The delegation of Turkmenistan, led by the Deputy Minister of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan Azat Ovezov, is participating in the 79th session of the World Health Assembly, which is being held in Geneva (Swiss Confederation) from May 18 to May 23 this year. About this reports MFA of Turkmenistan.
On the sidelines of the international forum, representatives of the World Health Organization (WHO) member states are discussing a wide range of topical issues on the global health agenda, strengthening international cooperation, and ensuring the sustainable development of national public health systems.
During the stay in Geneva, a bilateral meeting was held between the head of the Turkmenistan delegation, Azat Ovezov, and the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
During the talks, the parties highly praised the current level of interaction and thoroughly discussed the priority areas of long-term cooperation in the field of public health. The sides noted the high efficiency of joint programs implemented by Turkmenistan together with specialized UN agencies.
Expressing Turkmenistan's commitment to further deepening the dialogue with WHO, the Turkmen side officially invited WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to visit Turkmenistan in October 2026 to participate in major events of regional significance.
As part of the working visit of the Turkmen delegation, a series of important multilateral and bilateral meetings took place.
On May 17, an informal round-table meeting was held at the WHO Headquarters, bringing together ministers of health and heads of delegations from Central Asian countries – Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan – with the Regional Director for the WHO Regional Office for Europe, Dr. Hans Kluge.
The primary objective of the meeting was to discuss and coordinate the final stage of institutionalizing the Roadmap for Health and Well-being in Central Asia for the period 2026–2030 (RMCA 2.0), including its official adoption and launch as a key regional format for strategic partnership.
The sides reviewed successive steps for the official launch of the Roadmap, as well as opportunities for its integration with other high-level regional processes, including events within the framework of the Year of Health in the CIS.
At the bilateral meeting with Dr. Hans Kluge, the parties discussed current issues of regional interaction in the healthcare sector and noted the prospects for further strengthening cooperation in the field of public health.
