World Health Organization awards Turkiye for its 'successful fight' against coronavirus

By Beyza Binnur Donmez

ANKARA (AA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday gave Turkiye an award for its “successful fight” against the coronavirus pandemic.

The award was presented at a high-level meeting on health and migration of the WHO European Region by Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said on Twitter.

Health ministers and representatives of the 53 member states of the region gathered in Istanbul for a two-day meeting to discuss strategic priorities for health and migration beyond 2022.

The meeting, which was organized in a hybrid format, aims to jointly build a new common vision for health and migration, strengthen existing connections and forge new partnerships, build consensus on new and emerging priorities.