A mass bike ride will open the program of events dedicated to World Health Day in Ashgabat. Starting from the crossroad of the capital's avenues Kopetdag and Chandybil, it will continue along the main city highways. The length of its route will be 15 thousand meters; 5 thousand people will participate in the action.

Following the standing rule to find time in his busy schedule for sports, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov together with the heads of military and law enforcement agencies and Ashgabat Khyakim ascended the Path of Health.

Large-scale work is carried out in Turkmenistan for health protection of people. The outcomes of 2017 indicate steadfast development of national system of health protection, which entered the level of the world standards.

After offsite session of the State Security Council, on behalf of the heads of military and law enforcement agencies, Defence Minister Ya. Berdiyev presented sport bicycle to the President of Turkmenistan on occasion of the World health Day.

The capital held unscheduled VIII assembly of the Democratic Party of Turkmenistan where key objectives of the one of the leading political organization of the country have been discussed.

New living estate is to be built in the southern part of Gurbansoltan-eje Avenue on the territory of 27.2 hectares. According to the project, 30 four-storey 24-apartment buildings for 480 families, the kindergarten for 160 kids, the school for 720 children, two multi-level car parking and seven shopping centres will be built there. The project is planned to be completed within 5 years.

The final results of the most important socio-political campaign – the elections to the Mejlis, members of the velayat, etrap, city Halk Maslahaty and the Gengesh were summed up. The lists of the deputies, the representatives of the local executive authorities and local self-government will be published in print media in the coming days.

Scientific and Clinical Centre of Mother and Child Health held 4-day seminar “Early Child Development and Early Intervention”, which was organized by the Ministry of Health Protection and Medical Industry. Expert of the World Health Organization, Turkmen medics, practicing paediatricians and scientists specialized in this sphere took part in the forum.

The President of Turkmenistan signed a Resolution, approving the standards for:

Science and education are what the people accumulated for thousands of years and passed it down from generation to generation, this is our priceless heritage, the President noted. Therefore, successful implementation of the state programmes in political, economic, social and cultural spheres requires permanent improvement of scientific potential, expansion of the outlook of the specialists, ability to use modern technologies, in other words the training of educated qualified personnel.