CIS Countries Share Experience in Developing Primary Health Care in Turkmenistan
07 October 2026

Parliamentarians, heads of relevant ministries from CIS Member Nations and other countries, and representatives of the medical community and international organizations took part in the Second International Conference “Universal Health Coverage and Sustainable Development Goals”.
The conference was organized by the CIS Interparliamentary Assembly, the Mejlis of Turkmenistan and the WHO Regional Office for Europe. The event was moderated by Minister of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan Myratberdi Gayypov.
The speakers included President of the Association of Directors of Oncology and Radiology Centres and Institutes of the CIS and Eurasia and Director General of the National Medical Research Radiological Centre of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federaration, the CIS basic organization for cooperation in oncology Andrey Kaprin; Chair of the Committee of the Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan on Healthcare Ahliman Amiraslanov; Member of the Standing Committee of the Council of the Republic of the National Assembly of the Republic of Belarus for Legislation and State Administration Lyudmila Sapego; and Minister of Healthcare of the Republic of Kazakhstan Akmaral Alnazarova.
Other speakers included Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Majlisi Milli of the Majlisi Oli of the Republic of Tajikistan on Social Issues, Healthcare, Science, Education, Culture, Youth and Women’s Policy Nuriddin Muhiddin; Minister of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan and Chair of the CIS Advisory Board on Cooperation in the Field of Public Health Eldor Adilov; and Head of the International Committee of the Red Cross Regional Delegation in in Central Asia Biljana Milosevic.