Health, border, and mobility management presented in Ashgabat

The participants representing the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry, the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Service, Sanitary and Epidemiological Service of Ashgabat city, the State Migration Service, the State Customs Service, the State Frontier Service, the State Veterinary Service under the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, Civil Aviation  and Sea Transportation Agency took part in the webinar and learned about policies and tools developed by WHO and IOM to build capacity of the national authorities to detect and curb the spread of the pandemics.

Jaime Calderon, Migration Health Specialist (IOM Regional Office for South-Eastern Europe, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia) presented to the participants IOMs’ Health, Border, and Mobility Management (HBMM) framework and discussed how it could be practically applied at the POEs to maintain the mobility and ensure high health safety standards. WHO presentations focused on applying of WHO checklist assessment tool for Covid-19 preparedness and response at the points of entry. Participants representing Turkmenistan’s agencies had a chance to share their experience of COVID-19 prevention at checkpoints and discuss further cooperation with WHO and IOM on the issues.