Fall 2013
TURKMENISTAN HEALTH INITIATIVE
Dear Friend,

 

On October 25, 2013 Saglyk turned three! Interested and caring individuals have been supporting the initiative through their individual actions: reading the blogs regularly, commenting on them and sharing the resource with their networks. Many thanks for being a part of this community effort to address complex societal issues and develop constructive engagement around them. Numerically speaking, the initiative developed 360 blog posts on various health topics, translated and adapted two comprehensive public health manuals, developed four informational pamphlets with specific and culturally sensitive public health messages, answered 343 questions from the website visitors and 428 people commented on blog posts. We hope more people will discover and use these resources in the coming years. 

 
NEW TURKMENISTAN HEALTH INITIATIVE MATERIALS 




Informational Pamphlet

Clean Water Is the Foundation for Healthy Living addresses public health concerns relating to drinking water and sanitation in Turkmenistan and presents individuals and communities with safe choices.
Medical Professionals provided answers to 33 questions from website visitors over the past two months. In response to growing numbers of questions from visitors, the website team has developed a FAQ section detailing answers to the most frequently asked questions by the public.
Informational Pamphlet
Protect Yourself From Tuberculosis!
The pamphlet provides basic information about TB and ways to protect yourself and members of your family. It makes sure that people understand the dangers of self-treatment.
Image from our article on why and how to talk with children about sex
  1. In May 2013, the website launched a public forum, a space to discuss important societal issues. The first four questions were concerning views on sex before marriage, homosexuality and society, the role of traditional healers and their growing popularity, and how to decrease the number of abortions in Turkmen society.
  2. The following blog posts have generated most of the comments from website visitors in recent months:   
(1) How the doctor-patient relationship should be: a Turkmen doctor reflects on the current state of affairs   
(2) Informational pamphlet on water and sanitation
(3) Life of the society: why do girls and women become prostitutes?
(4) Sinus infection: symptoms, treatment, complications and prevention 
(5) Facts about domestic violence
(6) Are plastic products bad for you?
(7) Alcohol poisoning: definition, symptoms and first aid
(8) Anemia: the role of nutrition and medicines 
The number of questions from website visitors has been growing steadily. We receive 25-35 questions every week from the public. The project is inviting caring and creative doctors and medical professionals with Turkmen language proficiency to join our team. The job details are coming soon to the website. Please help us serve the Turkmen public by connecting us to interested individuals. 

 

To view previous program updates please visit the English language page of the website.  

 

 

Saglykda gorsheli, ("see you in health" in the Turkmen language)

 

 

The Saglyk Program Team

 
Turkmenistan Health Initiative, saglyk@saglyk.info