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DESCRIPTION:Event highlightsThe WHO Country Office in Turkmenistan hosted t
 he annual national meeting on the implementation of the Pandemic Influenza
  Preparedness (PIP) Framework on 22 December 2025 in Awaza\, Balkan Velaya
 t. The event was organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Health an
 d Medical Industry of Turkmenistan and aimed to strengthen national capaci
 ties for influenza surveillance and pandemic preparedness.The meeting brou
 ght together representatives from key health institutions\, epidemiologica
 l and virological surveillance specialists and veterinary sector experts t
 o review progress achieved under the PIP Framework in 2025. Discussions fo
 cused on enhancing readiness and response measures for potential influenza
  pandemics\, improving national preparedness plans and sharing experiences
  from the implementation of sentinel surveillance systems and updated infl
 uenza monitoring programmes.Participants examined the outcomes of recent m
 onitoring visits to sentinel surveillance sites and virological laboratori
 es and explored strategies for integrated surveillance across human and an
 imal health sectors. The event underscored Turkmenistan&rsquo\;s commitmen
 t to global health security and its partnership with WHO in mitigating the
  risks posed by influenza and other acute respiratory infections.This meet
 ing was held within the framework of the implementation of the Partnership
  Contribution to the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Mechanism project in 
 Turkmenistan.The WHO Country Office in Turkmenistan reaffirmed its dedicat
 ion to supporting national efforts in pandemic preparedness and fostering 
 collaboration among stakeholders to ensure a robust and coordinated respon
 se to future health threats.
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251223
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251222
LOCATION:Turkmenistan\,Ashgabat
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SUMMARY:WHO Country Office in Turkmenistan hosted annual national meeting o
 n pandemic influenza preparedness
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h2>Event highlights</h2><p>The WHO Country Of
 fice in Turkmenistan hosted the annual national meeting on the implementat
 ion of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness (PIP) Framework on 22 December 
 2025 in Awaza\, Balkan Velayat. The event was organized in collaboration w
 ith the Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan and aimed 
 to strengthen national capacities for influenza surveillance and pandemic 
 preparedness.</p><p>The meeting brought together representatives from key 
 health institutions\, epidemiological and virological surveillance special
 ists and veterinary sector experts to review progress achieved under the P
 IP Framework in 2025. Discussions focused on enhancing readiness and respo
 nse measures for potential influenza pandemics\, improving national prepar
 edness plans and sharing experiences from the implementation of sentinel s
 urveillance systems and updated influenza monitoring programmes.</p><p>Par
 ticipants examined the outcomes of recent monitoring visits to sentinel su
 rveillance sites and virological laboratories and explored strategies for 
 integrated surveillance across human and animal health sectors. The event 
 underscored Turkmenistan&rsquo\;s commitment to global health security and
  its partnership with WHO in mitigating the risks posed by influenza and o
 ther acute respiratory infections.</p><p>This meeting was held within the 
 framework of the implementation of the Partnership Contribution to the Pan
 demic Influenza Preparedness Mechanism project in Turkmenistan.</p><p>The 
 WHO Country Office in Turkmenistan reaffirmed its dedication to supporting
  national efforts in pandemic preparedness and fostering collaboration amo
 ng stakeholders to ensure a robust and coordinated response to future heal
 th threats.</p><p></p>
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