24.10.2026 22:21
Minister of Health Kemal Memişoğlu made a noteworthy move at the 6th International Emergency Medicine Congress. Giving his personal mobile phone number to healthcare workers, Minister Memişoğlu said, "If you have any shortcomings or problems, you can always reach me." Participants who got the Minister's number immediately grabbed their phones and called Minister Memişoğlu. These moments at the congress drew attention.
The Minister of Health, Kemal Memişoğlu, gave his personal phone number at the congress he attended in order to communicate directly with healthcare workers. Those in the hall, meanwhile, responded immediately to the Minister's invitation.
THE MINISTER GAVE HIS NUMBER, THOSE IN THE HALL CALLED IMMEDIATELY
Minister of Health Prof. Dr. Kemal Memişoğlu met with healthcare workers at the opening of the 6th International Emergency Medicine Congress. Addressing the participants during his speech, Minister Memişoğlu gave his personal mobile phone number to the healthcare workers in the hall. Minister Memişoğlu stated that workers could directly convey the problems and shortcomings they experience to him, and said, "If you have any shortcomings or problems, you can always reach me." After these words by Minister Memişoğlu, there was movement in the hall. Participants who got the Minister's number grabbed their phones and immediately called Minister Memişoğlu.
APPROXIMATELY 8 MILLION PEOPLE ARE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCES EVERY YEAR
Memişoğlu, who also announced figures regarding Turkey's emergency health services, said that there are more than 3,600 emergency healthcare service stations across the country. Memişoğlu said, "Today we have more than 3,600 emergency healthcare service stations. Every year we transport approximately 7.5-8 million people to hospitals by ambulances." The Minister, stating that there are over 6,300 land ambulances and over 300 air ambulances in Turkey, expressed that efforts to improve pre-hospital emergency health services continue. Memişoğlu, who also announced that they had prepared approximately 170 regulations in the last two years, invited healthcare workers to develop new ideas through the Producing Health Portal.