabling environment, to increase access to finance, and to strengthen
environmental and social sustainability. For more information, please visit
www.ifc.org.
About SECO
The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs is the Swiss Confederation's
competence center for all the core issues related to economic policy. Its
aim is to create basic regulatory and economic policy conditions to enable
business to flourish and benefit all. SECO also represents Switzerland
in the large multilateral trade organizations and international negotiations,
and is involved in efforts to reduce poverty and help developing countries
with transition economies build sustainable democratic societies and viable
market economies. Each year, Switzerland spends about 1.9 billion Swiss
francs on development cooperation and transition assistance to countries.
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