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title: "Annual Report 2017"
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# Annual Report 2017

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ANNUAL
REPORT

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. 	2017 SUMMARY 	4
1.1. 	COUNTRIES WHERE ACTIVITIES WERE CONDUCTED 	6
1.2. 	IMPORTANT NUMBERS FROM 2017 ACTIVITIES 	7
1.3. 	RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 	7
2. 	GENERAL INFORMATION 	8
2.1. 	MISSION, VISION, PRINCIPLES 	10
2.2. 	CORPORATE MANAGEMENT AND
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE 	12
2.3. 	AREAS OF ACTIVITY 	14
2.4. 	NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS 	16
3. 	MAIN AREAS OF ACTIVITY 	18
3.1. 	CRISIS, EMERGENCY PROJECTS 	20
3.2. 	THERAPEUTIC HEALTH CARE PROJECTS 	24
3.3. 	NUTRITION HEALTH PROJECTS 	28
3.4. 	PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE PROJECTS 	31
3.5. 	MEDICAL TRAINING PROJECTS 	32
3.6. 	MEDICATION, CONSUMABLES AND HYGIENE
MATERIAL SUPPORT PROJECTS 	33
3.7. 	EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEM SUPPORT PROJECTS 	35
4. 	COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES 	36
4.1. 	CAMPAIGNS 	38
4.2. 	PRESS, PUBLICATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 	42
4.3. 	SOCIAL MEDIA 	52

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Our lives flow so fast. We consume everything without
countlessly. Many things change everyday. While
our enormous world will be enough for all, due to
the injustices in income distribution, endless political
conflicts and tensions and our surging greed, it
becomes insufficient for hundreds of millions of people.
Hunger, illness, poverty, immigration never end. Every
year, the need for humanitarian aid increases further.
Conscientious people around the world are trying to
draw attention with these analyses and comments.
Yeryüzü Doktorları, as a humanitarian practitioner
initiative is trying to support the strengthening of this
awareness with “Open your eyes!”, “I am starving to
death... Really!“ etc. campaigns and at the same time,
and most importantly, delivers such supports provided
through these campaigns to the people in need.
While increasing awareness, it binds up the wounds
and becomes a remedy for the suffering. It proves
that something may be done with concrete output. It
becomes a hope for all humanity.
With reference to the values of our civilization, which
sees to think of others more than itself as a task, we
have been formed with excitement and came to these
days. As years go by, we improve our way of executing
our health oriented studies for humanitarian aid day
by day. We are switching our main activity and support
processes to a more professional and sustainable path.
Surely there is more to be done and we will do it with
the same belief.
Unfortunately, humanitarian aid in the modern world
is now being used as a power and advertising tool.
At this point, Yeryüzü Doktorları pays attention to the
exemption and privacy of the people in need; and try
to enframe our donors, volunteers and employees with
the correct locations and limits carefully in terms of
corporate advertising and gains. Our effort is a necessity
for keeping our mercy clean. We are heading to the
future in the framework of national and international
ethical principles.
Now, in the modern world, all the problems and pains
are being responded with virtual clicks. The actual
information communicated to people disappears
between the virtual manipulations and social media’s
click counts and like buttons. We must make real
touches to wounds. We will never be satisfied for giving
our best in this way. We will continue working along with
you, in order to do what must be done.
We would like to express our gratitude to our volunteers
and donors who walked with us and supported us in this
goodness movement which is one of the most precious
duties of humankind and that this goodness has been
blessed with your valuable contributions.
Towards a world where humankind wraps up each
others wounds; with tenacity, persistence and hope,
INTRODUCTION
Yahyahan GÜNEY, MD
Chairman of the Board of Directors

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1.
2017
SUMMARY
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1.3.
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
1.3.1. How Did We Raise Funds?
1.3.2. How Did We Use Our Funds?
Amount %
Personal Donations 	14,692,792.79 ₺ 	47.19
Donations from Corporations/Sponsorships 	680,495.90 ₺ 	2.19
Grants 	11,892,029.38 ₺ 	38.19
Donations-in-kind 	3,023,153.58 ₺ 	9.71
Other 	848,335.63 ₺ 	2.72
General Administrative Expenses 	818,315.98 ₺ 	3.14
Project and Programs 	96.86
Project and Source Development 	1,627,893.41 ₺ 	6.25
Operational Management 	23,590,458.97 ₺ 	90.61
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1.1.
COUNTRIES WHERE ACTIVITIES WERE CONDUCTED
1- Afghanistan
2- Azerbaijan
3- Bangladesh
4- Chad
5- Chechnya (RF)
6- Palestine
7- Montenegro
8- Niger
9- Pakistan
10- Somalia
11- Sudan
12- Syria
13- Turkey
14- Uganda
15- Yemen
1.2.
IMPORTANT NUMBERS FROM 2017 ACTIVITIES
4,756
persons
130,460
persons
8,426
persons
597,220
persons
55,714
persons
4,074,722₺ 2,134,157₺ 	14,297
persons
Surgery 	Examination
Nutrition
Therapy 	Fresh Water
Medication
and Consumables
Support	Food Psychological
Support
71
persons
Training
Medical
Equipment
Support
Amount %

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2.
GENERAL
INFORMATION
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2.1.3. İlkeler
İhtiyaç Odaklılık: Yeryüzü Doktorları’nda kararların ve
uygulamaların merkezinde ihtiyaç sahiplerine sunulacak
hizmet vardır. Din, dil, ırk, cinsiyet, coğrafya ayrımı
gözetmeksizin sunulacak hizmetin niteliği; niceliği ve
sürdürülebilirliği gözetilir.
Yetkinlik: Yeryüzü Doktorları; sağlık yardımı faaliyetlerini,
etkin ve verimli süreçlerle yürütür. Kaliteli hizmet sunar. Bu
kapsamda, gerekli olan kurumsal yetkinlikleri kendinde
barındırır ve sürekli geliştirir. Yeryüzü Doktorları, sağlık
alanı dışında faaliyet yürütmez. Kendinde olmayan
özel bilgi, beceri ve yetkinlik gerektiren bir girişimde
bulunmaz.
İnsani Değerlere Saygı: Yeryüzü Doktorları; merhamet,
samimiyet, tevazu, güven gibi yardım etmenin özünü
oluşturan insani değerlerle hareket eder. Farklı coğrafya
ve milletlerin inançlarına, kültürlerine ve geleneklerine
saygı gösterir.
Bağımsızlık: Yeryüzü Doktorları; iyiliğin yayılması için ilan
ettiği misyonu, ilkeleri ve planları doğrultusunda hareket
eder. Faydalanıcılara daha iyi hizmet vermek için yaptığı iş
birlikleri bu çerçevenin dışına çıkmaz.
Şeffaflık: Yeryüzü Doktorları, kendisine emanet edilen
kaynaklarla ne yapıldığını açık şekilde sunar. Hizmetler;
idari, mali ve hukuki açıdan, her zaman hesap verebilir
şekilde yürütülür.
2.1.
MISSION,
VISION,
PRINCIPLES
2.1.1. Mission and vision
In 2000, Yeryüzü Doktorları began to work as
an international humanitarian organization focused on the
field of health and has carried out hundreds of projects
in Afghanistan to Syria, Somalia to Palestine, Uganda
to Yemen, in nearly 50 countries to date, with donors
exceeding 100 thousand and volunteers exceeding
15 thousand. In the journey it began by organizing
therapeutic short-term health camps, it is continuing to
carry out a lot of projects and programs from preventative
health to psychosocial support, from physical capacity
development to health education. Working with the
mission to support people unable to access health
services, which is one of the most basic human rights
cling on to life, Yeryüzü Doktorları is prioritizing capacity
development and sustainable projects and programs with
the vision of becoming the leader and competent NGO in
the field of health.
Mission: To reach out to the people in need who are
unable to access health services and make them hold on
to life.
Vision: Leader and competent medical humanitarian aid
organisation.
2.1.2. Principles
Need-orientation: In Yeryüzü Doktorları, the service to be
provided is in the centre of decisions and applications.
Without discriminating religion, language, race, gender,
geography, the quality, quantity and sustainability of the
service to be provided is observed.
Competency: Yeryüzü Doktorları execute the medical
aid activities with efficient and productive processes.
Provides quality service. In this context, it possesses the
corporate competencies that is necessary and develops
them continuously. It does not make an initiative on
an area which requires special information, skill or
competency which it does not possess.
Respect for Humanitarian Values: Yeryüzü Doktorları act
with humanitarian values that form the essence of helping
such as compassion, sincerity, humility, trust; respects the
beliefs, cultures and traditions of different geographies
and nations.
Independence: Yeryüzü Doktorları move in line with its
mission, principles and plans it has announced to spread
the good and the collaborations it has made to serve the
beneficiaries better do not go beyond this framework.
Transparency: Yeryüzü Doktorları shows what is done
with the resources entrusted to it transparently. Services
are always executed in an accountable manner in
administrative, financial and legal terms.

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General Assembly
General Manager
Board of Directors 	Supervisory Board
Administrative and
Financial Affairs
Administrative Affairs and
HR
Accounting and
Finance
Donor Relations
Management
Purchasing and
Logistics
Information
Technologies
Programs and
Operations
Health Programs
Psychosocial
Support
Country Agencies
Corporate Communication
Press, Publication and
Public Relations
Management
Social Media and WEB
Content Management
Campaign and
Event Management
Voluntary
Management
2.2.5. Organizational Chart
2.2.
CORPORATE
MANAGEMENT AND
ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURE
2.2.1. Board Members
Yahyahan Güney, Chairman
Hasan Oktay Özkan, Vice Chairman
Mehmet Metin, Treasurer Member
Mehmet Akif Kaygusuz, Member
Vildan Özcan, Member
Figen Cihan, Member
Ahmet Salduz, Member
2.2.2. Supervisory Board Members
Ali İhsan Taşçı, Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Osman Baturhan Dursun, Member
Kamil Özdil, Member
2.2.3. Substitute Members of the Board of Directors
Eyüp Veli Küçük, Member
Gülay Okay, Member
Ali Adil Güneren, Member
Mustafa Çetin, Member
Abdulkadir Turgut, Member
Mehmet Akif Seylan, Member
Mustafa Bekerecioğlu, Member
2.2.4. Substitute Members of the Supervisory Board
Erhan Sarışın, Member
Musab Baki, Member
Halil İbrahim Halıcı, Member

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2.3.5. Preventive Healthcare Projects
Yeryüzü Doktorları develops projects that will increase
access to fresh water by implementing necessary
improvements and controls in countries where it
conducts projects and programs in order to protect
health and prevent diseases, conducts circumcision
operations and makes health checks.
2.3.6. Medical Training Projects
In the countries where Yeryüzü Doktorları implement
Projects and Programs, it supports activities towards
the development of humane capacity with education,
certification and specialization programs at associate’s
degree, undergraduate and postgraduate levels in order
to increase health employee capacity and contributes
scientific research and activities by organizing
congresses.
2.3.7. Psychosocial Support Projects
Yeryüzü Doktorları conducts informative and supportive
activities for the local community and focus groups by
conducting screenings and reviews for psychosocial
support in trauma, disaster and crisis situations. It
develops psychosocial support projects towards social
needs by identifying the current state of the local
mental health system; organizes trainings and studies
for mental health volunteers who will take part in these
projects. It provides psychosocial assistance to civil
society employees and Voluntary Medical Teams who are
involved in the field works.
2.3.8. Medication, Consumables and Hygiene Material
Support Projects
Yeryüzü Doktorları, especially in crisis and emergencies,
provides medication, consumable and hygiene material
aid in order to support therapeutic health services in the
countries/regions in need.
2.3.9. Equipment and System Support Projects
Yeryüzü Doktorları develops projects for the transfer,
installation and administration processes of health units
such as hospitals, health centres and laboratories and
carries out long-term and permanent studies to improve
the health systems and the services rendered in the
areas in need.
2.3.1. Crisis, Emergency Projects
Yeryüzü Doktorları provides emergency treatment
services in case of earthquakes, floods, fires etc.
disasters and in wars and crisis circumstances by
deploying Voluntary Medical Teams; establishes field
hospitals and clinics for the provision of such services;
support the rehabilitation and operation of damaged
hospitals and clinics; provides medication, material and
equipment support.
2.3.2. Therapeutic Health Care Projects
Yeryüzü Doktorları organizes/supports medical camps
with the organization of voluntary medical teams in all
health branches towards patients that are unable to
be treated with local facilities; establishes/rehabilitates
clinics; provides necessary medication, material and
equipment support.
2.3.3. Nutrition Health Projects
Yeryüzü Doktorları establishes nutrition health centres
in regions where hunger issues frequently occur due
to drought, poverty, internal disturbances and similar
reasons / or supports the existing centres; identifies
deficiencies on basic examination services provision and
nutritional disorders in these centres and according to
the assessments made, provides therapeutic nutritional
supplements, organizes 3-6 months of nutritional
programs and makes sure the necessary medication,
consumables and equipment support is provided
to the adults and children with the collaboration of
United Nations International Children’s Emergency
Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Program (WFP). In
circumstances where therapeutic nutritional supplements
are not provided, regular nutrition programs with normal
foods are made, and nutritional support is provided with
rations, Qurbani meat etc.
2.3.4. Maternal Health Projects
Yeryüzü Doktorları establishes maternal health clinics
where birth facilities are limited and birth-related
problems are observed and/or improves existing clinics;
and by providing doctor, nurse, midwife, community
health employee etc. employment/training and
medication/equipment support, provides/supports birth
and post-birth medical services and gives trainings on
baby care and reproductive health to pregnant and
nursing mothers.
2.3.
AREAS
OF
ACTIVITY

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2.4.
NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL
COLLABORATIONS
Yeryüzü Doktorları perform their projects
in coordination with international
organizations such as World Health
Organization (WHO), United Nations
International Children’s Emergency
Fund (UNICEF), United Nations
High Commissioner for Refugees
(UNHCR), United Nations Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN
OCHA) and in collaboration with local
partners.
While Yeryüzü Doktorları perform their
projects, it coordinates and makes
collaborations with T.R. Ministry of Health,
TİKA, AFAD and Turkish Red Crescent
and conducts project based activities
with national NGOs. In countries where
it conducts its projects, it makes project
based partnerships with local health
authorities, local/international NGOs and
universities.

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3.
MAIN
AREAS OF
ACTIVITY
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Table 3.1. Marmara-Aegean Refugee Health Project 2017 Results Table
Table 3.2. Fatih Clinic Project 2017 Results Table
32,434 	4,326	Sultangazi Health Centre
10,383 	4,533	İzmir Health Centre
42,817 	8,859	TOTAL
Number of
Examination
Psychosocial Support
Session
Fatih Clinic Project
With the grant-in-aid provided by AB IcSP (Instrument
contributing to Stability and Peace) and the International
Organization for Migration (IOM) partnership, Yeryüzü
Doktorları has initiated a project in Bezmiâlem University
Hospital Fatih Clinic, in order to provide health services
towards Syrians.
Within the scope of the project, 9 rooms and the
laboratory of Fatih Clinic have started to be used by
Yeryüzü Doktorları between 5.30 - 9.30 PM on weekdays
and between 2.30 - 6.30 on weekends in order to
provide free examination and laboratory service on
internal medicine, gynaecology, paediatrics, family
medicine and general surgery branches. In the clinic,
in addition to primary health service towards Syrian
refugees, psychological support service has been
provided either.
With the project, the idle facility has been used every
evening and during weekends, an increase in service
capacity has been provided, and thanks to the Syrian
staff, language barrier has been overcome significantly.
Services Provided
Examination 	26,335
Psychosocial Support 	183
X-Ray Scan 	2,100
Laboratory Test 	31,061
Number of
Beneficiaries
3.1.
CRISIS,
EMERGENCY
PROJECTS
3.1.1. Syrian Crisis
According to the United Nations High Commissioner
for Refugees (UNCHR), there are 6.3 million internally
displaced persons (IDP) in Syria. In the country where
health service infrastructure has suffered greatly due
to the civil war that started in March 2011, people who
are forced to migrate are unable to access basic health
services.
Since the very first day of the crisis, Yeryüzü Doktorları
has been providing health services to people affected by
this crisis with the support of donors and volunteers.
First, a Triage Centre has been established in the Wadi
Khaled region on Syria-Lebanon border. A blood bank
and a laboratory were established in Darül Shifa Hospital,
which provided free services to Syrian refugees in
Lebanon. Upon the reflection of the effects of the crisis
to Turkey borders, surgical kits, first aid kits, medication,
equipment, water purification tablets and hygiene kit
supports were provided inside Syria; equipment and
operational support was provided to a hospital within
Syria’s Yamadi region; and clinic service was provided
in Azez region. A health station in Yayladağı has been
established in Turkey towards refugees; emergency
and mobile health services were provided in Suruç and
primary health and psychological support services have
been realized in Şırnak, Batman, Diyarbakır, İzmir and
İstanbul.
Syria projects actualized in 2017 are as follows.
Marmara-Aegean Refugee Health Project (MEMP)
Within the context of the fund support provided
by European Commission Humanitarian Aid Office
(ECHO) and with the collaboration of Doctors of the
World (Médecins du Monde), primary health care and
psychosocial support services were provided to the
refugees in İzmir and İstanbul.
Examination, nursing, pregnancy follow-ups, family
planning, vaccination, psychosocial support and
medication provision services were provided through the
clinics established in March 2016 in İstanbul/Sultangazi
and in February 2016 in İzmir/Konak and with mobile
health teams providing service in İzmir.

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Clinic Name 	Year
Bangui Shifa Refugee Health Centre 	9,271	2014
Chad Doyaba Refugee Health Centre 	6,349	2014
Chad Sido Refugee Health Centre 	14,887	2015-2017
Examination
Table 3.4. Central Africa Crisis - Chad- Sido Refugee Health Centre Project Results Table
3.1.2. Central Africa Crisis - Chad- Sido Refugee Health
Centre
According to United Nations data, 100,000 refugees who
migrated to Chad because of the Central African crisis,
which began near the end of 2013, began to settle in the
camps formed in the south east of the country.
Within the scope of this project, firstly, Yeryüzü Doktorları
started giving health services in Doyaba refugee camp
in 2014, and has established a new health centre in Sido
refugee camp located in Maro region of Chad hosting
50,000 refugees. This centre is the only place that
provides free health services to the persons living in Sido
refugee camp and region locals.
In this clinic where primary health service, malaria
treatment and medication support is provided, a total of
7,017 examination have been performed in 2017 and 2,636
malaria cases have been cured.
Migrant Health Training Centres Project
Migrant Health Training Centres Project aiming to support
health services provided to refugees by integrating
Syrian health employees to Turkish health system, has
been launched in January 2017 with the fellowship of T.R.
Ministry of Health and World Health Organization. Within
the scope of this project, case management, translation
support, preventative health trainings and psychosocial
support services are renders in migrant health training
centres in İstanbul, Gaziantep and Şanlıurfa.
3,732	İstanbul Migrant Health Training Centre
294	Gaziantep Migrant Health Training Centre
193	Şanlıurfa Migrant Health Training Centre
TOTAL 	4,219
Psychosocial Support
Session
Syria-Soran Maternal Health Clinic Project
In Syria, where the health service infrastructure has been
severely damaged due to the civil war that has entered
its seventh year, the basic health services are not
provided sufficiently to the local people who are obliged
to internal migration. In the regions that became safe in
Syria, the population is constantly increasing with internal
migrations. Yeryüzü Doktorları has established a clinic
in one of these regions, Soran district of Azez province
where the population has reached 130,000 which
maternal and primary health services will be provided.
Table 3.3. Migrant Health Training Centres Project 2017 Results Table

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Country 	Branch 	Date 	Surgeries 	Examination 	Recipient
Sudan 	Plastic Surgery 	17-26 February 	105 	105 	-
Azerbaijan 	Training VMT 	9-15 April 	- 	- 	38
Uganda 	General Surgery, Gynaecology 13-21 May 	26 	75 	3
Montenegro 	Circumcision VMT 	28-31 July 	164 	- 	-
Niger 	Family Medicine 	28 August-5 September 	- 	856 	-
Chad 	Family Medicine 	26 August-6 September 	- 	310 	38
Afghanistan 	Family Medicine, Paediatrics 31 August-8 September 	- 	1,683 	-
Afghanistan 	Urology, Gynaecology 	23-30 September 	36 	182 	-
Afghanistan 	Training VMT 	7-14 October 	22 	- 	14
Chechnya 	Eye 	29 October-4 November 	67 	571 	-
Chad 	Internal Medicine, Paediatrics 4-13 December 	- 	608 	-
TOTAL 	420 	4,390 	55
Number of 	Number of 	Training
Table 3.5. Voluntary Medical Teams (VMT) Project 2017 Results Table
3.2.
THERAPEUTIC
HEALTH
CARE
PROJECTS
3.2.1. Voluntary Medical Teams (VMT)
According to World Health Organization (WHO) data,
3.5 billion people are experiencing difficulties accessing
basic health services. The insufficiency of the number of
health facilities and the number of health personnel in
these facilities lies under this statistic. Again, according
to the World Health Organization, in Africa, there are 2
doctors and 3 nurses/midwives for every 10,000 people.
Along with that, in 13 low and middle-income countries,
an average of even 1 hospital do not fall for 1 million
population. As it can be understood from these data,
access to health services, one of the most basic human
rights, is one of the biggest problems for people living in
such areas.
Yeryüzü Doktorları realizes Voluntary Medical Team
organizations in many health branches, including general
surgery, orthopaedics and traumatology, urology,
otorhinolaryngology, plastic surgery, ophthalmology,
internal medicine, gynaecology, paediatrics, cardiology
and audiology for diseases that cannot be treated with
local facilities.
Eleven Voluntary Medical Team consisted of 49
volunteers who were sent to 8 different countries in 2017,
worked for 92 days in the field in total and performed
4,390 examinations and 420 surgeries. During these
activities, cooperation with 15 different partner institutions
were made.
With a total of 666,543 TRY input and with services and
activities provided in 11 VMT, 954,704 TRY value has been
generated. 64% of this budget was provided by Yeryüzü
Doktorları, 27.7% were covered by funding institutions
and 8.3% by local partners.

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3.2.3. Gaza Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Program
Gaza Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Program has
been initiated due to the increase of persons that require
physiotherapy and rehabilitation after 2014 Gaza crisis
and the absence of infrastructure in this field. Within the
scope of this program, equipment and operation support
were provided to two physical therapy and rehabilitation
centres providing service in North Gaza Region and
Gaza City with limited facilities in 2014. In 2015, a new
physiotherapy and rehabilitation centre was established
in the Khan Yunis region in Southern Gaza.
In 2017, 12,711 physiotherapy/rehabilitation sessions
and and 1,036 psychosocial support sessions have
been performed with 5 mobile teams and Khan Yunis
Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Clinic in the cities of
Gaza Strip (Refah, Khan Yunis, Central Region, Gaza City,
Northern Gaza)
1,036	226
-	143
10,182
2,529
Mobile Health Teams
Khan Yunis Physiotherapy
and Rehabilitation Clinic
369	12,711	TOTAL 	1,036
Psychological
Support Session
Number of Patients
Discharged
Physiotherapy/
Rehabilitation Session
Table 3.7. Gaza Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Program 2017 Results Table
3.2.2. Retinal Diseases Treatment Program
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) data,
there are 285 million people with visual impairment in the
world. Due to the inability to treat the visual impairments
which 80% of them are preventable or treatable with
appropriate methods, thousands of people lose their
ability to see. 51% of these cases are the result of cataract
cases that can be treated.
Since 2006, with the support of volunteer doctors and
donors from Turkey and around the world Yeryüzü
Doktorları organizes eye camps in Niger, Kenya,
Lebanon, Somalia, Yemen, Mauritania, Tanzania, Congo,
Sudan, Afghanistan, Chechnya, Pakistan and Uganda. In
addition to the treatment services offered under the
program, the establishment of eye surgical units and
the training of local health personnel, the local health
capacity is being strengthened.
In 2017, medical camps in Afghanistan, Chechnya,
Pakistan, Somalia and Sudan, 4,403 surgeries, 29,816
examinations were performed and 12,196 spectacles
have been distributed.
Number of
Surgeries
Number of
Examination
Spectacle
Distribution	Country
5,627 	694	Afghanistan
571 	-	Chechnya
4,927 	2,314	Pakistan
16,626 	8,338	Somalia
2,065 	850	Sudan
29,816 	12,196	TOTAL
500
67
1,087
2,215
534
4,403
Table 3.6. Retinal Diseases Treatment Program 2017 Results Table

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3.3.2. Syria Eastern Guta Nutrition Health Program
Nutritional disorders of women and children in the Guta
region of Damascus, where has been under siege for
five years and where more than 450,000 people live,
is one of the biggest health issues. Within the scope
of the project, throughout the nutrition health follow-up
service, with doctor controls, according to age intervals,
in accordance with the rules and standards set by World
Health Organization, height, arm, weight measurements
are performed and monthly food packages are supplied
regularly.
In 2017, a total of 7,000 persons have been provided
with nutrition health service where 2,500 persons per
month constitutes 1,000 persons between 0-2 years of
age, 1,000 between 2-5 years of age and 500 nursing
mothers.
3.3.3. Food Aids
Within the scope of food aids in 2017, 1,500 food packages have been delivered to 9,500 persons in 3 countries.
Number of
Packages
Number of
Beneficiaries
2,400	400
3,600	600
3,500	500
1,500
Afghanistan
Niger
Yemen
TOTAL 	9,500
Table 3.9. Food Aids Project 2017 Results Table
3.3.
NUTRITION
HEALTH
PROJECTS
According to the statistics of the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (FAO), there are 815
million people in the world who are suffering from hunger.
According to the report of World Health Organization
(WHO), health issues due to nutrition constitutes 10%
of the world’s illness total. The group with the highest
risk of hunger and nutritional disorders are mothers and
children. According to the United Nations International
Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), 155 million children
are suffering from growth disorder due to insufficient
nutrition, and 1.5 million children die each year.
Within the context of Nutrition Health projects, Yeryüzü
Doktorları establishes nutrition health centres and/
or supports existing centres in areas where problem
of hunger occur due to drought, poverty, internal
disturbances and similar reasons. In these centres, with
the collaboration of UNICEF and World Food Program
(WFP), 3-6 months of nutritional programs are organized
by providing therapeutic nutritional supplements to
adults and children. In circumstances where therapeutic
nutritional supplements are not provided, nutritional
support is provided with rations, Qurbani meat etc.
3.3.1. Yemen Nutrition Health Centre
According to the United Nations Office for the
Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA),
approximately 22.2 million people are in need of
humanitarian aid and 17.8 million people are in need of
food aid in Yemen with a population of 29.3 million.
In 2017, Yeryüzü Doktorları performed 7,945 examinations
and 1,426 nutrition therapies in the nutrition health
centres where it has established in 4 different regions of
Aden City of Yemen; namely Al-Mimdara, Al-Bassten, Al-
Mulla and Al-Shab.
1,426
7,945	Examined Person
Nutrition Therapy
2017	2016
3,870
17,030
Table 3.8. Yemen Nutrition Health Centres Project 2017 Results Table

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3.4.
PREVENTIVE
HEALTHCARE
PROJECTS
3.4.1. WASH Projects
According to the World Health Organization (WHO) data,
2 billion people have to use foul water as drinking water.
According to the same report, 502,000 deaths occur
every year due to diarrhoea disease caused by the use
of foul water and inadequate sanitation. In 2025, it is
estimated that half of the world’s population will live in
areas where access to water is limited.
In order to prevent the spread of infectious diseases
caused by sanitation, in 2017, Yeryüzü Doktorları has
opened 60 wells in Afghanistan, Chad and Somalia by
opening water wells and improving infrastructures for the
access to fresh water in regions where the drought is
experienced and where infrastructure is inadequate and
thus, 55,714 people were provided with access to fresh
water. In addition, 672,000 water purification tablets were
distributed in Yemen.
3.3.4. Qurbani Organizations
Within the scope of Qurbani organizations, a total
of 14,693 shares of Qurbani where slaughtered in 7
countries and delivered to 587,720 persons. Country
714	Afghanistan
1,673	Chad
2,072	Kenya
2,254	Somalia
350	Uganda
14,693	TOTAL
350	Yemen
Number of
Shares
Niger 	7,280
Table 3.10. Qurbani Organizations Project 2017 Results Table

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According to the World Health Organization (WHO) data,
in underdeveloped countries, 67% of health expenditures
constitute spending on medication. In the majority of
these countries, the most basic treatment purposed
medications cannot be supplied, and even if supplied,
there is a risk of them being counterfeit. It is stated that
one out of every 10 medications in underdeveloped
countries is counterfeit or low quality. However, in areas
where infectious diseases constitute the majority of the
illness total, provision of medication and consumables
support in addition to hygiene materials plays an
important/supplemental role for the efficiency of health
services.
3.6.1. Medication and Consumables Support
Yeryüzü Doktorları is providing underdeveloped and
developing countries with medications and medical
supplies in line with their needs. Medications and
medical supplies that are donated in kind or purchased
with cash donations are sent to hospitals, clinics and
maternal and nutrition health centres, especially in
emergencies.
The total value of medication and medical material
support realized in 2017 is 4,074,721.72 TRY.
3.6.
MEDICATION,
CONSUMABLES
AND HYGIENE
MATERIAL
SUPPORT
PROJECTS
Project
Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Chechnya, Chad, Montenegro, Niger, Sudan, Uganda1 	183,899
891,069.29	Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan2
177,983.19	Chad
1,098,049.16	Syria
1,568,818.76	Turkey3
Total Medication and Consumables
Support (TRY)
1
2
3
Under VMT projects
Under retinal health projects
Under projects towards Syrian refugees in Turkey
Table 3.11. Medication and Consumables Support Project 2017 Results Table
3.5.
MEDICAL
TRAINING
PROJECTS
According to the World Health Organization (WHO)
data, there are 168 medical faculties in 47 sub-Saharan
African countries. There are no medical faculties in 11 of
these countries, and there is only one in 24 countries.
The World Health Organization (WHO) predicts that if the
necessary initiatives are not taken, by 2030, the number
of health worker shortage will reach 18 million worldwide.
In the countries where Yeryüzü Doktorları implement
Projects and Programs, it supports education, certification
and specialization programs at associate’s degree,
undergraduate and postgraduate levels in order to
increase health employee capacity and contributes
scientific research and activities by organizing
congresses.
3.5.1. Somali Medical Specialization Program
Somali Medical Specialization Program was launched in
2013 with the cooperation of Somali Benadir University.
Students accepted in this program participate to the
monitoring program in Turkey 2 months every year
over 3 years. In the program where 79 specialist doctor
candidate is registered in general surgery, internal
medicine, gynaecology and paediatrics branches, 49
students participated in the observation program in
Turkey, and 14 students have been graduated in total
where 9 of them were graduated in general surgery
branch in 2016 and 5 from general surgery and internal
medicine in 2017.
3.5.2. Azerbaijan Paediatric Emergency Medicine and
Intensive Care Trainings
Due to the need for training on basic-advanced life
support, quality of care and follow-up and other
emergency treatment approaches in emergency/trauma
circumstances that threaten life in children in Azerbaijan,
Yeryüzü Doktorları has developed and implemented
a practical training programme in cooperation with
Azerbaijan Ministry of Health and Paediatric Emergency
Medicine and Intensive Care Association and the support
of TİKA.
Within the scope of the program, a total of 38 people
were trained in two centres in Şabran and Quba cities.
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3.7.
EQUIPMENT
AND SYSTEM
SUPPORT
PROJECTS
According to the World Health Organization (WHO)
data, in 13 low and middle-income countries, an average
of 1 regional hospital falls for 1 million people. Existing
services in health centres and hospitals in such countries
often fail to provide adequate services due to lack of
medical devices or the absence of medical devices at all.
In Africa, for example, for 1 million persons; there are 0.31
computerized tomography (CT) devices, 0.21 positron
emission tomography (PET) devices, and 0.42 magnetic
resonance imaging (MRI) devices.
In order to be able to diagnose the patients and to
apply correct treatment methods, provision of necessary
devices and training to these centres is of great
importance for supporting the health system in such
countries and for the continuity of services in these
health centres.
Within the scope of Equipment and System Support
Projects, Yeryüzü Doktorları aims to provide equipment
and system support in necessary countries/regions,
especially in crisis and emergency situations, and to
support preventive and therapeutic health services.
3.7.1. Uganda Islamic University Gombe Regional
Hospital Medical Equipment Support
Gombe Regional Hospital was established in 1969
to meet the health care needs of a basin where
approximately 300,000 people reside. In the hospital,
patients are often unable to be treated or face the risk of
infection due to inadequate basic sanitary infrastructure,
lack of current medical equipment or loss of functionality
and sterilization problems.
In 2017, equipment and system support was provided by
Yeryüzü Doktorları in order to support the health services
and to improve the equipment/system infrastructure of
Uganda Islamic University and Gombe Regional Hospital.
3.6.2. Hygiene Kit Distribution
With three operations carried out in 2017, a total of 8,772 hygiene kits were distributed and 53,592 persons have been
reached.
Number of
Hygiene Kits Number of
Beneficiaries	Distributed Region
5,000 	30,000	Bangladesh
(Cox’s Bazaar)
2,042 	12,552	Syria
(Idlib, Maaret, Tamsrin ve Bennish)
Syria
(Dair Hassan, Darkoush ve Aycha)
Yemen
(Aden ve Taiz)
1,400 	8,400
330 	2,640
TOTAL 	8,772 	53,592
Table 3.12. Hygiene Kit Distribution Project 2017 Results Table

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4.
COMMUNICATION
ACTIVITIES
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“I am starving to death... Really!“ Campaign 	“Let Your Alms be Remedy Worldwide” Campaign
“Let there be Qurbani, let there be Health” Campaign 	“Life Is Better Saving” Campaign
4.1.
CAMPAIGNS
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Table 4.1. Campaigns Income Information
Campaign 	Campaign Income (TRY)
“Open Your Eyes” Campaign 	1,726,660
“I am starving to death... Really!” Campaign 	1,689,765
"Let Your Alms be Remedy Worldwide!" Campaign 	1,736,075
“Let there be Qurbani, let there be Health” Campaign 	6,205,590
“Life Is Better Saving” Campaign 	38,076
Idlib Crisis 	60,525
Yemen Crisis 	83,161
Arakan Crisis 	156,031
TOTAL 	11,695,883
Syrian Crisis
Arakan Crisis
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25 May - 1 June 2017 | “Goodness of the World” photo
exhibition has been organized
Yeryüzü Doktorları has presented its photograph
exhibition “Goodness of the World” to the public’s taste in
İstanbul and Bursa between 25 May - 1 June 2017 which
included photographs from the Nutrition Campaign it has
initiated in countries facing hunger risk due to drought,
poverty and internal disturbances such as Somalia, Niger
and Yemen.
26 May 2017 | Nutrition Campaign will be a hope for
Africa and Middle East
Yeryüzü Doktorları has launched a nutrition health
campaign without being unconcerned to the difficulties
in the regions facing hunger risk due to drought, poverty
and internal disturbances such as Somalia and Yemen.
Yeryüzü Doktorları, who performs examinations free of
charge in the nutrition health centres established since
2012 in these regions, and organizing special nutrition
programs towards mothers and children who were
diagnosed with severe nutritional disorders is planning to
establish 2 more Nutrition Health Centres in 2017.
1-7 June 2017 | Yeryüzü Doktorları supports the Hunger
Week with nutrition campaign
Hunger Week, which takes place every year between
1 - 7 June, once again revealed the fact that the world is
facing the biggest humanitarian crisis of the last 70 years.
Yeryüzü Doktorları have supported the Hunger Week
with the nutrition campaign launched in regions such as
Somalia, Niger, and Yemen that are under hunger risk
due to drought, poverty and internal disturbances.
14 June 2017 | Yeryüzü Doktorları supports the fight
against cholera outbreak in Yemen
The increase in the number of people lost their lives in
the cholera outbreak in Yemen, made Yeryüzü Doktorları
take action against the cholera outbreak. Yeryüzü
Doktorları have provided hygiene kit, water purification
tablet and medication support in Yemen, where about 3
million people are at risk of being stricken with cholera
due to the inability to find fresh drinking water and to
collect the wastes.
16 June 2017 | Yeryüzü Doktorları family came together
at a fast-breaking dinner
With the participation of young volunteers from various
universities in Turkey, employees and management of
Yeryüzü Doktorları, a fast-breaking dinner has been
organized in a boat. Young Yeryüzü Doctors from various
universities have participated in the fast-breaking dinner
where speeches on volunteerism were made.
20 - 21 July 2017 | Yeryüzü Doktorları stands beside
Africa for 17 years
Yeryüzü Doktorları took part in the Health in Africa
Congress, an event based on the development
of academic, social and cultural relations, focused
on solutions to health problems in Africa. Yeryüzü
Doktorları, operating in nearly 50 countries for 17 years,
communicated their experiences at the congress held at
the WOW Convention Centre between July 20 - 21.
24 - 28 August 2017 | Young Yeryüzü Doktorları
gathered for the camp, “Youth for Goodness”
An approximately 120-person team of volunteer college
students studying in various provinces of Turkey and
the management team and employees of Yeryüzü
Doktorları have gathered in “Youth for Goodness” camp.
Experiences on humanitarian aid were communicated
to young persons in the camp organized in Balıkesir,
workshops and social activities were carried out as well.
28 August 2017 | Yeryüzü Doktorları says “Let there be
Qurbani, let there be Health” in this Feast of Qurbani as well
Yeryüzü Doktorları continued its Qurbani slaughter
organizations this year as well. While in developed
countries, annual meat consumption is around 120
kilos per person, however, in poor and economically
underdeveloped countries this figure can be under 20
kilos. In order not to be unconcerned to this situation,
Yeryüzü Doktorları has held Qurbani organizations under
the name “Let there be Qurbani, let there be Health”
in countries which are far beyond the borders of our
country but well below the hunger limit.
4.2.
PRESS,
PUBLICATION
AND PUBLIC
RELATIONS
26 January 2017 | Yeryüzü Doktorları will perform
4 thousand cataract surgeries free of charge in 2017
Yeryüzü Doktorları is aiming to raise awareness among the
public and to treat thousands of cataract patients by launching
a campaign in the name of “Open Your Eyes” in order for 100
million cataract patients in the world who cannot be cured due
to financial and technical inadequacies. Yeryüzü Doktorları,
performing humanitarian aid works in more than 40 countries
of the world, is carrying out retinal health projects for ten years.
7 February 2017 | Young Yeryüzü Doktorları gave retinal
health training to young kids
Young Yeryüzü Doktorları formed by university student
volunteers of Yeryüzü Doktorları who is producing projects
on the path of goodness and health for 17 years with nearly 15
thousand volunteers, has visited the young kids 16 different
village schools in 14 provinces and provided retinal health
trainings.
27 February 2017 | The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is
getting worse day by day
People of Yemen, who have been passing from difficult times
for the past two years due to war, are struggling to survive due
to food shortages and health issues. More than a total of 4
million people consisting 2.1 million children suffer from acute
nutritional disorders. Only 45% of the health facilities are able
to render services. Since October 2016, 274 health facilities
have either been damaged or destroyed. Yeryüzü Doktorları,
who delivers aid to all the world are continuing to bind up
the wounds of Yemen public by providing nutritional health
services in Yemen.
20 - 23 April 2017 | Yeryüzü Doktorları Participated in
Maternal Needs Exhibition
In KIDS 2017 3rd Maternal Needs Exhibition, held with the
participation of the leader institutions of Mother and Child
industry in Ankara, Yeryüzü Doktorları has also participated and
communicated its activities to the people visiting the booth.
26 - 27 April | Yeryüzü Doktorları took part in the İVEK
Congress
In İVEK Congress, which gather pharmacists, students,
academicians and representatives of medication industry
and representatives of public institutions from all levels,
Yeryüzü Doktorları communicated its activities to the
visitors with the booth it has opened.
4 - 7 May 2017 | Yeryüzü Doktorları meet 300.000
young people in İstanbul Youth Festival
İstanbul Youth Festival, organized between 4-7 May 2017
in Yenikapı Square Event Area, a lot of events where
organized in various fields such as sports, art, culture,
technology etc. Yeryüzü Doktorları, who was among the
participants in the festival, also attracted the attention of
the young people.
6 - 9 May 2017 | Yeryüzü Doktorları took part in
Kocatepe Youth Fair
In the 4th Kocatepe Youth Fair, held by Turkey Religious
Foundation Women, Family and Youth Centre (KAGEM),
young people have gathered around “knowledge,
science, skill” themes. Humanitarian aid activities were
communicated to young people at the fair, where Yeryüzü
Doktorları as well has participated.
13 May 2017 | Yeryüzü Doktorları participated in the
BYV Career Festival
400 Boğaziçi University students and graduates and
28 leading institutions of our country have gathered in
Sabancı Teacher’s House under the 11th Career Festival
organized by Boğaziçi Managers Foundation (BYV).
Yeryüzü Doktorları communicated its activities and career
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5 December 2017 | The only charitable organization
that provides Sido refugee camp in Chad health care
free of charge is Yeryüzü Doktorları
According to the World Health Organization data, more
than 1.9 million people in Chad are having difficulty
accessing basic health services. While malaria is the
main cause of death for children under five years of age;
last year, a thousand people have lost their lives due to
malaria. Yeryüzü Doktorları have supported refugees who
took refuge in Chad since the early days of the crisis.
Until today, 15 thousand people have been given health
services and it is aimed to provide 5 thousand more
persons with health services until the end of this year.
Yeryüzü Doktorları are also trying to apply treatments
where local facilities are inadequate by sending
Voluntary Medical Teams from time to time to the region
as well as the clinical services it provides.
9-10 December 2017 | Yeryüzü Doktorları participated
in NGO Fair held by UNIW
“International NGO Fair” that gathers international
non-governmental organizations was held with the
collaboration of the Union of Islamic World NGOs
(UNIW) and Foundation of Voluntary Establishments in
Turkey (TGTV), with the support of İstanbul Metropolitan
Municipality between 9 - 10 December 2017 in İstanbul
Yenikapi Eurasia Event and Arts Centre. Yeryüzü
Doktorları has participated to the fair with the booth it
has opened and has shared the brochures, booklets etc.
documents prepared in Turkish, Arabic and English along
with media consisting of visual and audible instruments
with other participants as well as fair visitors. In addition,
among the panels organized within the scope of the fair,
Ali Doğan’s presentation titled “Resource Development in
Civil Society” also took place.
25 December 2017 | Yeryüzü Doktorları launches
campaign “Life is Better Saving”
Realizing hundreds of projects in more than 40 countries
by reaching out to people in need who are unable to
access health services in order to make them hold
on to life, Yeryüzü Doktorları has launched the “Life is
Better Saving” campaign in order to touch more lives
in geographies such as Eastern Guta, Somalia, Yemen
where we get bad news everyday.
2-4 October 2017 | In the Future Medicine event, Yeryüzü
Doktorları communicated their activities to visitors
In the 3rd Future Medicine event which is held by TOBB
Economics and Technology University Health and
Biomedical Sciences Community between 2 - 4 October,
aiming to review the present, past and future of health,
Yeryüzü Doktorları has communicated its experiences on
health to the visitors.
23 October 2017 | Yeryüzü Doktorları were in Somalia
for immediate intervention following the explosion
The bombed attack, which resulted in the death of
358 and injuries of around a thousand people on 14
October in Somalia, was one of the heaviest attacks in
recent history of Somalia. Yeryüzü Doktorları has also
attended to the military ambulance aircraft heading out
in order to bring the badly wounded people to Turkey
organized by the coordination between AFAD and the
Ministry of Health. Within the direction of a request from
the Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Hospital in Somalia, the team
which voluntary doctors in the fields of plastic surgery
and general surgery from Yeryüzü Doktorları have also
participated quickly reached Somalia after the explosion
and treated the wounded in the explosion in Somalia.
27-29 October 2017 | Yeryüzü Doktorları opened a
booth in the Greatist İstanbul Congress
In the Greatist Congress held in Grand Cevahir Congress
Centre between 27 - 29 October in order to make
İstanbul one of the dental meeting points of the world,
Yeryüzü Doktorları has also participated with the booth it
has opened.
30 October 2017 | Yeryüzü Doktorları have gathered
with volunteer pharmacists for Eastern Guta
In Syria’s Eastern Guta region where hundreds of people
have lost their lives due to lack of food and medications,
Yeryüzü Doktorları have been running a regular nutrition
program for a year. Yeryüzü Doktorları have come
together with volunteer pharmacists in order to attract
attention towards the shortages experienced in the
region, especially in the last few days, and to increase
food and medication aid to the region.
12 November 2017 | Yeryüzü Doktorları has participated
to the 39th İstanbul Marathon.
Young Yeryüzü Doktorları communities from 8 universities
in İstanbul and nearby provinces ran in the 39th İstanbul
Marathon in order to attract attention for goodness and
need in all parts of the world.
14 November 2017 | Cholera outbreak and hunger
issues continue in Yemen
According to the information obtained from World Health
Organization, the cholera outbreak in Yemen threatens
the public. It is reported that 2 thousand 100 people lost
their lives because of cholera this year alone. Restrictions
on the entry of food, fuel and medication to the country
still continue. In May 2016, Yeryüzü Doktorları, who has
established nutrition health centres in 4 different regions
in Aden province of Yemen and providing treatment
within the scope of fighting hunger, has provided hygiene
kits, water purification tablets and medications to the
region due to increasing cholera outbreak.
16 November 2017 | Joint Project between the Yeryüzü
Doktorları and Russian Federation on the Republic of
Chechnya
Yeryüzü Doktorları has sent a Voluntary Medical Team
consisting of 3 retinal diseases specialists, 2 internal
medicine specialists, one general medicine doctor and
one retinal diseases nurse to the Grozni and Gudermes
region of Chechnya between 29 October - 4 November.
Yeryüzü Doktorları Voluntary Medical Team has carried
out 571 examinations and 67 surgeries by conducting
joint studies with the Chechnya health team.
29 November - 2 December 2017 | Yeryüzü Doktorları
has also participated in İstanbul Health Expo
İstanbul Health Expo held at CNR Expo Yeşilköy between
29 November - 2 December 2017 in order to provide
added value to the health industry and our country’s
economy, have gathered all components of the country
health industry. In the exhibition where health authorities
of public institutions also participated, Yeryüzü Doktorları
has communicated its activities on the field of health to
the visitors.

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4.3.2. Instagram Popular Shares
4.3. SOCIAL MEDIA
4.3.1. Facebook Popular Shares

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4.3.3. Twitter Popüler Paylaşımlar

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