Sağlık için Uluslararası İnsani Yardım: Covid-19 Pandemi Sürecinde Türkiye'nin Sağlık Diplomasisi Uygulamaları

Year 2024, Volume: 17 Issue: 2, 132 - 164, 15.10.2024

Gaye Aslı Sancar Demren , Yaşar Şekerci

https://doi.org/10.18094/josc.1483614

Abstract

Covid-19 gelişmiş ülkelerin sağlık sistemlerini önemli ölçüde etkilemiş, tıbbi malzeme ve ekipman talebinde artışa yol açmıştır. Bu çalışma, Türkiye'nin sağlık diplomasisi uygulamalarına ve COVID-19 nedeniyle tıbbi ekipman, malzeme, ilaç ve aşılara yönelik artan küresel insani ve tıbbi yardım talebinin karşılanmasında Türkiye’nin kolaylaştırıcı rolüne ışık tutmayı amaçlamaktadır. Çalışma, COVID-19 salgını sırasında Türkiye'nin uluslararası insani ve tıbbi yardımlarını sağlık diplomasisi uygulamaları bağlamında incelemek için veri toplama protokolü olarak PRISMA sistematik analiz yöntemini kullanmaktadır. COVID-19 temelli uluslararası insani yardımlar, uluslararası tıbbi ekipman ve malzeme, uluslararası vantilatör yardımları ve uluslararası COVID-19 aşı yardımları olmak üzere dört başlık altında kategorize edilen çalışmanın bulguları, Türkiye'nin beş kıtada 161 ülkeye vantilatör, aşı ve tıbbi ekipman dahil olmak üzere geniş bir yelpazede tıbbi yardım ve destek sağladığını ortaya koyarak yardımların küresel erişimini ve etkisini göstermektedir.
Ayrıca, “girişimci ve insani dış politikasının” bir kanıtı olarak Türkiye, tıbbi ve insani çabaları aracılığıyla bölgesel ve uluslararası iş birliğinin altını çizmiştir. Türkiye'nin uluslararası insani yardımları, diyaloğu teşvik eden maddi bir yardım ötesinde toplumlar için uluslararası dayanışma mesajı olmuştur. Gelecekte yapılacak araştırmalarda, Türkiye'nin bölgesel ve uluslararası tıbbi yardımları ile somut siyasi, sosyal ve ekonomik sonuçlar arasında bir bağlantı kurulması, insani yardım çabalarının etki ve faydalarını doğrulayacaktır.

Keywords

Kamu diplomasisi, Sağlık diplomasisi, İnsani diplomasi, Covid-19, Uluslararası İnsani Yardım

International Humanitarian Assistance for Health: Türkiye’s Health Diplomacy Practices during the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

COVID-19 has significantly impacted the health systems of developed countries, leading to a surge in the demand for medical supplies and equipment. This study is dedicated to shedding light on Türkiye's health diplomacy practices and its pivotal role as a facilitator in addressing the escalating global humanitarian and medical aid demand for medical equipment, supplies, medicines, and vaccines due to COVID-19. The study employs the PRISMA systematic analysis method as a data collection protocol to scrutinize Türkiye's international humanitarian and medical assistance during the COVID-19 pandemic in the context of health diplomacy practices. The study's findings, which are categorized under four headings: international humanitarian aid based on COVID-19, international medical equipment and supplies, international ventilator aid, and Türkiye's international COVID-19 vaccine aid, reveal that Türkiye has extended a broad spectrum of medical aid and support, including ventilators, vaccines, and medical equipment, to 161 countries across five continents, demonstrating its global reach and impact.
Furthermore, as a testament to its “entrepreneurial and humanitarian foreign policy,” Türkiye has underscored regional and international cooperation through its medical and humanitarian endeavors. Türkiye's international humanitarian assistance has gone beyond material aid to encourage dialogue and has been a message of international solidarity for communities. In future research, establishing a connection between Türkiye's regional and international medical assistance and tangible political, social, and economic outcomes will validate the impact and benefits of its humanitarian efforts.

Keywords

Public diplomacy, Health diplomacy, Humanitarian diplomacy, Covid-19, International Humanitarian Aid

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