The German-Turkmen health forum took place in Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan, at the end of September. In his presentation, Oliver Zimmermann gave an insight into the firm’s long experience of planning and building state-of-the-art hospitals. He emphasised our policy of creating cost-effective buildings that offer an attractive working environment and help patients to recover. Participants in the forum discussed possible cooperation on hospital building projects, with particular emphasis on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of infection in children with cancer.