AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoSolar-powered hospital resilience: UNDP installed two 30 kW solar systems at Yoloten Etrap Hospital (Mary), with battery backup to keep neonatal, maternity, labs, hemodialysis and operating theatres running during outages. Reproductive health in emergencies: Turkmenistan updated its National Action Plan for the Minimum Initial Service Package (MISP) for reproductive health, aiming to protect women and newborns, ensure safe delivery and family planning during crises, and improve coordination with UNFPA support. Children and women data push: UNICEF, UNFPA and Turkmenistan’s statistics body wrapped regional MICS7 roundtables in Lebap, Dashoguz, Balkan, Mary, Akhal and Ashgabat to turn new survey results into targeted priorities for health and education. Drug prevention for youth: UNODC launched a “Prevention Starts with Me” Healthy Lifestyle Week in Ashgabat for ages 13–18, focusing on drug abuse prevention through peer-to-peer activities. Public health risk check: A reported rat infestation at a presidential residence near Ashgabat led to extermination and lab testing of carcasses; officials said no dangerous infectious diseases were found. Regional health-system preparedness: WHO urged stronger earthquake-ready health systems, warning Central Asia—including Turkmenistan—faces very high seismic hazard with cross-border impacts.
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