Abstract
The current pandemic has highlighted the vulnerability of healthcare systems all over the world. Turkey experienced more than 130 brutal episodes of wildfires of history. According to a report, eight people died, more than 50 were hospitalized, and thousands of residents and tourists were evacuated. The wildfire impacted the healthcare facilities of Turkey directly as well as indirectly, exerting extra strain on an already overburdened system. In this article, we made some recommendations to combat the catastrophe aiming to unburden the healthcare system of Turkey.
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Article Type: Letter to Editor
J CONTEMP STUD EPIDEMIOL PUBLIC HEALTH, Volume 3, Issue 1, 2022, Article No: ep22004
https://doi.org/10.29333/jconseph/12063
Publication date: 01 May 2022
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