From the University Agenda

A panel titled "My Health, My Rights and the Global Crisis" was held during World Health Week

On the occasion of World Health Week, a panel titled "My Health, My Rights and the Global Crisis" was held at Istanbul Gelisim University with the participation of Rector Prof. Dr. Bahri Şahin.

Participating in the "My Health, My Rights and Global Crisis" panel moderated by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fatih Fuat Tuncer from Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, Department of Political Science and International Relations; Asst. Prof. Dr. Nurten Elkin, Sociologist and Zero Waste Expert Esma Nur Dede, Expert Psychologist Sümeyra Bender participated as a speaker.

In the panel organized during World Health Week to draw attention to the inequalities in health that exist between countries and even regions, the problems experienced by the people in Gaza who cannot access their right to health were revealed.

In his opening speech, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fatih Fuat Tuncer stated that they organized a panel called "My Health, My Rights and the Global Crisis" specifically for the World Health Week, which is the second week of April. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tuncer continued his words as follow: “One of the significant reasons for organizing this panel is the events organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) with the theme, ‘My Health, My Right'. We wanted to organize a panel, like WHO, addressing the humanitarian crisis, genocide, and the difficulties in achieving people's health and human rights.”