Preparations for the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey on the Status of Children and Women have begun in Turkmenistan. The committee for organizing the survey included representatives of the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan, the Prosecutor General, as well as the Institute of State, Law and Democracy. The committee has already begun discussing the questions that will be included in the survey.

As reports the “Turkmenistan: The Golden Age” publication, the survey will begin in November this year and will cover more than 6 thousand families across the country, selected as a result of the 2022 comprehensive Population and Housing Census.

The survey will be conducted by the Government of Turkmenistan jointly with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).

The purpose of the survey is to collect statistically valid, internationally comparable indicators to monitor progress towards national goals and global commitments to improve the status of children and women. For Turkmenistan, it is the main tool for obtaining information in the field of maternal and child health, child development, upbringing, education, and women's reproductive health.