Central Asia
The Central Asian region constitutes Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan and comprises more than 69 million of the world’s population29. It seems that a high school degree is needed to pursue a medical school education in some countries, while others require university/college education, as well. Incomplete documentation and a lack of research conducted on these countries resulted in poor findings and a failure to understand the state of family medicine within this region. Additionally, the political state of some countries (ex. Turkmenistan) and the lack of government support and funding in the healthcare sector, increases the instability seen in primary care.