Prevention is one of the strategic directions in the implementation of the Saglyk State Programme, initiated by President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, the key priorities of which are to significantly improve the health of the population, to increase the average life expectancy of citizens and to provide medical services that meet international standards.

Preventive measures are divided into specific and non-specific. The nonspecific ones include adherence to personal and public hygiene, healthy nutrition and the intake of herbal teas.