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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
06ASHGABAT385	2006-04-14 09:14	2011-08-30 01:44	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	Embassy Ashgabat

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RR RUEHDBU RUEHLN RUEHVK RUEHYG
DE RUEHAH #0385 1040914
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 140914Z APR 06
FM AMEMBASSY ASHGABAT
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 7194
INFO RUEHAK/AMEMBASSY ANKARA 2540
RUCNCIS/CIS COLLECTIVE
RUEHVEN/USMISSION USOSCE 1621
RUEHNO/USMISSION USNATO 1270
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 1160
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0341
RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC//DHO-2/REA/NMJIC-J2//
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC//J5/RUE//
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC
RHMFIUU/CDR USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL//CCJ2/HSE/CCJ5//

UNCLAS ASHGABAT 000385 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR SCA/CEN (PERRY) 
ANKARA FOR AGRICULTURE COUNSELOR JAMES HIGGISTON 
TASHKENT FOR ESTH (PUTNAM) 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAGR ETRD PGOV KFLU TX
SUBJECT: WHO EXPERTS ASSIST IN TURKMENISTAN'S 
PREPAREDNESS FOR AI 
 
REFTEL:      A) ASHGABAT 361 AND PREVIOUS 
 
             B) 05 STATE 153802 
 
Sensitive But Unclassified; Not for Internet Distribution 
 
SUMMARY 
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¶1.   (U) PER REFTEL B, POST PROVIDES A WEEKLY FOLLOW-UP 
ON AVIAN INFLUENZA.  THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND MEDICAL 
INDUSTRY (MOHMI) AND THE WHO CO-SPONSORED A SEMINAR ON 
LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS AND THE PREVENTION OF AVIAN FLU 
APRIL 4-7.  THE SEMINAR GATHERED OVER 100 PARTICIPANTS, 
INCLUDING EMPLOYEES OF THE NATIONAL HEALTHCARE SECTOR, 
SPECIALISTS ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND EPIDEMIOLOGY, AND 
SENIOR OFFICIALS FROM VARIOUS MINISTRIES AND AGENCIES, 
WHICH ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE NATIONAL AI 
PREVENTION PLAN.  END SUMMARY. 
 
WHO EXPERTS PRAISE TURKMENISTAN'S HEALTH PROGRAM? 
--------------------------------------------- ----- 
 
¶2.   (U) WHO EXPERTS NICOLAS FINN, CLAIRE KILPATRICK, AND 
ELLISON BIRMINGHAM HELD A TEACHING SEMINAR ON AI AND 
PANDEMIC FLU BASED ON THE UNITED KINGDOM EXPERIENCE, AND 
ALSO VISITED THE NATIONAL VETERINARY LABORATORY DURING 
THE APRIL 4-7 AI SEMINAR.  IN THEIR APRIL 10 INTERVIEW TO 
THE NEUTRALNYI TURKMENISTAN STATE NEWSPAPER, THE EXPERTS 
SAID THAT PREVENTIVE MEASURES, CARRIED OUT UNDER THE 
GOTX'S HEALTH PROGRAM, SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED THE RISK OF 
AVIAN FLU IN TURKMENISTAN.  EXPERT BIRMINGHAM SAID THAT 
SHE WAS PLEASED WITH SOME LABORATORY SETS AND GAVE 
UNSPECIFIED RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE NATIONAL AI REFERENCE 
LABORATORY STAFF.  THE EXPERTS SAID THEY WERE IMPRESSED 
BY TURKMENISTAN'S MODERN MEDICAL CENTERS AND EXPRESSED 
HOPE THAT THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT 
PRESIDENT NIYAZOV'S AMBITIOUS HEALTH PROGRAM. 
 
WHO'S REAL MISSION 
------------------ 
 
¶3.   (SBU) ACCORDING TO USAID'S HEALTH SPECIALIST WHO MET 
WITH THE WHO EXPERTS ON APRIL 11, THE PURPOSE OF THE WHO 
TRIP WAS TO CONDUCT AN ASSESSMENT OF TURKMENISTAN'S AI 
RESPONSE.  THE TEAM INTENDED TO VISIT AI REFERENCE 
LABORATORIES, AND MEET WITH LOCAL EXPERTS AND 
INTERNATIONAL DONORS; HOWEVER, THE MOHMI TURNED THEIR 
PROGRAM INTO A TEACHING SEMINAR. 
 
GOTX ATTENDS INTERNATIONAL AI CONFERENCE 
------------------------------------------- 
 
¶4.   (U) On April 12, The United Nations Regional 
Information Networks (IRIN), a humanitarian news agency 
covering sub-Saharan Africa, Central Asia and Iraq, 
reported from Ankara that Turkmenistan will attend an 
international conference on regional cooperation in 
fighting bird flu, scheduled for June 12-13 in Almaty. 
 
Comment 
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¶5.   (SBU) Post is disheartened that the GOTX continues 
to play games with the threat and prevention of AI. 
Misrepresenting WHO activities and most likely misquoting 
the experts in the newspapers, does nothing to inspire 
confidence among concerned parties that the GOTX is 
taking adequate action.  End Comment. 
 
JACOBSON

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