Turkmenistan became the first country in the region to test the WHO FAIR tool for seasonal influenza vaccination. This made it possible to adopt a national vaccination policy in 2025. This was reported by Dmitry Shlapachenko, UN Resident Coordinator in Turkmenistan, in an interview with the newspaper ‘Neutral Turkmenistan’, according to Turkmenportal.

He noted progress in the field of healthcare. The country has developed a National Strategic Plan for Tuberculosis Control for 2026-2030. Six tuberculosis hospitals have installed portable X-ray systems using artificial intelligence.

With the support of UNFPA, the cervical cancer screening programme has reached 72% of the target group. The national immunisation calendar has also been updated: a six-valent vaccine has been introduced and a vaccine against human papillomavirus has been added.