Ashgabat, December 26, 2025 – With the strategic support of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Turkmenistan continues its cooperation aimed at strengthening the national healthcare system and creating preventive, accessible, and digitalized medical services. As part of this collaboration, an advanced … [Read more...]
WHO boosts TB laboratory capacity in Turkmenistan
From September 30 to October 3, 2025, the WHO Country Office in Turkmenistan provided practical and methodological support to national tuberculosis specialists. The mission was led by Dr. Vladimir Antonenko, head of the Department of Global Partnerships and Development at the Institute of Microbiology and Laboratory Medicine, Gauting, Germany, a WHO supranational reference … [Read more...]
WHO and Turkmenistan develop National Strategic Plan for Tuberculosis Control 2026–2030
On 3 September 2025, a meeting of the national working group on the development of the National Strategic Plan for Tuberculosis Control in Turkmenistan for the period 2026–2030 was held by WHO Country office at UN building in Ashgabat. The meeting took place in videoconference mode and was opened by WHO Representative in Turkmenistan, Dr. Egor Zaitsev. It was led by Dr. … [Read more...]
WHO and Turkmenistan Initiate Development of a new National Strategic Plan for TB Control 2026-2030
Ashgabat, February 25, 2025 – Amid the increasing global burden of tuberculosis (TB), which continues to pose a threat to a public health, Turkmenistan is taking decisive steps to solidify its progress in combating this disease. A technical advisory mission from the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe was welcomed in Turkmenistan on 24 February 2025. … [Read more...]
Turkmenistan strengthens TB control: National Laboratory awarded international certificates
Turkmenistan's National Reference Laboratory has officially been certified for all molecular and phenotypic methods used in the control of tuberculosis (TB), the WHO representative office in Turkmenistan reports. The laboratory has been awarded three certificates from the Munich-based Institute of Microbiology and Laboratory Medicine (IML). In particular, the National … [Read more...]
USAID and WHO Strengthen Tuberculosis Control in Turkmenistan
In partnership with the Government of Turkmenistan, USAID’s three-year project “Accelerating Efforts to End Tuberculosis (TB) and Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) in Turkmenistan”, implemented by the World Health Organization (WHO), has helped Turkmenistan achieve significant TB control milestones, including a notable reduction in TB incidence. The recent WTO global TB data … [Read more...]