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An Update on COVID in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Wed, July 8th, 2020
Live Online
After initially successful attempts to contain the the COVID-19 virus, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are once again experiencing its rapid spread, causing extreme strain on public health systems, economies and governance systems. What went wrong and what are the prospects for addressing the growing social, economic and humanitarian emergencies in the region?
Joanna Lillis
Joanna Lillis is a Kazakhstan-based journalist reporting on Central Asia. She is the author of Dark Shadows: Inside the Secret World of Kazakhstan.
Bruce Pannier
Bruce Pannier is an RFE/RL correspondent reporting on a wide range of events in Central Asia, and edits Qishloq Ovozi, a dedicated blog focusing on Central Asia.
Gaukhar Mergenova
Gaukhar Mergenova, MD, MS is a project director at Columbia University Global Health Research Center of Central Asia.
Barno Anvar
Barno Anvar is a journalist with RFE/RL’s Uzbek Service locally known as Ozodlik Radiosy. Prior to joining Ozodlik in Prague in 2007, Anvar has worked as the organization’s reporter in Tashkent and in Bishkek.
Paul Stronski
Paul Stronski is a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Russia and Eurasia Program, where his research focuses on the relationship between Russia and neighboring countries in Central Asia and the South Caucasus.
Carnegie India does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
Event Speakers
Former Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program
Paul Stronski was a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Russia and Eurasia Program, where his research focuses on the relationship between Russia and neighboring countries in Central Asia and the South Caucasus.
Joanna Lillis
Bruce Pannier
Journalist, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Gaukhar Mergenova
Barno Anvar