"We are stronger with Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, which are parts of the Turkic World," said Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca while his speech at Turkic Medical World Congress in Istanbul, APA's correspondent in Istanbul reports.
Minister has noted that period of pandemic has been a test for friendship among countries, besides medical field: "Our fraternal countries stood by us on the forefront with us. Both pandemic and the Russian-Ukrainian war showed the importance of the strength of our healthcare system. We should be a great family, which acts jointly and can produce our own medicine and equipment. Investment in Turkic medical system over 20 years is obvious, services, rendered by us at city hospitals are followed by the world with admire."