Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Kurtulmuş Emphasizes Health Inequality at Istanbul Congress

Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey Numan Kurtulmuş, speaking at an international medical congress held in Istanbul, addressed global health inequalities and stated that millions of people living in conflict zones are deprived of basic healthcare services.

Opening of the International Medical Congress

The Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey, Numan Kurtulmuş, attended the 23rd World Congress of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, which opened its doors in Istanbul.

Delivering a speech at the opening ceremony of the congress, Kurtulmuş touched upon the existing inequalities in the field of medicine around the world and health problems in conflict zones.

Global Health Inequalities

He stated in his speech that while on one side there is a medical world with vast technological resources, on the other side millions of people live deprived of basic medical services.

He expressed that in dozens of countries around the world, basic healthcare services cannot be provided due to internal conflicts and foreign interventions.

Situation in Gaza and the Health Crisis

Noting that one of the most striking examples of injustices in the field of medicine is being experienced in Gaza, Kurtulmuş emphasized that people in the region cannot even benefit from the most basic healthcare facilities.

He stated that the agony of not being able to intervene to help a child in a bombed operating room without any medical equipment is the greatest pain for medical professionals.

Medical Ethics and Conscientious Responsibility

Stating that the situation in Gaza has been turned into a human tragedy by the Israeli government, Kurtulmuş shared his criticisms on the matter.

He emphasized that medical ethics requires pondering on how to reach out to oppressed people who cannot access healthcare services due to poverty and persecution.