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DESCRIPTION:Event highlightsThe WHO Country Office in Turkmenistan\, togeth
 er with the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan (MoHMI
 T)\, held a national meeting focused on strengthening policies for seasona
 l and pandemic influenza vaccination.The objectives of the meeting were to
  present the approved national policy on seasonal influenza vaccination in
  Turkmenistan\, share the results of the WHO FAIR assessment and maturity 
 matrix for evaluating country readiness\, and discuss the development of a
  national deployment and vaccination plan for pandemic influenza.Turkmenis
 tan was the first country in the WHO European Region and the third country
  globally to conduct the FAIR assessment. The assessment facilitated the r
 apid development of the national policy on seasonal influenza vaccination 
 in the country.Participants also discussed progress in implementing the Pa
 ndemic Influenza Preparedness Framework and shared experiences related to 
 planning COVID-19 vaccine deployment. WHO/Europe experts participated virt
 ually and provided technical guidance based on international best practice
 s for pandemic vaccine implementation.The meeting additionally featured wo
 rking groups to identify priority measures for strengthening systems for s
 easonal and pandemic influenza vaccination\, as well as improving coordina
 tion between national and international partners.The event\, held at Unite
 d Nations House in Ashgabat\, brought together 25 participants\, including
  representatives from the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Service and t
 he Treatment and Prevention Department of the MoHMIT\; the Public Health a
 nd Nutrition Center\; the Preventive Center on Particularly Dangerous Infe
 ctions\; the Myrat Garryyev State Medical University of Turkmenistan\; san
 itary and epidemiological services and health departments of Ashgabat and 
 Arkadag cities\, as well as Ahal\, Balkan\, Dashoguz\, Lebap and Mary prov
 inces\; the WHO Country Office in Turkmenistan\; and other national partne
 rs.This initiative reflects Turkmenistan&rsquo\;s commitment to global hea
 lth security and pandemic preparedness. By implementing WHO-recommended to
 ols and approaches\, the country aims to strengthen influenza surveillance
  and response capacities\, ensure timely access to vaccines for vulnerable
  populations\, and align national strategies with international pandemic p
 reparedness standards.
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251225
DTSTAMP:20260409T182008Z
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251224
LOCATION:Turkmenistan\,Ashgabat
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SUMMARY:WHO and Turkmenistan discuss national policies on seasonal and pand
 emic influenza vaccination
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h2>Event highlights</h2><p>The WHO Country Of
 fice in Turkmenistan\, together with the Ministry of Health and Medical In
 dustry of Turkmenistan (MoHMIT)\, held a national meeting focused on stren
 gthening policies for seasonal and pandemic influenza vaccination.</p><p>T
 he objectives of the meeting were to present the approved national policy 
 on seasonal influenza vaccination in Turkmenistan\, share the results of t
 he WHO FAIR assessment and maturity matrix for evaluating country readines
 s\, and discuss the development of a national deployment and vaccination p
 lan for pandemic influenza.</p><p>Turkmenistan was the first country in th
 e WHO European Region and the third country globally to conduct the FAIR a
 ssessment. The assessment facilitated the rapid development of the nationa
 l policy on seasonal influenza vaccination in the country.</p><p>Participa
 nts also discussed progress in implementing the Pandemic Influenza Prepare
 dness Framework and shared experiences related to planning COVID-19 vaccin
 e deployment. WHO/Europe experts participated virtually and provided techn
 ical guidance based on international best practices for pandemic vaccine i
 mplementation.</p><p>The meeting additionally featured working groups to i
 dentify priority measures for strengthening systems for seasonal and pande
 mic influenza vaccination\, as well as improving coordination between nati
 onal and international partners.</p><p>The event\, held at United Nations 
 House in Ashgabat\, brought together 25 participants\, including represent
 atives from the State Sanitary and Epidemiological Service and the Treatme
 nt and Prevention Department of the MoHMIT\; the Public Health and Nutriti
 on Center\; the Preventive Center on Particularly Dangerous Infections\; t
 he Myrat Garryyev State Medical University of Turkmenistan\; sanitary and 
 epidemiological services and health departments of Ashgabat and Arkadag ci
 ties\, as well as Ahal\, Balkan\, Dashoguz\, Lebap and Mary provinces\; th
 e WHO Country Office in Turkmenistan\; and other national partners.</p><p>
 This initiative reflects Turkmenistan&rsquo\;s commitment to global health
  security and pandemic preparedness. By implementing WHO-recommended tools
  and approaches\, the country aims to strengthen influenza surveillance an
 d response capacities\, ensure timely access to vaccines for vulnerable po
 pulations\, and align national strategies with international pandemic prep
 aredness standards.</p>
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