World Bulletin
Thursday, February 23, 2012
The Somali delegation were greeted at the Adnan Menderes
International Airport by the Secretary General of the Ege International
Health Federation, Melih Guvendik.
The Somali delegation were greeted at the Adnan Menderes
International Airport by the Secretary General of the Ege International
Health Federation, Melih Guvendik.
Speaking to reporters while greeting the Somali delegation, Guvendik
said that they were happy to implement a health project with the Somali
health experts at a time when Izmir was a candidate for EXPO 2020 with
the theme "New ways for a better world/Health for everyone".
The Somali doctors and nurses will get trained at the Ataturk
Training and Research Hospital and Sifa University's Medical Faculty
Hospital for three months.
Every 15 days, our doctors travel to Somalia and give short training
there. We wanted to provide training in Turkey to Somali doctors and
nurses and our request was approved by the Turkish Health Ministry. The
Somali doctors and nurses who will go through the training in Izmir will
be employed at the Turkish hospital in Somalia. The Somali doctors and
nurses will have a chance to use state of the art medical technology.
TICCA is a major sponsor of the project, Guvendik stressed.
As part of the project, a total of 16 Somali doctors and 20 nurses will get training in Izmir, Guvendik added.