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Turkey attracts over 275,000 health tourists in three years |
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 The Health Tourism Department of the Health Ministry’s Basic Health Services General Directorate and the Gazi University faculty of commercial and tourism education have taken an inventory of health tourism in Turkey. According to the study, the number of health tourists coming to Turkey for medical treatment has been increasing regularly for the past three years. While 74,093 patients came to Turkey in 2008, there were 91,952 in 2009 and 109,678 last year. The total number of patients who came to Turkey in the past three years is 275,723. Among those patients, 94 percent received treatment in private hospitals while 6 percent went to public hospitals. |
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Hospitals for Medical Tourism in Turkey |
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 Turkey is currently seeking to join the European Union and is set to receive membership by 2014. In preparation for this, both government and private healthcare institutions are conducting
strict implementation of quality, technical and medical standards. These factors are constantly monitored by independent watchdogs set by the Ministry of Health.
The MOH, together with an Independent Turkish Medical Associations sets the local standards and guidelines that are followed by hospitals, healthcare facilities and medical practitioners. |
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