Health Minister Memişoğlu: We are increasing our domestic medical device and vaccine production capacity

Minister of Health Prof. Dr. Kemal Memişoğlu emphasized at the 12th Turkish World of Medicine Congress in Istanbul that Turkey has reached a position where it develops its own medical devices, vaccines, and medicines and exports them to the world.

Organized under the auspices of the Presidency by the Ministry of Health and the Health Institutes of Turkey (TÜSEB), the congress was held with the theme 'Productive Health in the Turkish World of Medicine; Resilient Health Systems Against Global Health Threats.' The event, which was also attended by Nobel laureate Prof. Dr. Aziz Sancar, brought together health ministers and senior executives from nearly 20 countries.

Minister Memişoğlu drew attention to the importance of domestic production in health technologies, stating that ventilators are exported to 45 countries and automated external defibrillators to 18 countries. He also stated that an internationally awarded heart-lung machine has begun to be used in surgeries, and that mobile digital X-ray devices and intensive care monitors have been put into service in public hospitals.

Touching upon developments in the field of vaccines and biotechnology, Memişoğlu announced that domestic hepatitis and chickenpox vaccines have been made available, and that 8 different vaccine projects are ongoing. Stating that domestic CAR-T cell therapy in the field of cell and gene therapy has been successfully applied to patients, the Minister noted that domestic ultrasound device production will begin within two years and that scientific studies are supported through 29 Technology Transfer Offices in city hospitals.