Building Scientific Capability and Reducing Biological Threats: The Effect of Three Cooperative Bio-Research Programs in Kazakhstan

Kenneth B. Yeh*, Kairat Tabynov, Falgunee K. Parekh, Elina Maltseva, Yuriy Skiba, Zhanna Shapiyeva, Ablay Sansyzbai, Stefan Frey, Sandra Essbauer, Roger Hewson, Allen L. Richards, John Hay

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalReview articlepeer-review

26 Downloads (Pure)

Abstract

Cooperative research programs aimed at reducing biological threats have increased scientific capabilities and capacities in Kazakhstan. The German Federal Foreign Office's German Biosecurity Programme, the United Kingdom's International Biological Security Programme and the United States Defense Threat Reduction Agency's Biological Threat Reduction Program provide funding for partner countries, like Kazakhstan. The mutual goals of the programs are to reduce biological threats and enhance global health security. Our investigation examined these cooperative research programs, summarizing major impacts they have made, as well as common successes and challenges. By mapping various projects across the three programs, research networks are highlighted which demonstrate best communication practices to share results and reinforce conclusions. Our team performed a survey to collect results from Kazakhstani partner scientists on their experiences that help gain insights into enhancing day-to-day approaches to conducting cooperative scientific research. This analysis will serve as a basis for a capability maturity model as used in industry, and in addition builds synergy for future collaborations that will be essential for quality and sustainment.

Original languageEnglish
Article number683192
JournalFrontiers in Public Health
Volume9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Oct 2021

Bibliographical note

Funding Information: No funding information.

Open Access: This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

Publisher Copyright: © Copyright © 2021 Yeh, Tabynov, Parekh, Maltseva, Skiba, Shapiyeva, Sansyzbai, Frey, Essbauer, Hewson, Richards and Hay.

Citation: Yeh KB, Tabynov K, Parekh FK, Maltseva E, Skiba Y, Shapiyeva Z, Sansyzbai A, Frey S, Essbauer S, Hewson R, Richards AL and Hay J (2021) Building Scientific Capability and Reducing Biological Threats: The Effect of Three Cooperative Bio-Research Programs in Kazakhstan. Front. Public Health 9:683192.

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.683192

Keywords

  • Kazakhstan
  • biosecurity
  • global health security
  • one health approach
  • vector-borne disease
  • zoonoses

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Building Scientific Capability and Reducing Biological Threats: The Effect of Three Cooperative Bio-Research Programs in Kazakhstan'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this