Upon the proposal of the Minister Dr. Fahrettin Koca to declare 2021 the International Year of Health and Care Workers, the informal negotiation process with the World Health Organization (WHO) was kicked off by the Permanent Ambassador Sadık Arslan on November 4, 2020.
The proposal was approved by the World Health Organization by gaining full support of all member states at the General Assembly of the 73rd World Health Assembly held on November 11, 2020.
