Health Minister Dr. Fahrettin Koca went to Uzbekistan to attend the second Organization of Turkic States (OTS) ‘Turkish Medical World Congress, Health Ministers Meeting and Turkish-Uzbek Health Business Forum’.
Reminding that the OTS Health Ministers Meeting was held in Türkiye last year, Koca expressed his pleasure to attend the meeting held in Samarkand this year.
Koca stated: "We once again felt how sincere the brotherhood between our countries and citizens was during our difficult days when the 'earthquake of the century' occurred in Türkiye on February 6, 2023 affecting 11 cities.” He added: “I would like to once again express my gratitude on behalf of my country to all my brothers and sisters who felt our pain closely by calling, sending rescue teams, field hospitals, healthcare personnel, medicines, medical supplies and equipment, basic necessities and praying for us right after the incident occurred."
"The establishment of the Turkish World Emergency Medical Rescue Unit is extremely important"
The member and observer states stated that they were ready to strengthen cooperation among national medical rescue teams and engage in joint capacity building activities in the declaration published after the “Organization of Turkic states Extraordinary Summit” held in Ankara on March 16, 2023; which Minister Koca considered to set a new mission for the health ministers.
Stating that they found the establishment of the Turkish World Emergency Medical Rescue Unit extremely important, Koca said: “In this context we are planning to organize a trainer training program to be attended by three people from the member states of the Organization of Turkic States at the first stage on September 9-17, 2023 at İzmir Urla Disaster and Simulation Training Center; for which all kinds of transportation, accommodation, training and other expenses will be covered by Türkiye.”
Minister Koca attended the Türkiye-Uzbekistan 2nd Health Business Forum
Speaking at the opening of the forum, Koca said that the recent coronavirus epidemic, the Russia-Ukraine War and natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods and fires once again showed how important the procurement process in the health sector was.
Pointing out that the health business forums are an important opportunity to increase the mutual health market share of the countries by bringing the public and private sector representatives in the health sector together, Koca said: “A total of a thousand representatives from approximately 250 companies operating in the public and private health sector from Türkiye and Uzbekistan came together to write a new success story in Samarkand today”.
Koca stated that the International Health Services Inc. (USHAŞ), a private company affiliated to the Ministry of Health, has fulfilled and will continue to do its part in bringing together the representatives of both countries.
Koca stated: “We will continue to announce the "Health Türkiye" brand, announced by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, to the whole world at the event to be held in London, England and he added that their ongoing activities in such geographies as the United States of America, Germany, Africa and Asia were a harbinger that the upcoming period would be even more intense.
"This program and similar others will further our existing solidarity"
Minister Koca stated: “While commercial activities in the field of health between Türkiye and Uzbekistan continue, on the other hand, training and similar activities are carried out to strengthen the health systems.
In this context, Koca informed that in addition to the 75 Uzbek healthcare personnel who were trained last year, 20 Uzbek nurses continue their two-week training at the Ankara City Hospital affiliated to the Ministry of Health and he added; "There are this program and many others which are one of the important indicators of cooperation between Türkiye and Uzbekistan in the field of health. It will further our solidarity.”
10 protocols were signed between Türkiye and Uzbekistan health institutions
Minister Koca stated: “The 2024-2025 Action Plan including 10 protocols that will contribute to the cooperation between Turkish and Uzbek institutions, especially universities and hospitals, was signed with a ceremony between the Ministries of Health of Türkiye and Uzbekistan.
Speaking about the 2nd Health Ministers Meeting of the Organization of Turkic States, Koca said:
“We completed the 2nd Health Ministers Meeting of OTS held in Uzbekistan as the Secretary General of the organization and the ministers of member and observer states. In our meeting, the relations of our countries in the field of health and their new common visions were discussed.
Within the scope of 2nd Health Ministers Meeting of OTS during our bilateral meetings with Prof. Dr. Amrillo Inoyatov, Minister of Health of Uzbekistan, Azhar Giniyat, Minister of Health of Kazakhstan, Teymur Musayev, Minister of Health of Azerbaijan, Mr. and Dr. Tilek Mammadaliyev, Deputy Minister of Health of the Kyrgyz Republic, the issues of cooperation between our countries were discussed.”
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