Organization of Turkic States countries to establish Turktransplant system

SHUSHA, Azerbaijan

Health ministers from member countries of the Organization of the Turkic States (OTS) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of intent to establish the Turktransplant system, which will facilitate the sharing of information and experiences regarding organ and tissue transplantation.

This come during the fourth health ministers meeting of the OTS was held in the city of Shusha, Azerbaijan.

The meeting was hosted by Azerbaijan's Health Minister Teymur Musayev and attended by OTS Secretary General Kubanicbek Omuraliyev, Türkiye’s Health Minister Kemal Memisoglu, Kyrgyzstan's Health Minister Alımkadır Beyşenaliyev, Uzbekistan's Deputy Health Minister Davron Sultanov, and Kazakhstan's Deputy Health Minister Yerbol Ospanov.

Speaking at the meeting, Musayev highlighted the importance of creating a unified medical scientific field among OTS member and observer countries, conducting joint scientific research, and establishing common standards for medical education as key areas of their collaborative activities.

In addition, agreements were signed between the scientific research institutes of the health ministries of OTS members and observer countries in the fields of oncology, cardiology, ophthalmology, pediatrics, traumatology, and orthopedics.