The 6th Turkish Medical World Council took place in Istanbul on 29-31 October 2019 in collaboration of Presidency of the Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Health and TÜSEB, concurrently with HIMSS’19 Eurasia Organization. Health Ministers of Djibouti, Mauritania, Namibia, South Africa, TRNC, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan and Deputy Health Ministers of Azerbaijan and Croatia attended these events.
On 30 October 2019, on the margin of the Council, Health Minister Dr. Fahrettin Koca met with Health Minister of Kazakhstan Yelzhan Birtanov, Health Minister of South Africa Dr. Zwelini Mkhize, Health Minister of Djibouti Mohamed Warsama Dirieh, Health Minister of Namibia Dr. Kalumbi Shangula, Health Minister of TRNC Ali Pilli, Health Minister of Mauritania Dr. Mohamed Nedhirou Hamed, and Health Minister of Kyrgyz Republic Dr. Kosmosbek Cholponbaev. In addition, Deputy Minister of Health Prof. Dr. Emine Alp Meşe met with Deputy Minister of Health of Croatia Tomislav Dubuliç.
Following the bilateral meetings with Health Ministers of Kazakhstan and Djibouti, the two Ministers signed Cooperation Agreement with USHAŞ, and Health Ministers of Turkey and Namibia signed an Agreement on Cooperation in the field of Health.
