A group of German doctors, professors, whose visits to our country vividly testify to the actively developing Turkmen-German cooperation in the health care system, initiated on the initiative of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, visited Ashgabat.
One of the forms of such fruitful cooperation is the partnership of the Ministry of Health Care and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan with the German organization Senior Experten Service (SES).
The main task of this organization that specializes on the provision of consultations all around the world is to support and promote the social and economic development of the countries through the implementation of projects with assistance of highly qualified specialists, who have accumulated great experience in various spheres.
In the framework of this cooperation, SES experts in the health care sphere are regularly attracted to upgrade the qualification of Turkmen physicians and study the best European medical practices.
Specialists of the medical sphere of the country have a wonderful opportunity to communicate with their colleagues, well-known doctors and professors from Germany - a recognized leader in European medicine. The main theme of such an interested communication is high-tech innovation, a key factor to solve the grandiose tasks set to the national health care sphere.
Among the German professors, who visited our country this time, is Fritz Spelsberg, a general surgery doctor, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich:
“I regularly visit your country.This time, I have participated in the surgeries, performed in the International Endocrinology and Surgery Centre, where I worked together with Turkmen doctors, who I know for many years.
This week, we have performed many surgeries.Some of them have been performed in Turkmenistan for the first time, and I am very proud of the growing potential of your medicine and my colleagues.
The successes in reforming the national health care system that takes place in the country under the leadership of the President of Turkmenistan have provided a solid foundation for the innovative breakthrough of this sphere.
Turkmenistan’s progress and the opportunities created in the country contribute to strengthening the bilateral cooperation and its efficiency”.
Mathias Kunz, Department of Neurosurgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich:
“I am very happy with the partnership with the physicians in the International Endocrinology and Surgery Centre of Turkmenistan.Our partnership started last year, when I was invited to visit Ashgabat during the V Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games.
I am very impressed with the achievements of the Turkmen neurosurgery as well as the excellent technological equipment of the medical centre.We have joint projects and have regular consultations on brain, spine surgery and traumas.
I believe that the close cooperation promotes the further improvement of the health care systems of our countries.In this regard, I would like to express gratitude to President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who pays close attention to the innovative development of medicine”.
Volkmar Henschel, Head of Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich:
“For several years running, I have been visiting Ashgabat and I am very happy that together with Turkmen specialists I serve the people in the hospital that was opened one year ago.
I follow-up the patients, provide consultations and perform surgeries in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, the International Endocrinology and Surgery Centre.The high understanding and working knowledge of Turkmen doctors, as well as the excellent technological infrastructure of your medical centres, including German equipment, help achieving the best results in the treatment of patients today”.
Klaus Tchaikovsky, Department of Anesthesiology, University Hospital Erlangen-Nuernberg, Bavaria:
"It is an honor for me to work with the medical colleagues from Turkmen in one of the most modern hospitals, which was opened last year due to the efforts of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.
For many times, I have already visited Turkmenistan that has achieved significant results in the health care sector.Today, the medicine in Turkmenistan has accumulated great experience and it is nice to realize that I can be useful in this.
The group I work with in Ashgabat is worthy to be praised.Together, we performed a number of complex operations that had not been done before in Turkmenistan.
From now on, Turkmen doctors will perform these surgeries.I am glad to be a part of this.Moreover, the increasing beauty of the Turkmen capital and the hospitality of the Turkmen people never fail to amaze me.
Mathias Pichman, Orthopaedic Surgery Department, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich:
“This is my first visit to Turkmenistan.During my visit, I accepted patients, worked with them, performed surgeries together with local doctors.The wide range and the quality of medical services, the modern hospitals in Ashgabat produced a great impression on me.
Taking this opportunity, I would like to express my gratitude to the Turkmen people for their hospitality.I very much hope for the continuation of contacts in the future.
The President of Turkmenistan understands the importance of the active international cooperation in this vital for the country and society sphere, which is conditioned by the very essence of the medical science and practice, by the scientific and technological process”.
German professors highly evaluated the professional growth of the Turkmen colleagues, their aspiration for the further development.
“It is obvious that President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, Academician of the Academy of Sciences of Turkmenistan, Professor, Doctor of Medical Sciences significantly contributes to such active development of medicine in Turkmenistan”, the German experts say, expressing the great respect to the head of state, who prioritizes and pays paramount importance to the healthcare system and medical science of Turkmenistan.