Meeting of Health

Minister with Saynab

Abdi Moalim, the Wife

of the President of the

Federal Republic of

Somalia

Meeting of Health

Minister with

Léonie Claudine

Lougue/Sorgho,

the Minister of

Health of Burkina

Faso

February 2020

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Health Journal of Foreign Affairs and EU

IN FEBRUARY EDITION

• Meeting of Health Minister Dr. Fahrettin Koca

with Saynab Abdi Moalim, the Wife of the

President of the Federal Republic of Somalia

• Meeting of Health Minister Dr. Fahrettin Koca

with Léonie Claudine Lougue/Sorgho, the

Minister of Health of Burkina Faso

• Minister of Health Dr. Fahrettin Koca Receives

the Ambassador of Kuwait

• Minister of Health Dr. Fahrettin Koca Receives

the Ambassador of Somalia

• Minister of Health Dr. Fahrettin Koca Receives the Ambassadors of the Republic of Korea and

Italy

• Minister of Health Dr. Fahrettin Koca Receives Fikrim Damka, the Leader of the Turkish

Democratic Party of Kosovo

• Signing of the Protocol on the Transfer of Misurata Turkish-Libyan Physical Therapy

Center

• Visit of the Delegation of the Embassy of

Germany to the General Directorate of EU and

Foreign Affairs

• Visit of the Ambassador of the Gambia to the

General Directorate of EU and Foreign Affairs

• Visit of Roy Perrin, U.S. Economic Counselor at the U.S. Embassy, to the General Directorate of

EU and Foreign Affairs

• Meeting with the Delegation from the Ministry of

Health of Libya

• Visit of Jacob Chew, Counsellor at the Embassy of Singapore, to the General Directorate of EU

and Foreign Affairs

• Project Cycle Management Training

• Project Planning Meeting on Non-Communicable

Diseases Objectives of the 2020-2021 Biennial Collaborative Agreement (BCA) between the

World Health Organization and Ministry of

Health of Turkey

• T h e 3 1 s t M e e t i n g o f t h e

Programme, Budget and Administration

Committee of the World Health Organization

• G20 2020 1st Health Working Group Meeting

• Preparations for the 6th Meeting of the Turkish-

Turkmen Intergovernmental Economic

Committee (IEC)

• Uzbekistan JEC Preparatory Meeting

• Preparations for the 5th Meeting of the Turkish-

Nigerian JEC

• Preparations for the 4th Term of the Turkish-

Djiboutian JEC

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Dr. Selami KILIÇ

Director General

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Publication Board

Dr. Selami KILIÇ

Arif ÇETİN

Azmi EKMEN

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Advisory Board

Arif ÇETİN

Dt. Abdullah SERT

Yusuf IRMAK

Azmi EKMEN

Ömer GÖKÇEN

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Editors

Arif ÇETİN

Atınç ATALAY

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Translators

Sevim BÖRKLÜCE

Gulhumar NURI TURAL

Abdullah KARAKAYA

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February 2020 — No: 83

Monthly Magazine

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T he Minister of Health of Turkey, Dr. Fahrettin

Koca, received Saynab Abdi Moalim, the Wife

of the President of the Federal Republic of

Somalia, Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo, in

his office on January 31, 2020.

At the meeting, the two parties discussed the past

and future support offered to Somalia by Turkey in

the field of healthcare and possible areas of bilateral

cooperation.

Meeting of Health Minister Dr. Fahrettin Koca with Saynab Abdi

Moalim, the Wife of the President of the Federal Republic of Somalia

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Meeting of Health Minister Dr. Fahrettin Koca with Léonie

Claudine Lougue/Sorgho, the Minister of Health of Burkina Faso

T he Minister of Health of Turkey, Dr. Fahrettin

Koca, received Leonie Claudine Lougue/

Sorgho, the Minister of Health of Burkina

Faso, and her delegation in his office on January 20,

2020. At the meeting, the parties discussed issues

such as the improvement of cooperation within the

scope of the “Agreement between the Government of

the Republic of Turkey and the Government of the

Republic of Burkina Faso on Cooperation in the field

of Health and Medicine” of October 3, 2019, and the

improvement of cooperation through International

Health Services Inc. on medicine, medical device,

health information systems, health investments and

service procurement, international patient treatment

and training of healthcare personnel.

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T he Minister of Health of Turkey Dr. Fahrettin

Koca, received Ghassan Yousuf A. Alzawawi,

the Ambassador of Kuwait to Ankara, in his

office on January 9, 2020.

Minister of Health Dr. Fahrettin Koca Receives the Ambassador

of Kuwait

T he Minister of Health of Turkey Dr. Fahrettin

Koca, received Jama Abdullahi Mohamed, the

Ambassador of the Federal Republic

of Somalia to Ankara, in his office on January 9,

2020.

At the meeting, the two parties deliberated on the

treatment of Somalian patients and injured persons

and possible health-related areas of cooperation

between the two countries in the upcoming period.

Minister of Health Dr. Fahrettin Koca Receives the Ambassador

of Somalia

At the meeting, the parties exchanged opinions on

international patient treatment, cooperation within

the scope of USHAŞ International Health Services

Inc. and possible health-related areas of cooperation

between the two countries in the upcoming period.

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Minister of Health Dr. Fahrettin Koca Receives the Ambassadors

of the Republic of Korea and Italy in his office on January 23, 2020. At the meeting, the

parties discussed the Gaziantep City Hospital

project. T he Minister of Health of Turkey Dr. Fahrettin

Koca, received the Ambassador of Italy to

Ankara, Massimo Gaiani, and the Ambassador

of the Republic of Korea to Ankara, Hong-ghi Choi,

Minister of Health Dr. Fahrettin Koca Receives Fikrim Damka,

the Leader of the Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo

such as Turks in Kosovo, who are being treated

within the scope of the Agreement of 2009, treatment

of patients under the law no. 3359 and areas of

cooperation between the two countries through

USHAŞ International Health Services Inc.

M inister of Health of Turkey Dr. Fahrettin

Koca received Fikrim Damka, the Leader of

the Turkish Democratic Party of Kosovo,

and his delegation in his office on January 9, 2020.

At the meeting, the two parties discussed matters

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Signing of the Protocol on the Transfer of Misurata Turkish-

Libyan Physical Therapy Center

Libyan MoH for six months with regard to the

opening and operation of the Center. All expenses

related to the administration and operation of the

Center will be covered by the Libyan MoH, while

personnel training and delivery of healthcare services

at the Center will be coordinated by the Turkish MoH

personnel. Based on the said Protocol, healthcare

personnel from the Ministry of Turkey were

scheduled to go to Misurata in February 2020 to

deliver trainings for staff and healthcare services at

the Center.

O n the matter of the transfer and operation of

the Misurata Turkish-Libyan Physical

Therapy Center to Libya, the Protocol on the

Transfer and Post-Transfer of the Misurata Turkish-

Libyan Physical Therapy Center was signed by the

MoH of Turkey, the MoH of Libya, and the Turkish

Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) on

January 21, 2020. Within the scope of the Protocol,

the Center, which was built and equipped by TIKA,

will be transferred to the MoH of Libya free of charge

and after the transfer, the MoH of Turkey will offer

technical, training and personnel support to the

Visit of the Delegation of the Embassy of Germany to the

General Directorate of EU and Foreign Affairs

Dr. Selami Kılıç, the General Director, to exchange

views on the Workshop on Cooperation between

Germany and Turkish in Health that is planned to

take place in 2020 in Turkey and on cooperation in

the field of healthcare between the two countries.

E bru Kunt Akın, the Head of Public and

Corporate Relations at the German-

Turkish Chamber of Commerce and Industry,

visited the General-Directorate of EU and Foreign

Affairs on January 8, 2020 and had a meeting with

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Visit of the Ambassador of the Gambia to the General Directorate

of EU and Foreign Affairs the framework of the agreement signed in Ankara on

February 11, 2014, the cooperation through USHAŞ,

decreasing maternal and child deaths in the Gambia

and the invitation extended to the MoH of the

Gambia to the 3rd International Traditional and

Complementary Medicine (GETAT) Congress to be

held in Istanbul on April 1-3, 2020.

Visit of Roy Perrin Economic Counselor at the U.S. Embassy, to

the General Directorate of EU and Foreign Affairs

R oy Perrin, Economic Counselor at

the U.S. Embassy visited the General

Directorate of EU and Foreign Affairs on

January 17, 2020 and had a meeting with

Dr. Selami Kılıç, the General Director. The two

parties discussed bilateral cooperation in the field of

health.

A mbassador of the Gambia to Ankara,

Landing Kinten, and the Deputy Chief of

Mission, Sering Modou, paid a visit to the

General Directorate of EU and Foreign

Affairs and had a meeting with Dr. Selami Kılıç, the

General Director, in his office. At the meeting, the

two parties discussed matters with regard to the

treatment of 25 Gambian patients in Turkey within

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Visit of Jacob Chew, Counsellor at the Embassy of Singapore, to

the General Directorate of EU and Foreign Affairs

J abob Chew, Counsellor at the Embassy of the

Republic of Singapore, paid a visit to the

General Directorate of EU and Foreign Affairs

on January 31, 2020.

In the meeting, the topics of healthcare services and

health aid were discussed.

Meeting with the Delegation from the Ministry of Health of Libya

Directorate of EU and Foreign Affairs, General

Directorate of Public Hospitals, TIKA and USHAŞ. In

the meeting, possible future areas of cooperation in

the field of health were discussed.

D elegation from the Ministry of Health of the

Government of National Accord of Libya

visited the MoH of Turkey on January 20,

2020 and met with representatives from the General

The 31st Meeting of the Programme, Budget and Administration

Committee of the World Health Organization

T h e 3 1 s t M e e t i n g o f t h e

Programme, Budget and Administration

Committee of the World Health Organization

(WHO) was held on January 28-31, 2020 in Geneva,

Switzerland with the participation of the Members of

the Committee and Member States.

In the meeting, WHO's budget use for the past two

years and current budget allocation, human

resources and administrative affairs were presented

to Member States and discussed within the

framework of accountability. Representatives from

the General Directorate of EU and Foreign Affairs

attended the meeting.

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Project Cycle Management Training

A "Project Cycle Management (PCM) Training"

was held at the Meeting Hall of the General

Directorate of EU and Foreign Affairs on

January 7-10, 2020 with an aim to improve the

existing project-based working approach in the MoH,

to communicate the benefits of project-based working

and to be able to benefit from national and

international funds and grants, EU funds in

particular, at the utmost level.

In the said training, information with regard to the

history and institutional structure of the EU, Turkey-

EU relations and fields of responsibility of the MoH in

accession negotiations, European Union and national

project resources, the concept of project and project

cycle management were shared and issues to

consider were emphasized.

Project Planning Meeting on Non-Communicable Diseases

Objectives of the 2020-2021 Biennial Collaborative Agreement (BCA) between the World Health Organization and the Ministry of

Health

A project planning meeting was held on non-

communicable diseases priorities identified in

the draft Agreement between the General

Directorate of Public Health and WHO within the

framework of the 2020-2021 Biennial

Collaborative Agreement (BCA) to be signed by the

World Health Organization and Ministry of Health of

Turkey. Experts from the General Directorate of EU

and Foreign Affairs participated in this meeting,

which took place on January 17, 2020.

G20 2020 1st Health Working Group Meeting

T he first Health Working Group Meeting under

the term presidency of Saudi Arabia took place

in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on January 13-16,

2020. On the first day of the meeting, a panel on

value-based healthcare services was held.

The panel was followed by presentations from

international organizations on G20 2020's priority

areas namely, value-based healthcare services,

patient safety, digital health, antimicrobial resistance

and health safety, while member states shared their

experiences.

Preparations for the 6th Meeting of the Turkish-Turkmen

Intergovernmental Economic Committee (IEC)

In order to prepare for the said meeting,

representatives from the MoH of Turkey attended the

coordination meeting organized by the Deputy

President's Office on January 13, 2020.

Uzbekistan JEC Preparatory Meeting

I n the meeting held at the Presidential Palace on

January 10, 2020 on the Uzbekistan JEC, the

parties discussed about preparing an Action Plan

based on the measures, which are predicted within

the framework of the 2019 Turkish-Uzbek 5th Term

JEC Protocol, and following up on this Plan.

Furthermore, the relevant institutions were asked to

provide information about the actions they were

taking under the 5th Term Protocol and to propose

additional actions, if any.

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Preparations for the 5th Meeting of the Turkish-Nigerian JEC

R epresentatives from the General Directorate of

EU and Foreign Affairs participated the

preparatory meeting held at the Ministry of

Trade on January 17, 2020 as a part of the

preparations for the 5th Meeting of the Turkish-

Nigerian JEC planned to take place in the upcoming

period.

Preparations for the 4th Meeting of the Turkish-Djiboutian JEC

T he 4th Meeting of the Turkish-Djiboutian JEC

will take place in Ankara on February 18-19,

2020. Representatives from the MoH of Tukey

attended the preparatory meeting held on

January 31, 2020 at the Ministry of Trade within the

framework of the preparations for the said JEC

meeting.

T he 6th Meeting of the Turkish-Turkmen

Intergovernmental Economic Cooperation

Committee (IEC) will be held in Ashgabat on

February 12-13, 2020.

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