Konya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Uğur Ibrahim Altay
conducted inspections on Konya Mobile Eye and Mobile Dental Units, which
provide services for those affected by the earthquake in Hatay. Mayor Altay
stated, "Our mobile units, which we have implemented with the contribution
of civil society organizations in Konya, meet an important need in the
earthquake zone. With the help of state-citizen solidarity, we will overcome
the wounds of this century's disaster.
Konya Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Uğur Ibrahim Altay
visited the mobile units prepared in collaboration with civil society
organizations in Konya.
Mayor Altay stated that they made great efforts as Konya to
rebuild Hatay, which suffered great destruction due to the earthquakes on
February 6. He said that the mobile eye and mobile dental units implemented
with the contribution of civil society organizations in Konya met an important
need in the earthquake zone.
Mayor Altay mentioned that they visited the mobile units in
the earthquake zone and tried to boost the morale of the earthquake victims. He
said, "Our Oral and Dental Health Diagnosis and Treatment Vehicle, which
we implemented with the Konya Dental Association, and our Mobile Eye Care Unit,
which we prepared in collaboration with the Konya Opticians and Eyeglasses
Association, continue to provide services for earthquake-stricken. I convey the
thanks and prayers of the citizens who benefited from our health services in
Hatay to the people of Konya. With the help of state-citizen solidarity, we
will overcome the wounds of this century's disaster."
The earthquake victims who received health services from the
mobile dental and eye care units also thanked the Konya Metropolitan
Municipality for their support.
Since the Oral and Dental Health Diagnosis and Treatment
Vehicle started serving in the earthquake zone in Hatay, it has performed
dental examinations and treatments for 1,357 citizens, while the mobile eye
care unit conducted eye examinations for 1,131 people.