Tajikistan

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), road fatalities are increasing in Tajikistan from 18.1 deaths per 100,000 population in 2010 to 18.8 in 2013 – six times higher than the UK despite a far smaller vehicle fleet.  One reason for this high fatality rate is the lack of training and equipment to respond effectively despite highly motivated and capable crews. The Ministry of Internal Affairs in Tajikistan reports a further increase in 2014 with every 5th injured person reported as child or a teenager. As well as the daily and increasing risk of road traffic collision, Tajikistan is at high risk of natural disaster yet has limited capacity to prepare for or respond to disasters.

A FIRE AID team of representatives from SESHAA and EASST has undertaken three missions to Tajikistan during 2015-2016 donating PPE, rescue and medical equipment and training to emergency services in Dushanbe and Khorog.

Futher details of each phase can be found here:

Donation of Aid September 2016 funded by British Embassy Tajikistan
Donation of Aid November 2015 funded by British Embassy Tajikistan
Scoping visit in March 2015 funded by UK DFID