Today a delegation of the World Health Organization (WHO), led by the Regional Director for Emergencies in the WHO European Region, Ms. Dorit Nitzan, arrived in Turkmenistan. This was reported by the press service of the Turkmen Foreign Ministry, where the meeting of Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov and members of the delegation took place.

At the meeting, the parties discussed a wide range of issues related to the further implementation of the agreements reached during the meeting of President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov with the Regional Director of the WHO European Office, Dr. Hans Kluge.

Also, the negotiators exchanged views on the draft roadmap for cooperation between Turkmenistan and WHO, discussed the organization of regular high-level meetings in order to accelerate the implementation of joint agreements.

During the meeting, Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov announced the initiatives of the Turkmen side, in particular, the creation of the Central Asian Regional Center for Epidemiology, Virology and Bacteriology, as well as the decision to build a Research and Production Center for Epidemiology, Virology and Bacteriology in Turkmenistan.

They also discussed the proposal of Hans Kluge on the application of the concept of “One health care” in the planning and promotion of the project of the Regional Center for Epidemiology, as well as proposals to improve the activities of primary health care, the development of the health information base and “digital medicine”.