The final results of the Solidarity Initiative for Health, a joint project of the European Union (EU) and the World Health Organization (WHO), have been presented.

APA reports that the event was attended by Deputy Minister of Health Nadir Zeynalov, WHO Representative in Azerbaijan and Head of the Country Office Hande Harmanci, Advisor to the Chairman of the Board of the Medical Territorial Units Management (TABIB) Firangiz Aliyeva, international and local partners, project beneficiaries and health workers. hit.

It was noted that the COVID-19 pandemic support project, which has been implemented for more than two years since April 2020, is part of the EU and WHO's continued support for Azerbaijan.

The Solidarity for Health Initiative aims to help build resilience to future pandemics.

In addition, the Azerbaijan page of the WHO OpenWHO online training platform was launched.

In a short period of time, the number of courses registered by Azerbaijani medical workers on the training platform increased 10 times and reached 18,000.

The project provided technical support to national health partners in various areas to strengthen the fight and response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Updated the COVID-19 case management manual and supported the establishment and operation of the Infection Prevention and Control (IPN) Working Group.

It was noted that EU-WHO projects will continue to contribute to ensuring a healthy future for the country's population by supporting the health system in Azerbaijan.