Zakir Kadirov
UNDP health programme analyst and HIV programme manager
Uzbekistan
Joined March 2026
Summary
Public-health leadership on HIV in Uzbekistan: Zakir Kadirov is positioned within UNDP's country-level HIV response, authoring and contributing to UNDP communications and projects that focus on expanding access to ART, procurement efficiencies, and integrating biosafety and health-system considerations into HIV programming. undp+1
Program and project management with Global Fund engagement: Public profiles list him as Program Manager (including GFATM-related management), indicating sustained program management responsibilities since 2011 within UNDP's health portfolio in Uzbekistan. bayt+1
Epidemiology and technical expertise: Trained as an epidemiologist at Tashkent Medical Institute (1990–1997), he has engaged in technical work and reporting on ART expansion and optimization, suggesting a combination of technical epidemiological background and applied programmatic work. devex+1
Contributor to policy and evidence products: He has contributed to modelling, evaluative, and policy-oriented publications (UNDP modelling for Uzbekistan, World Bank regional volume, WHO/ART reports, and peer-reviewed/preprint studies), reflecting involvement in both program implementation and evidence-generation. ecuo+2
Ongoing professional development in contract and project management: Holds a short-course certificate in advanced contract management (Turin, 2011), consistent with roles that combine technical health expertise and project/contract management within international programmes. undp
Work
Education
Projects
Writing
Community Led Testing among People Who Inject Drugs (validation/contributor)
January 1, 2021Contributed as a validator/contributor to a community-led testing study among people who inject drugs (medRxiv preprint).
Tackling the World's Fastest-Growing HIV Epidemic: More Efficient HIV Responses in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
January 1, 2020World Bank volume on HIV responses in Eastern Europe and Central Asia; Zakir Kadirov is listed among country contributors (Uzbekistan).
Expansion and optimization of ART in Uzbekistan
January 1, 2016Report on expansion and optimization of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Uzbekistan; lists Zakir Kadirov in project team/roles.