Turkmen Health Specialists Learn from U.S. Experience
In May 2007, three key Turkmenistan counterparts of USAID blood safety and HIV/AIDS prevention programs visited the U.S. on a specialized HIV/AIDS study tour, organized by the U.S. Government’s International Visitor Leadership Program. The Turkmen delegation consisted of the directors of the National Blood Center and the National Center on HIV/AIDS Prevention, and the Senior Health Specialist from the Cabinet of Ministers. The delegates learned about HIV programs in the U.S. and discussed possible future activities in Turkmenistan to be carried out under the USAID HIV/AIDS prevention programs. The three-week tour made a positive impact on improving international relations between the two countries in the area of HIV/AIDS surveillance and control.
Meanwhile, ten Turkmen gynecologists and neonatologists returned from a separate three-week reproductive health study tour in the U.S. sponsored by USAID’s Community Connection program. The Turkmen doctors visited 30 health care sites in West Virginia over the course of their tour.
Participants from both tours will brief the Minister of Health and his deputies on what they have learned and opportunities for application in Turkmenistan.
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