20.09.2025 15:22
Health Minister Kemal Memişoğlu stated, "God willing, in the first half of 2026, Turkey will produce its own SMA medication and take a step forward regarding rare diseases. Especially in molecular therapies, we will become a country that can produce its own treatments and medications for these rare diseases and comfortably provide these medications to its people."
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Health Minister Prof. Dr. Kemal Memişoğlu made a press statement during his Çanakkale program after visiting the Çanakkale Governorship. In his press statement, Minister Memişoğlu said, "God willing, in the first half of 2026, Turkey will produce its own SMA medicine and take a step regarding rare diseases. From now on, we will become a country that can produce its own treatments and medicines for these rare diseases, and comfortably provide these medicines produced by itself to its people."
"ÇANAKKALE HAS INCREASED HEALTH SERVICES BY 100% IN THE LAST 20 YEARS" Stating that they will evaluate health-related issues in Çanakkale, Health Minister Prof. Dr. Kemal Memişoğlu said, "Today, within the scope of 'Healthy Turkey Century', we will evaluate health-related issues in our 59th province. We are in Çanakkale, where one of the most important epics of Turkish history was written, and where Mehmetçik demonstrated that he is invincible. Çanakkale is a place that shows that the Turk will live in these lands against all odds, proving to the world that there are impassable lands. We will make evaluations related to health here. Our Çanakkale has increased health services by nearly 100% in the last 20 years with its medical faculty and hospital.
"HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTIONS WILL START IN BAYRAMİÇ AND GELİBOLU" We have a few deficiencies in physical structures. We are planning regarding those. Especially in Bayramiç and Gelibolu, we have brought our hospital plans to the final stage. God willing, we will start the construction of hospitals here very soon. In addition, we will work on a new hospital in the center. Çanakkale is a place that highlights healthy life centers, family physicians, and preventive medicine. Today, there is also an exemplary health service in Çanakkale. As you know, it used to measure height and weight. Now we have also made smoking cessation clinics mobile. Thus, we will try to help people with smoking habits by going to the squares to quit. Unfortunately, our smoking rates in Turkey are high. We need to reduce this. In addition, we also have a weight problem. We will overcome this together. Weight is related to movement and eating habits. We are also working with our Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry regarding the consumption of sugary foods and the sugar content in our drinks and foods. God willing, we will ensure that people eat much healthier with a new discourse on this issue," he said.
"TURKEY WILL PRODUCE ITS OWN SMA MEDICINE IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2026" Announcing that significant steps have been taken in the health sector, Health Minister Prof. Dr. Memişoğlu said, "Yesterday, we inaugurated a very beautiful facility. This facility inauguration has actually become one of the health models where Turkey produces both its own medicine and raw materials. God willing, in the first half of 2026, Turkey will produce its own SMA medicine and take a step regarding rare diseases. From now on, we will become a country that can produce its own treatments and medicines for these rare diseases, and comfortably provide these medicines produced by itself to its people. We will also deliver our medicines produced with our national technology to all people in need, not only in our country but also in neighboring countries in 2026.
Under the leadership of our President, Turkey has really made great progress in health over the past 25 years. We are working with the goal of an independent Turkey in health, which can produce its own devices, materials, and medicines with our producing health model, coordinated by TÜSEP. In addition, we are trying to provide health services in the best way possible. However, our expectation from our society is to pay attention to their health, to protect their health without getting sick. For this, we ensure that they maintain the sustainability of their health by not gaining weight, eating healthily, exercising, staying away from bad habits, and especially visiting their family physicians and healthy life centers. We want and expect this. Because no matter how hard we health workers work, first, the individual must take care of their own body. Society will protect its own health. For this, we are ready to provide all kinds of assistance. We are trying to create a healthy Turkey century. We are doing our best to achieve this under the leadership of our President," he said.
"WE ARE WORKING FOR THE FUTURE, WE ARE WORKING FOR TOMORROW" Concluding his remarks by referring to the success of the youth, Minister Memişoğlu said, "Yesterday, we also visited TEKNOFEST. Turkish youth are really showing their capabilities. They are setting an example for the world. In both technology and science, Turkey will truly live its century. God willing, we will achieve this together. We are not dealing with evils and conflicts. We are working for the future, taking steps towards the future, and working for tomorrow," he said.
After the press statement, Health Minister Prof. Dr. Kemal Memişoğlu visited the Çanakkale Health Provincial Directorate stand located in front of the Trojan Horse, where he also met with 7-year-old Yağmur Yıldız, who is the Health Ambassador of Çanakkale. He then visited the Mobile Smoking Cessation Clinic vehicle belonging to the Provincial Health Directorate and spoke with a citizen receiving services there. After his visits, Minister Memişoğlu also answered questions from passing citizens.
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