In the event planned specifically for Health Week, based on the World Health Organization (WHO) Slogan "My Health is My Right", Assoc. Prof. Dr. Fuat TUNCER served as Moderator; Addiction Fighting Coordinator, Faculty of Health Sciences Faculty Member Asst. Prof. Nurten ELKİN, Expert Clinical Psychologist Sümeyra BENDER and Sociologist and zero waste expert Esma Nur DEDE took part.
The event started with the opening speech by the Rector of Istanbul Gelişim University, Prof. Dr. Bahri ŞAHİN. Our Rector talked about the importance of health and the devoted work of healthcare professionals.
Then, the Moderator gave the floor to Asst. Prof. Nurten ELKİN. In her speech, ELKİN said; Stating that health is an innate human right and that every individual has the right to receive health care under equal and fair conditions, regardless of any social class, she talked about the World Health Organization's strategy and activities regarding Primary Health Care from past to present. In Primary Health Services; she emphasized the importance of social equality, self-responsibility, the dimension of health care and international solidarity and explained the common philosophy of preventive health services and basic health services. Finally, she emphasized that improving environmental factors, as in the zero waste project, is effective in protecting and improving individual and community health.
Expert Clinical Psychologist Sümeyra BENDER took the floor in her speech; she talked about the importance of mental health within the concept of health, the traumas individuals experience during natural disasters and wars, and post-traumatic syndrome.
The panel ended after zero waste expert Esma Nur DEDE talked about the zero waste project implemented at our university in her speech.
