Healthcare Workers and Students in Trabzon Issue Press Statement for Gaza
Doctors, medical students, and hospital staff who gathered in Trabzon held a joint press statement against the health crisis and attacks in Gaza.
Healthcare workers and medical faculty students in Trabzon organized a press statement in front of Karadeniz Technical University Farabi Hospital to protest Israel's attacks on Gaza and draw attention to the health crisis in the region.
Gathered in Front of the Hospital
Doctors, medical faculty students, and hospital staff in Trabzon came together in front of Karadeniz Technical University Farabi Hospital to draw attention to the events in Gaza.
At this meaningful gathering held in front of the KTÜ Farabi Hospital Chief Physician's Office, participants exhibited a joint stance against Israel's attacks.
Attention Drawn to Health Crisis
Speaking on behalf of the group, medical faculty student Ahmet İlhan Soyyiğit stated that they gathered to salute the resistance of the people of Gaza and draw attention to the right to health.
Soyyiğit emphasized that what is happening in Gaza is a planned healthcare slaughter in which international law and universal human rights are trampled underfoot.
Targeting of Hospitals
He stated that all health centers in the region, including Kamal Adwan Hospital, have been directly targeted and turned into ruins.
It was expressed that making hospitals open targets and turning operating rooms into rubble is a clear war crime.
Obstacle to Emergency Medical Evacuation
It was announced that cancer, heart, and dialysis patients, as well as severely wounded children, are deprived of emergency medical evacuation due to border gates being kept closed.
It was reported that tens of thousands of people are struggling to survive under these difficult conditions and cannot reach aid.
Condition of Medical Personnel
It was stated that in the middle of all this destruction, colleagues who did not abandon their patients and posts were also directly targeted.
It was expressed that hospital administrators and healthcare personnel were unlawfully detained and subjected to inhumane treatment.
Call to International Institutions
Ahmet İlhan Soyyiğit invited all people of conscience, primarily the World Health Organization and the World Medical Association, to defend the right to life.
The statement concluded with the emphasis that resistance and solidarity will continue until Palestinian lands achieve their independence.