The Rostropovich-Vishnevskaya Foundation has been working to improve the health future of children and all citizens of Kyrgyzstan since 2008.

At the request of the Kyrgyz Ministry of Health (MOH), the Foundation agreed to assist in conducting a mass campaign against soil-transmitted helminthes among the general population. The deworming program targets approximately 4.5 million individuals throughout the country, with a special focus on school-aged children. The goal of the campaign, which has been conducted according to WHO guidelines, is to decrease the infestation level of helminthes through direct treatment as well as intense educational activities for children and their families highlighting effective sanitary-hygienic practices designed to prevent reinfection.