Newly adopted plan for emergency response launched in Turkmenistan

The briefing took place at the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan (MoHMI) in the presence of the heads of Turkmenistan health and financial institutions, media, as well as representatives of the diplomatic missions working in the country, including the Ambassador of the European Union Delegation to Turkmenistan, Mr. Diego Ruiz Alonso. Deputy Minister of Health, Mr. Ch. Agamuradov and UN Resident Coordinator a.i. Ms. Christine Weigand moderated the session. 

The updated plan for 2021 was developed based on the progress in activities undertaken by the Government of Turkmenistan in collaboration with UN agencies, and adds to the work started by the MoHMI within the latest COVID-19 preparedness and response recommendations and the “Whole-of-government, whole-of-society” health principle of WHO. The new CPRP covers the areas of leadership, coordination, planning and monitoring, risk communication and community participation, vaccination, and many other aspects of effective response to infectious diseases.

“The CPRP 2021’s aims include strengthening the capacity of health workers at all levels of healthcare. We expect to utilize best international practices in developing an effective vaccination strategy against COVID-19, treatment protocols and information exchange” the WHO Project Manager, Mr. A. Makhkamov said in his presentation.

The “Whole-of-government, whole-of-society” approach aims to achieve policy coherence in order to improve effectiveness and efficiency. Health is everybody’s business. It is a public good secured through the involvement of the whole of government and society.