Meeting of the EU Ambassadors on COVID-19 Video Conference

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July 2020

Meeting of the EU Ambassadors on COVID-19

Video Conference Between Minister Koca and the U.S.-Turkey Business Council of the US Chamber of Commerce

Health Journal of Foreign Affairs and EU

IN THE JULY EDITION

• Meeting of the EU Ambassadors on COVID-19

• Video Conference Between the Minister and the U.S.-Turkey Business Council of the US Chamber of —————————— Commerce Dr. Selami KILIÇ Director General • Video Conference Between Minister —————————— Koca and WHO Regional Director for Publication Board Dr. Selami KILIÇ Europe Arif ÇETİN • First Meeting of the Health Azmi EKMEN —————————— Coordination Committee of the Turkic Advisory Board Council Arif ÇETİN Dt. Abdullah SERT • Memorandum of Understanding Signed Yusuf IRMAK with the United Nations Development Azmi EKMEN Ömer GÖKÇEN Programme —————————— • Video Conference Between Deputy Editors Arif ÇETİN Minister Meşe and Deputy Health Atınç ATALAY Minister of Azerbaijan —————————— Translators • Video Conference with the Deputy Nazlı MUTLU Health Minister of the People's Republic Abdullah KARAKAYA Gülnaz ÇELİK of China —————————— • Deputy Minister's Video Conference July 2020 — No: 88 Monthly Magazine with Rospotrebnadzor Experts from the —————————— Russian Federation Address: Bilkent Yerleşkesi • Visit of the Ambassador of the Üniversiteler Mah. Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Dumlupınar Bulv. 6001. Cad. Kat: 6 06800 Çankaya Lanka to the General Directorate Ankara/Turkey • 16th Project Team Meeting of the Health Tel: +90(312) 585 6666 - 585 6700 ——————————- Security in Turkey Project http://disab.saglik.gov.tr

Meeting of the EU Ambassadors on COVID-19

n June 5, 2020, Minister of Health, Dr Minister Koca shared the latest data on COVID-19 Fahrettin Koca held a video conference with and informed the ambassadors on early preventive O the ambassadors of 26 European Union measures and treatment, test and contact tracing member states to discuss Turkey's response methods. Providing information about the measures against the COVID-19 pandemic. normalization period and the importance of Highlighting on the importance of the relations international cooperation, Minister Koca also between the EU and Turkey, answered questions of the ambassadors.

Video Conference Between the Minister and the U.S.-Turkey Business Council of the US Chamber of Commerce

inister Koca held a video conference on Minister Koca shared information on the Turkish June 26, 2020 with more than 60 healthcare infrastructure, which was established by M participants from the US Chamber of the instruction of President Erdogan and coronavirus Commerce, the U.S.-Turkey Business Council and response efforts of Turkey. the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB).

Video Conference Between Minister Koca and WHO Regional Director for Europe inister of Health, Dr. Fahrettin Koca had a The parties exchanged information on the current meeting with WHO Regional Director for regional and global situation regarding COVID-19. M Europe, Dr. Hans Kluge on June 10, 2020. Commending Turkey's success, Mr Kluge said that he During the meeting, Minister Koca offered would pay his first visit to Turkey after the travel information about Turkey's successful COVID-19 restrictions are lifted. response efforts and normalization steps.

First Meeting of the Health Coordination Committee of the Turkic Council

he first meeting of the Health Coordination system, which are key in improving the cooperation Committee of the Turkic Council was held on between member and observing states, organizing a T June 8, 2020 under the chairpersonship of the training program in Urla, Izmir with the participation Secretary-General of the Council, Baghdad Amreyev. of healthcare professionals and scientists from In the meeting, Turkey was represented by a member and observer states, establishing a joint delegation chaired by the Deputy Minister of Health, supply chain and establishing a health scientific Prof Emine Alp Meşe. During the meeting, the parties committee. Deputy Minister Prof Emine Alp Meşe was exchanged information on establishing a standing elected as the chair of the Scientific Committee of the joint database and epidemiological monitoring Turkic Council.

Memorandum of Understanding Signed with the United Nations Development Programme

Memorandum of Understanding was signed personal protective equipment (PPE) demand through between the Istanbul International Center for global cooperation. The Center reached an A Private Sector in Development (IICPSD) of the agreement with USHAŞ to meet this goal. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and objective of the memorandum of understanding is to USHAŞ Internation Health Services, Inc. UNDP's build capacity, improve communication, and share Istanbul International Center for Private Sector in supply chain know-hows with the least developed Development (IICPSD) is working on meeting the and developing countries.

Video Conference Between Deputy Minister Meşe and Deputy Health Minister of Azerbaijan

embers of the Scientific Committee chaired exchange VİEWS on hospital infection control for by the Deputy Minister Prof Emine Alp COVID-19, detection and control of transmission M Meşe and the delegation chaired by the chains, epidemiological control of asymptomatic Deputy Minister of Health of Azerbaijan, Dr Viktor cases of COVID-19 and serological diagnosis and Kasimov held a video conference on June 23, 2020 to identification of immunogloublins for COVID-19.

Video Conference with the Deputy Health Minister of the People's Republic of China

embers of the Scientific Committee with During the meeting, the parties discussed the Deputy Minister Prof Emine Alp Meşe normalization efforts in Hubei, China, clinical efficacy M held a video conference with Chinese results of drugs, vaccine development efforts and experts on June 24, 2020 to exchange information on GETAT activities. the battle against COVID-19 and vaccine development efforts.

Deputy Minister's Video Conference with Rospotrebnadzor Experts from the Russian Federation

embers of the Scientific Committee with The parties exchanged views on vaccine development Deputy Minister Prof Emine Alp Meşe held efforts and the planned agreement between TUSEB M a video conference on June 18, 2020 with and VEKTOR for cooperation. experts from the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing.

Visit of the Ambassador of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the General Directorate

r Mohamed Rizvi Hassen, the Ambassador During the meeting, which was held in the office of of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri the General Director of EU and Foreign Relations, Dr M Lanka to Ankara, paid a visit to the Selami Kılıç, parties exchanged views on COVID-19 General Directorate of EU and Foreign Relations on response and export measures in Turkey. June 23, 2020 to discuss Turkey's public health measures on export and import.

16th Project Team Meeting of the Health Security in Turkey Project

he 16 project team meeting of the Health Relevant units of the General Directorate of Public Security in Turkey Project, which was kicked Health, Central Financing and Contracting Unit, T off on September 20, 2018 financed by the Department of European Union and the European Union and the World Health Organization representatives from the General Directorate of EU and benefited by the General Directorate of Public and Foreign Relations discussed and exchanged Health of the Ministry of Health, was held on June views on project activities. 18, 2020 online.

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