--- title: "Annual Report 2019" url: https://yyd.org.tr/en/about-us/reports/annual-report-2019 language: en type: pdf updated: 2025-12-18 publisher: "Yeryüzü Doktorları Derneği (YYD)" --- # Annual Report 2019 **Document:** [Annual Report 2019 (PDF)](https://yyd.org.tr/uploads/pdf-1766060177823-767033449.pdf) **Sayfa:** [Reports](https://yyd.org.tr/en/about-us/reports) ## Sayfa 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION 3 SUMMARY OF 2019 5 1.1. COUNTRIES OF THE PROJECTS 7 1.2. HIGHLIGHTS IN ACTIVITIES OF 2019 8 1.3. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 9 GENERAL INFORMATION 10 2.1. MISSION, VISION, PRINCIPLES 11 2.2. CORPORATE MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE 12 2.3. MAIN AREAS OF ACTIVITY 14 2.4. NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS 17 SERVICES 18 3.1. EMERGENCY PROJECT 19 3.2. MATERNITY & PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROJECTS 26 3.3. NUTRITION HEALTH PROJECTS 27 3.4. EYE HEALTH PROJECTS 31 3.5. VOLUNTEER MEDICAL TEAM PROJECTS 32 3.6. MEDICAL TRAINING PROJECTS 34 3.7. WASH PROJECTS 35 COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES 36 4.1. CAMPAIGNS 37 4.2. PRESS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 39 4.3. SOCIAL MEDIA 60 4.4. VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT 65 4.5. YOUNG DOCTORS WORLDWIDE 66 2. 1. 4. TABLE OF CONTENTS 3. ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL REPORT 1 2 ## Sayfa 4 The earth all resources of which we viciously use and waste is now crying out for help. Although there is enough food production that would suffice for everyone, hundred thousands of people sleep hungry on one side of the earth, whereas hundred thousands of foods go to waste on the other side. Wounds that would be healed with a simple medication become fatal on one side of the earth, whereas warnings are made against needless medication consumption on the other side. The need of the earth for justice, compassion and sharing is gradually increasing. And this is exactly where humanitarian aid steps in, to satisfy this need. Even though it is not able to radically solve the problems of people around the world, it always keeps alive, feeds, and strengthens the hopes for compassion, peace, and brotherhood. However, it should be also noted that all of us must do their part to ensure that the increased interest and desire in our country toward institutional humanitarian aid, observed especially in the recent years, is not diverted beyond the ethical limits. First of all, we need more than just those procedures such as transparency and accountability which have become the standard requirements. Making the accredited quality processes stricter and introducing a professional framework for management of perception and reputation are essential requirements. Furthermore, the need for closer communication and a mechanism aimed at coordination among civil humanitarian aid actors of our country is ever-increasing. In addition, institutional humanitarian aid should be improved in qualitative terms and made sustainable and effective in quantitative terms. The culture of "delivering aid" should be surpassed and there should be more focus on efforts targeting capacity development and involving process creation. All these will both improve our NGOs and prevent the formation of institutional structures which do not befit our country and our people. Yeryüzü Doktorları (Doctors Worldwide Turkey) continued to carry out its work and efforts also in 2019 in different locations across the world, with the ideology of being a leading and competent non-governmental organization in the medical aid field. It has continued to work on efforts aimed at capacity enhancement, by focusing mainly on “developing and ensuring the continuity of the relevant concept in the location in need”, instead of merely “delivering the needs from one place to another”. Acting with this perception in mind, our centers operating in many countries around the world have given a helping hand to many more people in need. With their increased number and services, our refugee health and nutrition health centers, in particular, have managed to put a smile on the face of those in need. The earth is a nicer place with all our volunteers and donors who are here for a better world, and will become even a nicer place as long as you are here. Hoping to all together make the world full of more justice and compassion... Consultant Yahyahan GÜNEY, MD Chairman of the Board of Directors INTRODUCTION ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL REPORT 3 4 ## Sayfa 5 1. SUMMARY OF 2019 ## Sayfa 6 1.1 COUNTRIES OF THE PROJECTS ⊲ Afghanistan ⊲ Bangladesh ⊲ Chechnya (RF) ⊲ Chad ⊲ Palestine ⊲ Guinea ⊲ Cameroon ⊲ Kenya ⊲ Niger ⊲ Mali ⊲ Mauritania ⊲ Pakistan ⊲ Senegal ⊲ Somalia ⊲ Sudan ⊲ Syria ⊲ Tanzania ⊲ Turkey ⊲ Yemen 7 ANNUAL REPORT 1.2 HIGHLIGHTS IN ACTIVITIES OF 2019 8 ANNUAL REPORT ## Sayfa 7 1.3 RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 9 ANNUAL REPORT GENERAL INFORMATION 2. ## Sayfa 8 2.1 MISSION, VISION, PRINCIPLES 2.1.1. Mission and Vision Having started its activities in 2000 as an international humanitarian aid organization focused on health, Yeryüzü Doktorları has carried out hundreds of projects so far in more than 50 countries with the support of more than 250 thousand donors and more than 30 thousand volunteers. Having set out initially by organizing short-term health care camps with volunteer medical teams, Yeryüzü Doktorları has started to achieve longer-term projects in the course of time. As of 2019, it has volunteer medical team services, cataract camps, water well and food support activities, equipment - medication supports and medical training projects, as well as centers providing permanent services in 8 different countries including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Chad, Palestine, Somalia, Syria, Yemen and Turkey. Mission: To reach the people in need who are unable to access health care services and help them hold on to life. Vision: To be a leading and competent NGO in the field of medical aid. 2.1.2. Principles Focus on Needs: Services to be provided to people in need are at the center of the decisions and practices of Yeryüzü Doktorları. Attention is particularly paid to quality, quantity and sustainability of the services that are provided without any discrimination based on religion, language, race, gender and geography. Competence: Yeryüzü Doktorları carries out its medical aid operations with effective and efficient processes. It provides high-quality services. In this respect, it embodies and continuously develops the necessary institutional competences. Yeryüzü Doktorları does not take any initiative requiring special knowledge, skill and competence that it does not possess. Respect to Humanitarian Values: In its efforts, Yeryüzü Doktorları adopts humanitarian values constituting the core of helping others, such as compassion, sincerity, humility and trust, and respects beliefs, cultures and customs of different geographies and nations. Independence: Yeryüzü Doktorları acts in line with its mission, principles and plans that it has announced in order to spread the goodness. The collaborations it makes to provide better services for the beneficiaries do not go beyond this framework. Transparency: Yeryüzü Doktorları clearly discloses what is done with the resources entrusted to it. The services are carried out in an accountable manner at all times in administrative, financial and legal terms. 11 ANNUAL REPORT 2.2 CORPORATE MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE 2.2.1. Members of the Board of Directors Yahyahan Güney Chairman Hasan Oktay Özkan Vice Chairman Mehmet Metin Treasurer Member Mehmet Akif Kaygusuz Member Vildan Özcan Member Eyüp Veli Küçük Member Ahmet Salduz Member 2.2.2. Members of the Supervisory Board Ali İhsan Taşçı Chairman of the Supervisory Osman Baturhan Dursun Member Kamil Özdil Member 2.2.3. Associate Members of the Board of Directors Gülay Okay Member Ali Adil Güneren Member Mustafa Çetin Member Abdulkadir Turgut Member Mehmet Akif Seylan Member Mustafa Bekerecioğlu Member Yücel Aytaç Member 2.2.4. Associate Members of the Supervisory Board Erhan Sarışın Member Musab Baki Member Halil İbrahim Halıcı Member 12 ANNUAL REPORT ## Sayfa 9 General Assembly CEO Board of Directors Supervisory Board Administrative and Financial Affairs Administrative Affairs and Human Resources Accounting and Finance Donor Relations Management Procurement and Logistics Information Technologies Programs and Operations Health Programs Psychosocial Support Country Representatives Corporate Communication Press, Publications and Public Relations Management Social Media and WEB Content Management Campaign and Event Management Volunteer Management 2.2.5. Organizational Chart 13 ANNUAL REPORT 2.3 MAIN AREAS OF ACTIVITY 2.3.1. Emergency Projects Yeryüzü Doktorları provides emergency treatment services by sending volunteer medical teams to the relevant region in the first place in the event of war and crisis situations as well as natural disasters such as earthquake, flood, fire, etc., and supplies medication and equipment. In line with the identified needs, it supports repair and operation of damaged hospitals or health centers, establishes new field hospitals and health centers, and creates mobile medical teams. It develops and implements medium-long term projects so as to replenish the basic needs related to health care infrastructure affected by the crisis situation. 2.3.2. Maternity & Primary Health Care Projects Yeryüzü Doktorları opens maternity and primary health care centers and/or improves the existing centers in those regions where maternal and child deaths are observed frequently. These centers provide health care services such as routine checks of pregnant and nursing mothers, performance of healthy deliveries, vaccination of babies, and conducting pediatric examinations. In addition, pregnant or nursing mothers or mothers who have recently given birth are provided with trainings on baby care and reproductive health. 14 ANNUAL REPORT ## Sayfa 10 2.3.3. Nutrition Health Projects Within the scope of the nutrition health projects, Yeryüzü Doktorları establishes nutrition health centers and/or supports the existing ones in the regions with frequent hunger problems resulting from drought, poverty, internal conflicts and similar causes. The malnutrition developing especially in children younger than 5 years of age and in pregnant/nursing mothers due to poor nutrition is treated at these centers. In circumstances where medical nutrition treatment cannot be provided, nutritional support is provided through food packages, qurbani meat offered during Eid al- Adha, etc. 2.3.4. Eye Health Projects Yeryüzü Doktorları treats eye diseases, in particular the cataract, and distributes eyeglasses as part of its eye health activities. It also aims to reinforce the local capacity by supporting the health care institutions in the regions where eye health projects are carried out, through activities such as installment of eye surgery units and training of local health care personnel. 2.3.5. Volunteer Medical Team Projects Yeryüzü Doktorları provides health care services in regions in need in the fields of both surgical and internal medicine. Accordingly, it organizes short-term camps in the cases where physical facilities are available but there is a lack of specialist physicians and costs of medications and consumables can generally not be covered. In these camps, people whose treatment needs advanced specialist knowledge are examined and operated on by the volunteer medical teams of Yeryüzü Doktorları. Trainings, on the other hand, that are aimed at exchange of information and experience with the local health care professionals during these practices constitute an indispensable part of this entire process. 15 ANNUAL REPORT 2.3.6. Medical Training Projects For the purpose of providing sustainable benefit, Yeryüzü Doktorları supports training, certification and specialization programs at associate, undergraduate and graduate levels, and contributes to scientific researches and events by organizing congresses so as to increase the capacity of health care professionals in the countries where the projects and programs are carried out. 2.3.7. Psychosocial Support Projects Yeryüzü Doktorları carries out informative and supportive activities for the local community by conducting screening and examinations with the aim of psychosocial support for the people who have been affected by trauma, disaster and crisis situations. It determines the current status of the local mental health system, and develops psychosocial support projects in line with the social needs. It also provides psychosocial assistance activities for the NGO staff and volunteer medical teams serving in the field. 2.3.8. WASH Projects Yeryüzü Doktorları drills water wells and restores the infrastructures for clean water access in the regions where there is drought and the infrastructure is insufficient, so as to prevent the diseases resulting from use of dirty water. It also intervenes in the situations where urgent solutions are needed, by distributing water purification tablets. 16 ANNUAL REPORT ## Sayfa 11 2.4 NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS Yeryüzü Doktorları conducts its projects in coordination and collaboration with international organizations such as the World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), World Food Programme (WFP), United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA), European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO), German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ), and national organizations such as Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Services of the Republic of Turkey, Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TİKA) of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Turkey, Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) of the Ministry of Interior of the Republic of Turkey, Turkish Maarif Foundation (TMV), and Turkish Red Crescent. It also establishes partnerships with local health care authorities, national/international NGOs and universities on project basis in the countries where it carries out activities. 17 ANNUAL REPORT 3. SERVICES ## Sayfa 12 3.1 EMERGENCY PROJECTS 3.1.1. Syrian Crisis Afrin Jindires Refugee Health Center Yeryüzü Doktorları established Afrin Refugee Health Center in October 2018 for the purpose of providing primary health care services to those refugees living in Muhammediye and Deyr Ballut camps located in Afrin/Jindires region. This center provides free examination and medication support in the branches of internal medicine, pediatrics, gynecology and emergency observation. Afrin- Jindires Refugee Health Center Team 2 Doctors 2 Nurses 1 Pharmacist 1 Midwife 3 Logistics Personnel 19 ANNUAL REPORT Refugee Health Training Centers Team 3 Doctors 6 Nurses 11 Psychologists 161 Psychosocial Support Personnel 16 Translators 32 Administrative Personnel 30 Logistics Personnel Refugee Health Training Centers Project Aiming to provide primary health care services to refugees by integrating Syrian health care professionals to the Refugee Health Care system of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey, the project was commenced in January 2017 with the participation of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey and the World Health Organization (WHO), as stakeholders. Within the scope of the project, psychosocial support, case management, health incentive and home care services are provided at the Refugee Health Training Centers of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Turkey, located in Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa and Istanbul. 20 ANNUAL REPORT ## Sayfa 13 Refugee Health Centers Support Project For the purpose of supporting the services provided to migrants and refugees in Refugee Health Centers; 66 personnel were employed in the Refugee Health Centers determined by the Ministry of Health in a total of 16 provinces, namely Adana, Adıyaman, Ankara, Bursa, Gaziantep, Hatay, Istanbul, Izmir, Kahramanmaraş, Kayseri, Kilis, Konya, Malatya, Mersin, Osmaniye and Şanlıurfa. Within the scope of the project, the Refugee Health Centers operate in the areas of physical therapy and rehabilitation, nutrition health consultancy, psychosocial support and social services. Refugee Health Centers Team 25 Psychologists 25 Social Service Personnel 8 Dietitians 8 Physiotherapists 21 ANNUAL REPORT Hatay and Şanlıurfa Community Centers Team 7 Psychologists 8 Psychosocial Support Personnel 1 Translator 7 Administrative Personnel 4 Logistics Personnel Hatay and Şanlıurfa Community Centers Yeryüzü Doktorları opened a community center in each of Hatay and Şanlıurfa provinces in January 2019. The community centers provide services involving psychosocial support, case management, psycho-training, social adaptation, prevention-based awareness raising, presentation and psycho-pathological awareness practices. In addition, with the Private Health Fund established within the project, people who cannot access health care services are accompanied and they are provided with services such as assistance in having their examinations as well as any kind of medical analyzes carried out, covering some of their surgery costs in the case of necessity, and providing their medical consumables and medications from abroad. 22 ANNUAL REPORT ## Sayfa 14 3.1.2. Gaza Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Program Following the 2014 Gaza crisis, equipment and operation support was firstly provided to two physical therapy and rehabilitation centers serving with limited facilities. In 2015, an office was opened in the city center, and a new physical therapy and rehabilitation center was established in Khan Yunis region at the south of Gaza. In 2017, physical therapy and rehabilitation, nursing, and psychosocial support services were started to be provided to the patients at their home with 5 mobile medical teams. Afterwards, the number of mobile teams was increased to 7 in 2018. Within the scope of the mobile health care services provided by 7 different teams and through Khan Yunis Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Center, Yeryüzü Doktorları reached out to a total of 14 thousand 921 people throughout 2019, and provided 12 thousand 493 sessions of physical therapy and rehabilitation, 27 thousand 809 sessions of medical care and one thousand 756 sessions of psychological consultancy service. Gaza Program Team 3 Doctors 8 Nurses 3 Pharmacists 10 Physiotherapists 2 Psychosocial Support Personnel 6 Administrative Personnel 6 Logistics Personnel 23 ANNUAL REPORT 3.1.3. Chad - Sido Refugee Health Center 100 thousand refugees, who migrated to Chad due to the Central Africa crisis started in the late 2013, have begun to take shelter in the camps established in the southeast of the country. Having first supported a health care center in Bangui, the capital of Central African Republic, in the course of the crisis, Yeryüzü Doktorları started to provide health care services in Chad Doyaba Refugee Camp in July 2014. In 2016, a new health care center was opened in Sido Refugee Camp located in Maro region of Chad, providing shelter for 50 thousand refugees. In Chad - Sido Refugee Health Center where primary health care services, malaria treatment and free medication support are provided, a total of 9 thousand 817 examination services were provided in 2019, and one thousand 269 mosquito nets, and malaria medicines worth of USD 12,000 were distributed. Sido Refugee Health Center Team 1 Doctor 2 Nurses 1 Pharmacist 1 Administrative Personnel 3 Logistics Personnel 24 ANNUAL REPORT ## Sayfa 15 3.1.4. Somalia - Mogadishu Refugee Health Center Somalia - Mogadishu Refugee Health Center started to provide services in February 2019 in the capital city, Mogadishu, located on the 10th km. of Afgoye road. The center provides primary health care services, free medication support, and laboratory services. In addition, informative activities are also carried out for mothers on child care, nutrition, health care, hygiene, breastfeeding, and HIV. A total of 10 thousand 350 people were provided with examination services throughout 2019. 3.1.5. Bangladesh - Balukhali Refugee Health Center Having started its practices aimed at the Arakan crisis in November 2017, Yeryüzü Doktorları opened a center providing primary health care services in January 2019 in the Balukhali camp where Rakhine refugees live. The center provided free examination as well as medication support. A total of 15 thousand 934 people were examined and 12 thousand 186 people were provided with medication support. Mogadishu Refugee Health Center Team 1 Doctor 2 Nurses 1 Pharmacist 1 Laboratory Technician 2 Administrative Personnel 4 Logistics Personnel Bangladesh - Balukhali Refugee Health Center Team 4 Doctors 1 Nurse 2 Pharmacists 2 Translators 3 Logistics Personnel 25 ANNUAL REPORT 3.2 MATERNITY & PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PROJECTS 3.2.1. Soran Birth and Maternity & Primary Health Care Center Soran Birth and Maternity & Primary Health Care Center started its operations in June 2018 to provide birth and primary health care services in Soran town of Azaz, in which the population approached 300 thousand with the internal migration waves. Free examination, laboratory service and medication support as well as pregnancy follow-up services are provided in gynecology, pediatrics and internal medicine branches within the scope of the project. Soran Birth and Maternity & Primary Health Care Team 7 Doctors 12 Nurses 4 Midwives 2 Laboratory Assistants 2 Pharmacists 5 Administrative Personnel 9 Logistics Personnel 26 ANNUAL REPORT ## Sayfa 16 3.3 NUTRITION HEALTH PROJECTS 3.3.1. Yemen Nutrition Health Centers A big humanitarian crisis emerged as a result of the civil war which started in March 2015 in Yemen. Hunger continues to increase as one of the most serious problems in the country where the health system collapsed, and contagious diseases still spread. Children younger than 5 years and pregnant/nursing mothers, in particular, struggle with the malnutrition disease emerging as a result of hunger. Yeryüzü Doktorları opened 4 nutrition health centers in Aden in May 2016. These centers provided nutrition treatment as well as preventive health care services to children under the age of 5 and pregnant/nursing mothers. In March 2018, taking into consideration the regions in need, 2 of the nutrition centers which were previously located in Al-Mimdara, Al-Bassten, Al-Mualla and Al-Shab regions of Aden city, were relocated to Al- Nasr and Faqum regions in the same city, and 2 of them were relocated to Fowa and Al-Ber regions of Hadramut city. The aforementioned centers continued their operations in 2019 as well. Yemen Nutrition Health Centers Team 4 Doctors 4 Nurses 4 Dietitians 4 Pharmacists 4 Laboratory Technicians 4 Health Trainers 3 Administrative Personnel 20 Logistics Personnel 27 ANNUAL REPORT 3.3.2. Chad - Sido Nutrition Health Center Having started its services in January 2019, Chad - Sido Nutrition Health Center provides food support to those children and mothers suffering from moderate and severe acute malnutrition and provides training to the refugees living in the region for adoption of preventive health care practices. In addition, the moderate acute malnutrition unit which started its operations in August provides additional food programs, hygiene products and vitamin support services. Chad – Sido Nutrition Health Center Team 1 Dietitian 2 Nurses 2 Nutrition Trainers 1 Administrative Personnel 8 Logistics Personnel 28 ANNUAL REPORT ## Sayfa 17 3.3.3. Food Aids In 2019 Ramadan, iftar meals were offered to 10 thousand 500 people and 4 thousand 305 food packages were distributed, in 7 countries in total. 29 ANNUAL REPORT 3.3.4. 3.3.4. Qurbani Organizations Within the scope of 2019 qurbani organizations, 21 thousand 976 animals were sacrificed on share basis and their meats were distributed to 658 thousand 493 people, in 8 countries. 30 ANNUAL REPORT ## Sayfa 18 3.4 EYE HEALTH PROJECTS YYeryüzü Doktorları has carried out eye health projects since 2006 in 15 different countries including Afghanistan, Chechnya (RF), Cameroon, Kenya, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lebanon, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda and Yemen. In addition to the treatment services provided within the scope of the projects, efforts were also made to enhance the local health care services capacity with the activities such as installment of surgical eye units and training of local health care personnel. In 2019, 31 thousand 604 eye examinations and 4 thousand 309 cataract surgeries were conducted in total, and 7 thousand 739 eyeglasses were distributed. These activities were performed in 7 different countries including Afghanistan, Cameroon, Mali, Pakistan, Somalia, Sudan and Tanzania. 31 ANNUAL REPORT 3.5 VOLUNTEER MEDICAL TEAM PROJECTS Having sent more than 200 volunteer medical teams to more than 50 countries in internal medicine and surgical branches since its establishment in response to demands from all around the world, Yeryüzü Doktorları sent 17 volunteer medical teams to 13 different countries in 2019. Works were carried out for 146 days with 69 volunteers in total. 19 thousand 388 examinations and 219 surgeries were performed in these projects. Our earned value was 1,839,193 TL within the scope of these health care camps held with 13 different partner agencies/institutions. 79% of the project expenses were covered by Yeryüzü Doktorları, 19% by funding institutions, and 2% by local partners. 32 ANNUAL REPORT ## Sayfa 19 33 ANNUAL REPORT 3.6 3.6 MEDICAL TRAINING PROJECTS For the purpose of increasing the health care service capacity in the countries where it carries out its projects and programs, Yeryüzü Doktorları supports training, certification and specialization programs at associate, undergraduate and graduate levels, and contributes to scientific researches and events by organizing congresses. 3.6.1. Health Care Experience Sharing and Internship Training Project With the aim of increasing the consultant MD capacity in Palestine, 2 doctors serving as a physician associate in the field of gynecology were provided with internship opportunity in Turkey at Istanbul Zeynep Kamil Women’s and Children’s Diseases Training and Research Hospital for 4 weeks in the status of observer, in cooperation with the Red Crescent in Jerusalem. 3.6.2. Somalia Medical Specialization Program Aiming to increase the local capacity by closing the specialist doctor gap in Somalia, Somalia Medical Specialization Program was started in 2013 under management of Yeryüzü Doktorları in collaboration with Somalia Benadir University and Istanbul Medeniyet University. The students admitted to the project receive education for 2 months as observer in Turkey. The students completing the education return to their countries and proceed with their thesis studies for 2 years. Students who conduct a successful thesis defense qualify for receiving a certificate at the end of the 3 years. A total of 55 doctors received education in observer status in Turkey in the branches of general surgery, internal diseases, gynecology, pediatrics and anesthesia within the scope of the project. A total of 21 medical specialization students graduated, including 9 in general surgery in 2016, 5 in general surgery and internal diseases in 2017, and 7 in the same branches in 2018. 3.6.3. Medical Congress on Gynecology Having been invited to the Gynecology Medical Congress held by the Red Crescent in Jerusalem in the city of Jerusalem of Palestine, Yeryüzü Doktorları attended the congress as speaker with 2 of its volunteers who are experts in their respective areas. The purpose of the congress is to share experiences with the gynecologists in Jerusalem. 34 ANNUAL REPORT ## Sayfa 20 3.7 3.7 WASH PROJECTS Yeryüzü Doktorları carries out water well drilling activities in the regions with drought and insufficient infrastructure so as to prevent spread of contagious diseases resulting from the lack of sanitation. 80 water wells were drilled and 57 thousand 980 people gained access to clean water in Afghanistan, Chad and Somalia in 2019. 35 ANNUAL REPORT 4. COMMUNICATION ACTIVITIES ## Sayfa 21 4.1 CAMPAIGNS 4.1.1. Nutrition Health Campaign 4.1.3. Qurbani Campaign 4.1.2. Zakat and Fitrah Campaign 37 ANNUAL REPORT 4.1.5. Campaign Revenue Information Revenue information of the campaigns held by Yeryüzü Doktorları in 2019 is presented in the following table. *Revenues cover the entire 2019. 4.1.4. Eye Health Campaign 38 ANNUAL REPORT ## Sayfa 22 PRESS AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 4.2.1. Yeryüzünden Haberler 7-13 January 2019 | Yeryüzü Doktorları went to Gaza for Orthopedics and Urology Surgeries Having given a helping hand to people in need in Gaza since 2014 through its physical therapy and rehabilitation center and mobile medical teams, Yeryüzü Doktorları performed difficult surgeries in El Shifa Hospital on 7-13 January with its volunteer medical team consisting of three orthopedists and one urologist. The team performed a total of 68 examinations and 18 surgeries in the region. 18-27 January 2019 | Afghanistan Volunteer Medical Team Yeryüzü Doktorları performed surgeries that were difficult to be performed in local conditions, on 18-27 January in Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan, via its volunteer medical team consisting of two Ear, Nose and Throat doctors, two surgery nurses and one anesthetist. The team returned to our country after having performed 250 examinations and 68 surgeries in Al Hayat Hospital in the region. 21 January-13 December 2019 | Yeryüzü Doktorları - Turkish Maarif Foundation Cooperation Yeryüzü Doktorları and Turkish Maarif Foundation, which operate in those regions in need, came together and held a cooperation meeting on 7 December, 2018. In consequence of the meeting, it was agreed that Yeryüzü Doktorları would provide health care services at the schools of Turkish Maarif Foundation. Within the scope of the protocol signed between the two institutions, students and personnel in the schools of Turkish Maarif Foundation located in 10 different countries as well as children in the orphanages in the region were provided with primary health care services by volunteers of Yeryüzü Doktorları. Having visited Guinea, Chad, Mali, Cameroon, Sudan, Tanzania, Mauritania, Senegal, Afghanistan and Niger, the volunteer medical teams provided health care services to 12 thousand 744 people in 10 months. 31 January 2019 | “Keep an Eye on Their Eyes!” Campaign Yeryüzü Doktorları has been carrying out eye health projects and programs in different countries since 2006. Having carried out 41 thousand 125 eye examinations and 5 thousand 441 cataract surgeries and distributed 15 thousand 591 eyeglasses in 2018 alone, in Somalia, Pakistan, Sudan, Chechnya, Afghanistan, Niger and Cameroon, the association launched a new campaign under the name “Keep an Eye on Their Eyes!” in order to reach out to even more 4.2 39 ANNUAL REPORT 4.2 people. Having made explanations on the campaign, the Ophthalmologist Surgeon Hasan Oktay Özkan (MD), the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Yeryüzü Doktorları, stated, “Our eye health projects are one of our activity areas to which we attach the most importance; because we know that people’s lives are significantly influenced when they lose their eyesight due to various diseases. For this reason, in our campaign that we have launched under the name ‘Keep an Eye on Their Eyes!’, we are striving to be the voice of those people who are waiting to hold on to life”. 16 March 2019 | Health Street Project of the Young Doctors Worldwide Having achieved many projects throughout the year with the slogan “Youth for Goodness”, Young Doctors Worldwide has started an event named “Health Street” as of 16 March in various provinces. Within the scope of the event, information was provided to the people on topics such as body mass index, blood sugar and blood pressure measurement, and rational use of medications, at the stands set up in Üsküdar and Gaziosmanpaşa Squares in Istanbul as well as the town squares of Aydın, Thrace and Niğde. In the event which was carried out for the purpose of starting an awareness raising movement in relation to healthy living, and diseases the early diagnosis of which is possible, 2 thousand 535 people were reached in two days. 22 March 2019 | Let’s Celebrate World Water Day, Shall We? For the sake of attracting attention to the problems experienced in access to clean water, the United Nations General Assembly declared 22 March as the “World Water Day” in the Environment and Development Conference of 1993. On the World Water Day, Yeryüzü Doktorları also shared information on problems experienced in access to clean water. Yahya Tanrıkulu, the Project Coordinator of Yeryüzü Doktorları said, “Within the scope of our WASH projects, we strive to prevent the diseases arising from consumption of contaminated water. With the water wells that we have drilled so far in Chad, Kenya, Niger, Congo DC, Somalia and Afghanistan where consumption of contaminated water is observed at a high rate, we provided 140 thousand people with access to clean water”. 28-30 March 2019 | Yeryüzü Doktorları Attended Expomed Fair Hosting hundreds of local and international medical companies by gathering the members of the medical industry under the same roof, Expomed Eurasia welcomed ten thousands of sector professionals on 28-30 March at TÜYAP Fair and Congress Center in Büyükçekmece, Istanbul. At the booth it set up in the fair which was visited by a total of 33 thousand 857 people, 6 thousand 654 of which are international participants from 104 countries, Yeryüzü Doktorları informed the participants about its projects. 16 April 2019 | Yeryüzü Doktorları Visited Chad The crisis which started in Central African Republic in late 2013 caused thousands of people to migrate to Chad. Since the first year when the crisis started, Yeryüzü Doktorları has provided health care services to the region in line with the designated needs. Having continued its practices for long years in its clinics located in the Sido region of Chad, the association visited Chad on 16 April 2019 with its volunteer medical team consisting of doctors and pharmacists and provided primary health care services to those people in need. The team returned to our country after having examined 2 thousand 172 people in seven days. 40 ANNUAL REPORT ## Sayfa 23 23 April 2019 | Yeryüzü Doktorları Put a Smile on the Faces of Children on 23 April Yeryüzü Doktorları organized various events on the occasion of 23 April National Sovereignty and Children’s Day to make the day at least a bit happier for those children who have been affected by several crises. In this context, various games and painting activities were carried out for refugee children at Sido, Chad refugee camp, in Hatay and in the Soran town of Azez, Syria with the support and cooperation of local administrative authorities. 2-5 May 2019 | Young Doctors Worldwide Attended Kocatepe Youth Fair Kocatepe Youth Fair was organized for the sixth time by the Women, Family and Youth Center of the Turkish Religious Foundation. The youth fair was attended by 38 non-governmental organizations that carry out youth activities in national and international arena. While the leading names of the world of thought, culture, art and literature came together in the fair, student communities, magazines and think tanks that carry out activities aimed at youth also gathered on a common platform. At the booth it set up, Young Doctors Worldwide also informed the visitors who participated in the fair about its activities. 6 May 2019 | Yeryüzü Doktorları Launched the “Life isn’t Priceless!” Campaign Since 2012, Yeryüzü Doktorları has provided examination and nutrition health treatment services to hundreds of thousands of people in the countries where very high rates of hunger are observed. With the “Life isn’t Priceless!” campaign that started in Ramadan, it has raised funds for charity for those people in need suffering from malnutrition in Yemen, Chad and Afghanistan. 14 May 2019 | Yeryüzü Doktorları Organized an Exhibition in Yenikapı to Fight against Hunger Putting up a good fight against hunger crisis in the world for a long time with the support of its donors and volunteers, instead of ignoring the crisis, Yeryüzü Doktorları organized a photography exhibition to bring social awareness to the hunger problem going on around the world. In addition to the works in relation to nutrition health, photographs portraying people from all around the world made their debut and were showcased to people of Istanbul at Yenikapı and Üsküdar metro stations. 15 May 2019 | Why Do the Children Suffering from Malnutrition Have Bloated Abdomens? Explained by Dr. Vural Kartal Pediatrician Vural Kartal (MD), a member of Yeryüzü Doktorları, explained the reason of the bloating seen on the abdomens of the children suffering from malnutrition. Kartal said, “Protein Energy Malnutrition (PEM), which is a disease causing the children suffering from malnutrition to have bloated abdomens, is one of the most important health problems of underdeveloped countries. At the onset of the PEM disease, especially muscle loss is observed and bones start to be broken easily in children. Since the veins and organs are also impaired in time, liquids which should stay inside leaks outside and causes edema in the body and these edemas are accumulated the most in the abdomen. For this reason, children suffering from malnutrition may have bloated abdomens”. 17 May 2019 | Let Your Zakat Be Remedy Worldwide! Yeryüzü Doktorları launched a campaign in Ramadan named “Let Your Zakat Be Remedy Worldwide!” for those in need. Having made a statement on the zakat campaign, the Consultant Yahyahan Güney (MD), the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Yeryüzü Doktorları, stated, “We use the zakat donations in the health care services carried out for those in need in many places around the world such as Gaza, Bangladesh, Yemen, Syria, Uganda and Chad. And we manage this process with the utmost diligence, in accordance with the conditions of zakat specified in the religious rules”. 20 June 2019 | World Refugee Day Since 2001, 20 June of every year has been accepted as the “World Refugee Day”, and the people forced to migrate due to wars, conflicts, cruelty and poverty are commemorated on that day. Having made statements on this special day about the importance 41 ANNUAL REPORT of psychosocial support practices, Okan Karka, the Psychosocial Support Services Coordinator of Yeryüzü Doktorları said, “Rather than being a day for celebration, the Refugee Day, by its very nature and meaning, is a day which makes a call for increasing the awareness of people, understanding the difficulties of displaced people in need of protection, and being in solidarity with them. Today is a day when we should make an effort to show solidarity, no matter what the circumstances may be, for those who do not have too much hope left in their hearts, and give a helping hand to those in need of protection. By organizing psychosocial events, in particular, we want to make sure that children can look to the future with hope and continue dreaming of a better world”. 25 June 2019 | Support Campaign by Yeryüzü Doktorları for Cataract Patients As an association that has actively worked in the field for long years in relation to cataract disease which is seen in millions of people, Yeryüzü Doktorları organized a support campaign to reach out to more people. Having specified that the cataract disease is frequently observed in those countries such as Niger, Afghanistan, Somalia and Pakistan, the Ophthalmologist Surgeon Hasan Oktay Özkan (MD), the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Yeryüzü Doktorları, stated, “The cataract disease is seen in millions of people around the world, and there is an increase in the cataract disease in children especially in the recent times. In order to fight against this condition, we, as Yeryüzü Doktorları, have been organizing cataract-related events since 2006 in those countries in need, with the support of our donors. We are waiting for everyone’s support to our campaign in order to be able to continue our activities”. 17 July 2019 | Let There Be Sacrifice, Let There Be Health While annual average meat consumption per person reaches up to 120 kilograms in developed countries, this figure can be as low as 4 kilograms in the countries with low level of income. According to the opinion of experts, insufficient meat consumption can cause various diseases arising from lack of vitamin B12. While continuing to provide health care services to those countries in need, Yeryüzü Doktorları launched a campaign named “Let There Be Sacrifice, Let There Be Health” in order to prevent diseases arising from insufficient meat consumption. Within the scope of the campaign, the association carried out qurbani operations in Chad, Niger, Sudan, Yemen, Somalia, Palestine, Tanzania, Afghanistan and Syria. In addition, volunteer doctors provided health care services to those in need in Chad and Niger. 19-22 September | Young Doctors Worldwide Came Together in the “Youth for Goodness” Camp A team of approximately 100 people consisting of volunteer university students receiving education in various provinces of Turkey and the members of management and employees of Yeryüzü Doktorları came together in the “Youth for Goodness” camp. In the camp which was organized in Yalova, experiences in relation to the field of humanitarian aid were shared with the young participants and trainings and workshops were organized. 1 October 2019 | The Works of Yeryüzü Doktorları in the Exhibition titled “Dialogue in the Dark” Yeryüzü Doktorları exhibited its works relating to eye health which it has carried out in countries such as Niger, Pakistan, Somalia, Afghanistan and Tanzaia, in the “Dialogue in the Dark” museum at Gayrettepe Metro Station. The exhibition made its debut and was showcased to people of Istanbul on 30 September-7 October. In her statements in relation to the origin of the exhibition, Ayşenur Yalınkılıç, the Corporate Communication Manager of Yeryüzü Doktorları said, “With the Dialogue in the Dark experience, visitors are exploring a new world where all the senses are 42 ANNUAL REPORT ## Sayfa 24 activated. In addition to this valuable experience that increases empathy and awareness, we also wanted to explain to the visitors that people around the world, especially in those regions which are fighting against poverty, are losing their eyesight due to reasons which are in fact avoidable. And for this reason, we held an exhibition consisting of the photos personally taken by our team members”. 6-7 December 2019 | Yeditepe University Social Responsibility Summit The Social Responsibility Summit was held on 6-7 December in sponsorship of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, and was hosted by Yeditepe University. At the summit with a theme of recreation, Yeryüzü Doktorları provided information to the participants about its projects at its booth. The income generated from the tickets was transferred to the charitable organizations participated in the summit. 22-28 December 2019 | Eye Surgeries Were Performed in Chechnya (RF) The volunteer medical team of Yeryüzü Doktorları consisting of three ophthalmologists, one neurologist, one radiologist, one nurse and one general practitioner performed 111 examinations and 26 surgeries on 22-28 December at Gudermes State Hospital located in the city of Gudermes of Chechnya. 43 ANNUAL REPORT 44 ANNUAL REPORT ## Sayfa 25 45 ANNUAL REPORT 46 ANNUAL REPORT ## Sayfa 26 47 ANNUAL REPORT 48 ANNUAL REPORT ## Sayfa 27 49 ANNUAL REPORT 50 ANNUAL REPORT ## Sayfa 28 51 ANNUAL REPORT 52 ANNUAL REPORT ## Sayfa 29 53 ANNUAL REPORT 54 ANNUAL REPORT ## Sayfa 30 55 ANNUAL REPORT 56 ANNUAL REPORT ## Sayfa 31 57 ANNUAL REPORT 58 ANNUAL REPORT ## Sayfa 32 59 ANNUAL REPORT 4.3 SOCIAL MEDIA 4.3.1. Facebook Popular Posts 60 ANNUAL REPORT ## Sayfa 33 61 ANNUAL REPORT 4.3.2. Instagram Popular Posts 62 ANNUAL REPORT ## Sayfa 34 63 ANNUAL REPORT 4.3.3. Twitter Popular Posts 64 ANNUAL REPORT ## Sayfa 35 VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT 4.4 Yeryüzü Doktorları has already reached out to hundreds of thousands of people with the support of those who set their heart on goodness, and managed to make the world a better place thanks to these kind hearts. Volunteer support, which has become an indispensable part of this movement of goodness, means to run to the rescue of those in need, whether they be elders or minors, and to share competencies, experience, and time. Having grown in this sense every passing day with its volunteers giving support in many different ways, whether it be through participation in volunteer medical teams, fund raising for the activities that are carried out, or conducting promotional activities, the Yeryüzü Doktorları family reached out to 30 thousand 390 people by the end of 2019. Number of Volunteers by Year 65 ANNUAL REPORT 4.5 YOUNG DOCTORS WORLDWIDE Young Doctors Worldwide (Young DWW) consists of the volunteers of Yeryüzü Doktorları who receive education in various departments of universities, including in particular the medical specialization areas. Young DWW organizes trainings, seminars and conferences and conducts projects on volunteering basis for the purpose of spreading humanitarian aid and social responsibility awareness in university communities. Young Doctors Worldwide carried out 457 activities in 40 universities throughout 2019. 4.5.1. Health Street Young Doctors Worldwide organizes events at village and town squares for raising-awareness of the society on topics such as diabetes, obesity, blood pressure, and rational use of medications. In this context, 14 Young DWW communities conducted 13 “Health Street” projects in 8 provinces. 66 ANNUAL REPORT ## Sayfa 36 4.5.2. 41. Istanbul Marathon Young Doctors Worldwide regularly participates in the Istanbul Marathon organized annually, which is the only intercontinental marathon of the world. 9 Young DWW communities from Istanbul and Kocaeli participated in the 41st Istanbul Marathon organized in 2019, with the slogan “We Are Running for Goodness and Health!”. 4.5.3. 4.5.3. 23 April Celebrations - Personal Visit for the Children Who to Beat Every Difficulty Young Doctors Worldwide celebrates 23 April National Sovereignty and Children’s Day by organizing various game activities and workshops together with the children who are receiving treatment at hospitals, who are growing up in orphanages, or who are the victims of war beyond the borders. In this context, 23 April was celebrated with various events organized by more than 20 Young DWW communities in 3 countries and 14 provinces. 67 ANNUAL REPORT 4.5.4. Project of ‘Touch the Earth’ For the purpose of meeting the basic needs of children receiving education at village schools and being a role model to them, Young Doctors Worldwide carries out many activities such as performing medical checkups, establishing libraries, organizing various events, and providing medical trainings. In this context, 22 Young DWW communities conducted 32 “Touch the Earth” projects in 17 provinces. 68 ANNUAL REPORT ## Sayfa 37 4.5.5. 2019 Young DWW Management Camp Young Doctors Worldwide aims to ensure that the management teams of the communities established in universities are provided with orientation training, that they gain knowledge and awareness in the field of civil society, and that they contribute to their personal development and develop the functioning of the club. In this context, the “Young DWW Management Camp” was organized on 19-22 September with the participation of management teams of 34 Young DWW Communities from 18 provinces. 69 ANNUAL REPORT 4.5.6. Yeryüzü Doktorları Iftar Organizations Young Doctors Worldwide meets annually at the headquarters of the association with a traditional iftar event. In this context, 85 people from 12 universities participated in the iftar event which was held on 15 May 2019. 4.5.7. Sapling Planting Event with a Record Number of 11 Million Saplings Young Doctors Worldwide participated in the sapling planting event that broke a record with 11 million saplings; the event was held on 11 November 2019 within the scope of the Campaign “Bringing a Breath of Fresh Air to the Future” which was launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. This event was attended by 22 communities from 16 provinces with the slogan “Youth Takes Action and Hope Grows on Earth”. 70 ANNUAL REPORT