Minister Memişoğlu: “Please be careful about puffs or electronic cigarettes.”

Health Minister Prof. Dr. Kemal Memişoğlu stated, “We consider tobacco addiction and alcohol addiction as an attack on our young population. Please be careful with puffs or electronic cigarettes.”

Health Minister Prof. Dr. Kemal Memişoğlu visited Konya for a series of visits. He was first welcomed at the Konya Governorship by Governor Vahdettin Özkan, Mayor Uğur İbrahim Altay, members of parliament, and protocol members. Minister Memişoğlu signed the honorary guest book. After his visit to the Governorship, Minister Memişoğlu met with party members at the AK Party Konya Provincial Headquarters. He later visited the Karatay Martyr Specialist Doctor Ekrem Karakaya Health Center, where he made statements to the press. Minister Memişoğlu said, “Konya is our exemplary city in terms of production, agriculture, health, and education. It is truly an exemplary city in both urban planning and other areas. There are also very good places in health, and we came here to see what we can do to make it even better. We consulted. As you can see, we are holding a press conference in beautiful structures where there is a healthy life center and a family health center, where local governments, the nation, and the state come together. We thank the Karatay Municipality for providing and putting this place into service. We thank each of our physician colleagues and working friends here. With the city hospital, university hospitals, 225 health centers, and family health centers, Konya is also in very good places in health. Hopefully, we will also contribute to this. Today, our work regarding new hospitals, new oral and dental health, and Meram Training and Research Hospital is still ongoing. We will plan to provide them to our people in a better way. We are here because we want to serve our people.”

“Please be careful with puffs or electronic cigarettes”

Expressing that there are three issues threatening public health, Minister Memişoğlu said, “I especially want to give a few messages to the public. We always mention the three biggest risks to society. The first is weight, proper nutrition, and healthy eating. The second is addiction. We particularly consider tobacco addiction and alcohol addiction as an attack on our young population. Please be careful with puffs or electronic cigarettes, as these are the most significant risks that can lead to loss of health. The third is inactivity. These are healthy life centers; our family health centers are places where we can consult about everything we need to stay healthy, including dieticians, physiotherapists, cancer screenings, etc. They are the most important places where some diseases can be treated without going to the hospital. We encourage our community to meet with family doctors, to go to healthy life centers for counseling, and to access services from psychologists, physiotherapists, dentists, and cancer screenings, all of which are provided free of charge here.”