Turkmenistan holds briefing on results of WHO/Europe mission?s visit

AKIPRESS.COM - A briefing on the results of the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe consultative-technical mission's visit to Turkmenistan was held at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Turkmenistana on Wednesday, the Turkmen Foreign Ministry said in a press release. Minister of Healthcare and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan Nurmuhammet Amannepesov highly appraised the work done by the WHO/Europe mission in Turkmenistan and announced the results of the latest session of the Governmental Commission on Combatting the Acute Infectious Diseases which took place on July 12 of the current year. The Minister also informed about the practical actions implemented to strengthen preventive measures aimed at the countering the acute dangerous diseases in the country.
The head of the WHO/Europe mission Catherine Smallwood shared the outcomes of the ten-day mission in Turkmenistan, during which the experts visited various medical institutions, border checkpoints, laboratories in the regions and in the capital of the country, met with the medical personnel, got acquainted with the activities in the area of epidemiological surveillance. She stated that Turkmenistan remains the only country in the WHO Europe region, where no cases of COVID-19 disease were registered. Therefore, the WHO official noted the need to continue to strengthen the preventive measures adopted in Turkmenistan. Thus, the WHO experts shared strategic recommendations on the strengthening the level of preparedness and response measures against COVID-19.
The Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov expressed gratitude to the WHO expert mission for constructive work, recommendations and proposals in addition to the practical measures adopted by Turkmenistan on the prevention of the spread of novel coronavirus. The Foreign Minister underlined the key and leading role of WHO in coordinating the actions of the international community in combatting the COVID-19.
UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan Elena Panova noted the high level of cooperation of Turkmenistan with all the UN structures. Emphasizing the importance of the Preparedness and Response Plan of Turkmenistan for Acute Infectious Diseases developed jointly with the UN, Panova stated the necessity of reducing the social and humanitarian impacts of the pandemic.