Corona crisis shows the strength of the health sector in Turkey

The Turkish Ministry of Commerce issued a decision to allow the export of artificial respirators without the need for prior permission from the ministry, noting that the respiratory devices were removed from the list of goods subject to prior licensing, and the official newspaper published the new decision on Saturday, May 2, which entered into force directly and became These devices can be exported without the prior permission of the relevant and competent authorities.

Health sector strength

This decision is of great importance to broad sectors in multiple countries to combat the Corona pandemic, as ventilators inside the intensive care rooms have become an urgent need, and the inability of many systems to face this crisis has shown the strength of the health sector in Turkey and its progress in the field of medical engineering and production Medical supplies (such as respirators, disinfectants, sterilizers, and other medical supplies).

lower price or cheaper

In a statement to Professor Sama Kultovan Turan, a member of the scientific committee to combat the Corona virus, she explained that Turkey possesses sufficient numbers of respirators in intensive care units, which makes them different and distinct from other countries, and added that locally produced ventilators are less expensive and with higher quality than those imported devices From the outside, noting that the device allows the possibility of use in different cases (such as oxygen therapy), so the device can outperform the devices imported from abroad, and she explained that oxygen therapy is "100% oxygen inhalation but under high pressure, which leads to The body gets rid of toxins and bacteria and cures many chronic diseases.

100% domestic production

According to a statement by the Turkish Minister of Health Fakhruddin Kuja that there are 4 Turkish companies that took over this task, which is "Archelik" specialized in electrical and electronic devices, "Aslan" specialized in electronic military industries, "Bayrakdar" for defense and aviation industries, and "Biocyce" for medical engineering. And, in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Coordination with the Ministry of Industry and Technology, confirming that it is a Turkish national project, and that the race was on a global level, was approved before the virus arrived inside the Turkish borders, and after the devices actually entered the production line, and the necessary tests were taken, they showed Clear superiority Y counterparts imported from abroad, according to the opinions of doctors who used them in hospitals, and after passing the necessary tests, the use of homemade breathing apparatus in Turkish hospitals began, and it is reported that on April 20 last, the Turkish Ministry of Industry and Technology delivered the first 100 homemade respirators, For the medical complex of Basaksehir.

Medical assistance to 60 countries

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the respirators that his country developed in the national technology campaign “will be an outlet for our Somali brothers.” This came in a Tweet posted on Twitter, and attached with pictures of Turkish medical aid sent to Somalia, in the framework of solidarity with it to combat the Corona virus, from Among them are homemade breathing apparatus.

In his tweet, Erdogan added, “Civilization is not based on capabilities, but on conscience. Our people stand with their capabilities and conscience on the side of the oppressed and the needy. ”Previously, Turkey sent similar aid to about 60 countries, including America, Spain, Italy, Britain, Serbia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Northern Macedonia, Montenegro, Libya, Palestine and South Africa.

It is reported that Turkey has 5 thousand and 400 ambulances and 19 helicopters dedicated to medical services, in addition to the number of workers in the health sector, one million and four hundred thousand, and that the Turkish government allocated from the state budget for 2019 to the Ministry of Health 190 million pounds, as part of the efforts made to achieve The country's vision for the year 2023 A.D.