Doctors from Turkey will examine and give advice to residents of Gagauzia within a charity event themed “Health Week”. They will also perform several surgeries free of charge. Representatives of the Health Division of Gagauzia have told IPN that the Turkish specialists are expected to come to Moldova next March-April.

The Turkish doctors will visit the district hospitals in Comrat, Ceadar-Lunga and Vulcanesti. The event has been staged in the Gagauz region during the last seven years within an agreement of cooperation between the administration of Gagauzia and the Ministry of Health of Turkey.

Besides the provision of free services for the population, the accord also envisions refresher courses for Gagauz doctors at clinics in Turkey. This year the program will be extended and there will be selected also doctors from other regions of Moldova who speak English.