The ceremony of awarding the President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov with the Arkadag Medal took place at the Oguzhan Presidential Palace Complex in honour of the Day of Healthcare and Medical Industry Workers of Turkmenistan.

The Arkadag Medal is a state award of Turkmenistan established with the aim of broadly supporting humane initiatives, acknowledging the contribution, experience and growing international authority of the Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov Charitable Foundation for Aid to Children in Need of Guardianship, founded on a voluntary basis in accordance with the principles of our ancestors and the national traditions of the Turkmen people, such as justice, humanity, philanthropy, high morality, charity and help to those in need of care, prioritising human interests, raising their dignity and awarding citizens of our country who have gained outstanding achievements in this area.