WHO and UNICEF hold briefing in Ashgabat Politics Published 15.02.2021 1740 On February 15, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), together with the Country Office of the World Health Organization (WHO), held an online briefing for media to discuss the achievements of Turkmenistan in the implementation of the Country Preparedness and Response Plan to the pandemic. Mass media representatives took part in the event aimed at raising the awareness of journalists on preparing messages on the prevention of infectious diseases. UNICEF Representative in Turkmenistan Ms. Christine Weigand emphasized that the current meeting provided an opportunity not only to analyze the implementation of the Plan approved by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and meet international standards, but also to mobilize available resources for its further successful implementation and increasing effective promotion of prevention measures.