Turkmenistan participates in the WHO project to establish a Pan-European Leadership Academy
"In order to transform health systems, better recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, prepare for and respond to future health emergencies, and ensure universal health coverage, we need leaders at all levels of health systems, for this we are developing a multi—level academy," said Dr. Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, welcoming eight Pan-European Leadership Academy (ELA) project participants in Copenhagen last week.
This is the second phase of the project – it brought together mid-level specialists from the Ministries of Health and related institutions from Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, San Marino, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Over the next three months, they will work side by side with WHO, with European colleagues, to improve the provision of health services at the country level and deepen cooperation with WHO/Europe.
Based on the success of the first phase, which ended in October 2022 and is aimed at aspiring healthcare professionals, the second phase (level 2) is an exchange program for mid-level officials of national administrations.
After the completion of the project, both phases will be presented to the Member States at the 73rd session of the WHO Regional Office for Europe with a view to adopting new decisions and initiatives.
After all the components of the ELA are put into operation, it will also include a third level — a partner program for senior managers.
According to Dr. Kluge's vision, the goal of ELA is to form a reserve of young leadership personnel in the field of hygiene, sanitation, epidemiology and healthcare with special attention to developing their transformational leadership skills.
In November 2021, a motivated group of young professionals from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation and Turkmenistan joined the WHO/Europe team to participate in the first Level 1 ELA demonstration project.
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