On July 7, 2023, the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, together with the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Tajikistan and the United Nations Development Program, held a regular meeting of the Interdepartmental Working Group on Health within the framework of the National Development Council under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan.
The meeting was opened by the Head of the Department of Reforms and International Relations of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Tajikistan Ilkhom Bandaev and the Head of the Main Department of Investment Policy and Regional Development of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade Manuchehr Majon, and emphasided on health issues to ensure the implementation of the Medium-Term Development Program of the Republic of Tajikistan for 2021-2025.
Ilkhom Bandaev noted that the implementation of the action plan for 2021-2023 and the 2-year implementation of the Medium-Term Program includes a number of tasks and planned activities.
During the meeting, Asadullo Sharapov, Chief Specialist of the International Relations Department, presented to the members of the working group a presentation on monitoring and evaluation of the health sector in the Medium Term Development Program for 2021-2025, which was followed by extensive discussions.
At the same time, the meeting addressed the issues of strengthening the regulatory framework for the healthcare sector, strengthening the healthcare infrastructure, ensuring the availability and quality of medicines, introducing healthy lifestyle models, strengthening the fight against tuberculosis and viral hepatitis, the new COVID-19 virus, and discussed increasing the coverage of all citizens with preventive medical examinations.
Representatives of ministries and departments, development partners and public organizations carried out a number of practical works in connection with ensuring access, introducing healthy lifestyle models, increasing the coverage of all citizens with preventive medical examinations, which can contribute to progress in the field.
It was also noted that improving the medical culture of citizens, public health requires the joint activities of government agencies, development partners and civil society.
For additional information, please contact the Secretariat of the National Development Council under the President of the Republic of Tajikistan at the address: Dushanbe, st. Bokhtara, 37, phone 221-13-53 and email address ndc.secretariat2021@gmail.com