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Türkiye’s Fight Against COVID-19 Pandemic

Finally, taking into consideration that the world is getting smaller now and
such disasters do not remain at the national level, it has become important
to make all technological infrastructures, especially the media, ready for such
crises.

The recommendations based on these findings are as follows:

1. The country’s health infrastructure at the national level should always
be strong and well-prepared for such new diseases or disasters. Health
investments should be planned according to these preparations. It should
not be forgotten that in such global crises, nations must produce their
own solutions first. While the state continues to support private health
institutions in order to make health services easy and accessible for
citizens, it should be ensured that the health sector is not transformed
into a structure that acts entirely for profit and is controlled by market
conditions. The government should deliver easily accessible and high-
quality services to citizens while providing its primary services at the
same time, which is the practice that is being implemented currently.

2. Accordingly, the work on local and national hardware and software
projects should be accelerated in all areas, especially in health
technologies. There should be a mobilization in technology production
and software and content production. The initiated projects should be
continued patiently without disruption until the result is achieved. A
considerable amount of support resources should be allocated for these
areas.

3. Both the physical and mental health of the world and humanity are and
will be under threat with technological methods. Therefore, national
production should be accelerated to protect the physical and mental
health of Turkish citizens. Considerable resources should be allocated
for national vaccination studies against this pandemic and others that
may occur in the future. People should be monitored and managed with
the help of a vaccine, a drug, or simple medical supplies.

4. As the government carries out main services such as defense, public order
and justice, it should also maintain its authority to carry out and manage

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