Ankara, SANA-Health Minister Dr. Musab al-Ali visited the Aziz Sinjar Research Center (TÜSEB) in the Turkish capital, Ankara, to review vaccine, drug, and biotechnology development projects, as well as the BİYAŞAM Research Training Center.
Minister al-Ali stressed the need to enhance scientific and research cooperation between the two countries and benefit from Turkish expertise to develop the health system in Syria.
He also toured Bilkent City Hospital, accompanied by Dr. Aziz Alper, the representative of international health relations at the Turkish Ministry of Health. The hospital, with its facilities, includes 3,704 beds, 131 operating rooms, and 904 outpatient clinics.
Minister al-Ali reviewed specialized centers such as oncology, organ transplantation, and stroke, as well as the medical hotel dedicated to medical stays, the automated sample transport system and logistical robots, in addition to the helipad and emergency rooms operating with backup generators.
The minister praised the success of the public-private partnership model, considering the hospital a distinguished model in supporting medical tourism, especially after it received TÜSEB-TÜSKA accreditation in 2024.
The Minister of Health met Turkish Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Şuayıp Birinc and they discussed the Turkish experience in digital transformation in the healthcare sector.
Minister al-Ali was briefed on the most prominent digital systems implemented in Turkey, such as the electronic health record system (e-Nabız), the Tele-Radiology system, and the Hayat Eve Sığar application, their operating mechanisms, and their impact on improving the efficiency of healthcare services.
The two sides discussed the possibility of cooperation and leveraging the Turkish experience to support the digital transformation process in the Syrian health sector and develop the health information infrastructure in line with modern trends.
MHD Ibrahim
