A Joint Declaration of the fourth meeting of health ministers of member and observer states of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS), co-organized by the OTS and Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Health in Azerbaijan’s city of Shusha, was adopted in Shusha, APA reports.
The document includes the approval of the Action Plan of the OTS Working Group on cooperation in the field of healthcare for 2024, as well as establishing the unified medical science landscape, conducting joint scientific research, and determining the unified standards in medical education.
It also highlights the importance of cross-border exchange of patient data by preparing the unified digitalization healthcare standards within the OTS in accordance with the legislations of the organization’s member and observer states.
Moreover, the declaration emphasizes the significance of the signing of the ‘Protocol of Intent on creating the Turktransplant Unified Information System’ and the Memoranda of Understanding between the Ministries of Healthcare
and scientific research institutions of the OTS member and observer states.
The participants also agreed to hold the 5th meeting of the OTS Health Ministers in Kazakhstan.
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The 4th Meeting of Health Ministers from member and observer countries of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) is being held in Shusha, organized jointly by the OTS and the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Azerbaijan, APA reports.
The event is attended by the Secretary General of the OTS, Health Ministers from member and observer countries, the Special Representative of the President of Azerbaijan in the Shusha district, as well as invited scientists from various countries.
As part of the event, the signing of bilateral memorandums between Health Ministers of member and observer countries of the OTS, as well as a “protocol of intent for the creation of Turktransplant,” is planned.
Source: Azeri-Press news agency