When and how did health tourism start in Turkey?
Health tourism in Turkey began to develop after 2010, and it became actively practiced starting from 2013-2014.
For which diseases and treatments is Turkey most preferred in health tourism?
Turkey is most preferred for health tourism in the following areas:
- Liver Transplant
- Kidney Transplant
- Bone Marrow Transplant
- Cochlear Implant
- Brain and Spinal Tumors
- Soft Tissue Tumors
- Chemotherapy and Radiation Treatments
- Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery
- Hair Transplantation
- Eye Surgery
- In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
- Open Heart Surgery
- Dialysis and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Gynecology
Are there any disadvantages of being a public hospital?
There are generally no disadvantages to being a public hospital. Public hospitals are often preferred because their prices are more affordable.
Which country has the most competition with Turkey in health tourism?
The countries that are in the most competition with Turkey in health tourism are:
- India
- Malaysia
- Singapore
- Thailand
- South Korea
How can a health tourism certificate be obtained?
To obtain a health tourism certificate, the healthcare facility must meet the following requirements:
- Obtain a minimum score of 85 points.
- Submit the license activity permission document and authorization certificate application form of the facility.
- The healthcare facility must have an infrastructure that allows international health tourists to obtain information about the professional background of the doctors who will treat them through the facility’s website.
- The facility must have a communication and information transfer system that allows international health tourists to receive detailed information about their illness and treatment plan before arriving.
- There must be an infrastructure that allows international health tourists to make deposit payments to the hospital account before arrival.
- The facility should have the necessary infrastructure to carry out all procedures related to health tourism through the foreign patient module in the automation system.
- The healthcare facility must provide a written commitment to meet the following requirements:
a) Provide information on all activities related to healthcare services in the scope of international health tourism and have a consent form in the tourist’s language, signed by both the international health tourist and the treating doctor.
b) Clinical and laboratory findings, diagnosis, disease course, examinations, treatment and outcomes, the discharge summary provided by the healthcare facility after treatment, and instructions for the patient after discharge will be prepared in the patient’s language and given to the patient with a signature.
Which countries send the most tourists for health tourism?
The countries that send the most tourists for health tourism are:
Kyrgyzstan, Albania, Kosovo, Libya, Sudan, Somalia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Algeria, Tanzania, Germany, France, Iraq, and Iran.