In this meeting, the Rector of N’djamena University Mahamat Barka stated that they are very grateful that TİKA had completed numerous assistance projects in the Republic of Chad. The program continued with Güven Hospital and Medicana Hospital visits.
The third day of the event was organized in Istanbul by the Foreign Economic Relations Council (DEIK). The Minister of Health of the Republic of Chad, Mr. Aziz Mahamat Saleh, the President of the Council of External Economic Relations Mr. Nail Olpak, the Chairman of the Health Affairs Council of DEIK Prof. Dr. Orhan Gazi Yiğitbaşı, DEIK Health Affairs Council Coordinator Başak Canbulat and many health administrators participated in this meeting. The meeting started with a welcome speech by Mr. Olpak, followed by a presentation of Chad Minister of Health Mr. Aziz Mahamat Saleh and Reference National Hospital Director Mr. Choua Ouchemi, who both underlined the deficiencies in health and organ transplantation in the Republic of Chad. Then, the President of TONV MD Eyüp Kahveci draw attention to the process of the cooperation between Republic of Chad and Turkey for the last three years.
On the fourth day of the event, the delegation attended the International Congress of Traditional and Alternative Medicine, which was held for the first time in 2018. The opening speech was made by Ms. Emine ERDOGAN, wife of the President of the Republic of Turkey. At the same time, the Minister of Health of the Republic of Chad held a meeting in person with the health ministers of different countries participating in the Congress. Then, the delegation visited the Governor of Istanbul Mr. Vasip Şahin. In this meeting, Mr. Şahin declared that they are open for new partnerships not only in healthcare field but also in other fields as well.
On the last day of the program, the Minister of Health of the Republic of Chad with his delegation visited the University of Health Sciences. The delegation and the Rector of the University Prof. Dr. Cevdet Erdöl discussed the lack of training of health personnel in the Republic of Chad. Then, 112 Emergency Call Center, Medipol Mega Bağcılar and Medical Park Florya Hospitals were visited.
In order to set up a sustainable international collaboration to improve the current state of organ donation and transplantation in the Republic of Chad, these visits will continue with a new program this year.