500 Palestinian Doctors to Receive Specialty Training in Turkey with YÖK Support

The "Restoring Healthcare Services" program was introduced in Beirut, Lebanon, to contribute to the reconstruction of the healthcare system in Gaza. Within the scope of the project, which is implemented with the cooperation and funding of the Council of Higher Education (YÖK), 500 Palestinian doctors will receive specialty training in various branches in Turkey.

The program, conducted in partnership with the Ghassan Abu Sittah Children's Fund and the Unite Lebanon Youth Project (ULYP) with the participation of the American University of Beirut, was introduced at a press conference held in Beirut. In the project supported and funded by YÖK, doctors will initially participate in remote Turkish language training provided by Anadolu University.

At the meeting, which was also attended by Turkey's Education Counselor in Beirut, Celal Turgut Koç, Executive Director of the Ghassan Abu Sittah Children's Fund, Darine Dandachly, shared information about the project. Palestinian doctor Ghassan Abu Sittah stated that the goal is to rebuild the healthcare sector in Gaza, which has suffered massive destruction in Israeli attacks, and noted that 500 graduate doctors will receive specialty training in Turkey in fields such as surgery, internal medicine, and pediatrics over 5 years. Palestinian doctor Mohammed Abdulmuhsin Juma, who is receiving training, noted that they would return to rebuild the healthcare sector in Gaza after graduation.