MEETING WITH THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR EUROPE OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

On May 1, 2020, the online meeting with the Regional Director for Europe of the World Health Organization Dr. Hans Kluge was held the in the premises of the UN Representative Office in Ashgabat.    

The representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan, Ministry of Healthcare and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan, as well as the Head of WHO Country Office in Turkmenistan participated to the session.

During the constructive conversation, the parties exchanged views on the necessity of adopting and implementing joint actions by all the countries of the world in combatting the coronavirus pandemic.   

Participants specifically emphasized the timeliness of measures adopted by our country on preventing the spread of new type of virus on the territory of Turkmenistan. The parties also underlined that our country possesses good infrastructure and practice for the prevention of infectious and non-infectious diseases, as well as the multifaceted development of public healthcare.