TURKISH WEEKLY
As an arm of Turkish soft power and growing regional influence, civil society organisations and doctors are leading the way to make a measurable impact on the ground in Africa.
The Turkey branch of the prominent doctors’ organisation Yeryüzü Doktorlar? (Doctors Worldwide – DWW) has been active in Africa since 2000 in such places as Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Somalia, Ghana and Sierra-Leone.
Approximately 850 health professionals are committed to providing volunteer medical services like examinations, cataract and fistula operations, health screenings, establishing maternity clinics and hospitals, and providing medical supplies against endemic diseases in the region.
“The organisation has developed ambitious projects matching the key needs in East Africa, including the creation of a DWW Shifa hospital in Mogadishu, the opening of nutrition centres and the start of nutrition programmes,” explained Esra Kartal, corporate communications director of the organisation.
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