It has been reported by officials that 200,000 foreigners visit Turkey to receive medical care every year. Minister of Health Recep Akdag stated that the country’s medical tourism was also on the rise. The Turkish Tourism Industry is known to have been on the rise for a long while, as well and the country enjoys its biggest revenues from tourism.
The minister who attended the 5th International Health Tourism Congress, held in Ankara on Monday said that the number of foreigners who visit Turkey for medical treatment had been increasing every year. The minister said this was due to the improvement in quality of medical services offered by Turkish hospitals at affordable prices compared to competing countries.
It is a fact that Turkey has great potential for becoming one of the best health tourism destinations in the world currently whereas it was a country sending patients abroad for treatment ten years ago.
This success has been due to the Health Transformation Program, launched by the Ministry of Health in 2003 in part and the number of visiting foreigners who received treatment at Turkish hospitals reached 200,000 in 2011.
It is important to note that half of these foreign patients visit Turkey to receive medical service in particular.
Turkey has some 1,600 thermal springs known for their healing abilities which draw thousands of foreign visitors seeking alternative cures.
26.11.2012
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source: http://www.BusinessTurkeyToday.com / Home> News Today / November 26th, 2012
