International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, and the Public-Private Partnership Development Agency under the Ministry of Finance of Uzbekistan with the support of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs held a round table on public-private partnership (PPP) in the health sector, aimed at assisting Uzbekistan in expanding access to high-quality medical services using PPP mechanisms.
About 80 representatives from Uzbekistan and the Kyrgyz Republic, including high-ranking government officials from a number of ministries and public health officials from these countries, attended the event. During the event, participants will learn about the opportunities and challenges of PPP in the health sector, as well as the successful experience of Georgia, the Kyrgyz Republic and Turkey.
“The government of Uzbekistan seeks to introduce innovative approaches in order to attract the private sector to provide efficient and high-quality public services. This roundtable is part of a cycle of capacity building and networking activities aimed at providing support to government officials in managing and implementing PPP projects,” Golib Kholjigitov, director of the PPP Development Agency, said.
Cassandra Colbert, IFC Regional Head for Central Asia, said: “This initiative is part of IFC’s support for Uzbekistan’s ongoing reforms aimed at increasing the role of the private sector in the economy. We bring our global experience in structuring PPP projects in line with international standards, contributing to the development of the first PPP projects in Uzbekistan. ”
As a transactional adviser, IFC provides consulting assistance to the Government of Uzbekistan on PPP issues in order to attract private investors to finance, equip, service and operate several hemodialysis centers throughout the country. IFC also assists the Government of Uzbekistan in creating PPPs to mobilize the experience and capital of the private sector to finance, build and operate a 100-megawatt solar power plant.
