New Cooperation Initiative for Health Systems from Turkey at COP31
At the COP31 conference held in Antalya, Health Minister Memişoğlu proposed the 'Antalya Resilient Health Systems Initiative,' which aims to facilitate the sharing of experiences among countries against climate change.
Within the scope of the 31st Conference of the Parties (COP31) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Antalya, Health Minister Memişoğlu and World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus met to discuss strengthening health systems against the climate crisis.
Minister Memişoğlu stated that Turkey has adopted the fight against climate change as a state policy and announced that the 2026-2030 Climate Change and Health Action Plan has been prepared. The 'Antalya Resilient Health Systems Initiative' proposed in this context aims for countries to share successful health solutions and transform them into practices suitable for local needs.
WHO Director-General Ghebreyesus emphasized that the effects of climate change on health have become a current threat rather than a theoretical risk. Ghebreyesus stated that the initiative presented by Turkey is an important solution proposal in coordination with WHO efforts.
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