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The web conference on the health of children and adolescents during COVID-19 was held by the Ministry of health and medical industry of Turkmenistan together with the regional and country offices of the world health organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). This is reported by the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan.
The conference was attended by healthcare professionals from Central Asia, as well as Armenia, Azerbaijan, Germany, the Russian Federation and the United Kingdom.
The purpose of the video forum was to share experiences and discuss the problems of ensuring proper medical care for children during the COVID-19 pandemic in Central Asia.
During the conference, the experience of providing proper medical care to children during COVID-19 was discussed. In particular, health experts looked at the epidemiology and clinical management of children with COVID-19, the continuity of basic services, including for children with chronic diseases, the effects of isolation on children and adolescents and the transition to normal health care after the pandemic, as well as addressing nutrition issues in schools and health facilities.
Afshan Khan, UNICEF regional Director for Europe and Central Asia, Martin Weber, WHO regional Manager for child and adolescent health, and Ch. Aghamyradov, Deputy Minister of health and medical industry of Turkmenistan, spoke at the opening.
