An online working meeting has been held
As is known, Sustainable Development Goal 3, related to Good Health and Well-being, is one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the world community in 2015. The main aim of the goal is to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. Good health is essential to sustainable development and the 2030 Agenda.
On February 16, 2021, an online working meeting on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal 3 in Turkmenistan has been held. The meeting was attended by the WHO Country Office in Turkmenistan, including representatives of ministries and departments. During the meeting, the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 3 in Turkmenistan was discussed.
In Turkmenistan, the State Programme “Health” is currently being successfully implemented. The successful implementation of this programme has given a tremendous impetus to strengthening the health of our citizens, and increase their life expectancy. Increase in the birth rate in the country with low level of death, positive indicators for provision of the population with available and qualitative medical services are the evidence of successful implementation of the Programme. The country's pharmaceutical industry has been strengthened, as well as tremendous work is being done to attract qualified professionals to the healthcare system and strengthen its legal framework.
As a result of the improvement of the material and technical base of health care sector, the main focus has been directed to disease prevention. The sector has been developed in compliance with international standards, and it is expanding and intensifying cooperation with the world's leading companies and scientific and medical centres. All health care centres are equipped with state-of-the-art medical and high-precision equipment, which uses a wide range of natural methods of treatment. In the health care system, e-governance has been widely introduced. This, in turn, helped provide the population with an electronic medical card.
Among schoolchildren, students, and workers of all spheres the rules of hygiene are widely promoted, relevant publications, as well as brochures on healthy lifestyles are published, and other related work is carried out.
Gapbar HALLYYEV,
Lecturer of the Institute of International Relations
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan