14.03.2025 20:40
In a speech at the iftar program with healthcare personnel, President Erdoğan announced good news regarding appointments. Erdoğan stated, "In the year 2025, we will further strengthen our healthcare organization with the employment of 37,000 new non-physician personnel."
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President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made statements during the iftar program with healthcare workers at Başakşehir Çam and Sakura City Hospital. The most important detail in Erdoğan's speech was the announcement of new appointments. Erdoğan announced that 37,000 new healthcare personnel will be appointed.
ERDOĞAN MET WITH HEALTHCARE WORKERS AT IFTAR
Erdoğan said: "Dear brothers, I greet you with my heartfelt feelings and respect. I congratulate you on the blessed month of Ramadan, which we are approaching the middle of. I express my gratitude to our healthcare workers, whose total number has reached 1.5 million serving our nation in all 81 provinces of our country. I thank our minister and ministry staff for bringing us together at such a meaningful iftar table, uniting our hearts.
Medical professionals risked their lives both at the front and behind the front lines during our War of Independence. We have seen the struggles of all healthcare workers, from their teachers to doctors, during the pandemic and the earthquakes on February 6. We will never forget the efforts and labors of you, our brothers. I say may God be pleased with you and all our healthcare community. I thank you once again on behalf of my country and my nation.
"CITY HOSPITALS HAVE SAVED THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF OUR PEOPLE"
I want to emphasize that the efforts you have shown in difficult times will always be appreciated by our nation. The impact of Başakşehir Çam and Sakura Hospital, where we manage the fight against the pandemic better than countries with better resources, including America and Europe, has been significant. These hospitals, which the opposition in our country has tried every way to obstruct, have been instrumental in saving the lives of thousands of our people.
"ALTHOUGH WE HAVE OVERCOME THE PANDEMIC, WE CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE ITS NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES"
Even though we have overcome the pandemic, we continue to experience its negative consequences. There has been an increase in the health needs of society after the pandemic. We are taking different steps to resolve this system, which has created an additional burden on our healthcare services for the past two years.
"CONSTRUCTION OF 15 CITY HOSPITALS IS CONTINUING"
With our doctors also embracing our efforts, we will ensure that our people reach effective treatment in the right place and in the right way, and hopefully reduce the number of patients. In 22 years, we have signed many reforms in the health sector with an understanding that centers on people and values human life and health. We have done a lot in a wide range of areas, from increasing the number of hospitals, polyclinics, and health centers to bringing unique projects like city hospitals into the health sector. With the home healthcare services we implemented for the first time during our term, we are bringing healthcare services to 2 million 753 thousand people today.
"WE WILL APPOINT 37,000 HEALTHCARE PERSONNEL"
25 of our city hospitals have started operations. The construction of 15 of our city hospitals is still ongoing. When all are completed, we will have a total of 45 city hospitals with a capacity of 57,000 beds. If we were to start explaining the revolutions we have made in healthcare one by one, we would not only have iftar but also sahur here. In 2025, we will further strengthen our healthcare organization with 37,000 new non-physician personnel that we will employ."
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