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[11] According to 2013 figures, there are 30,116 health institutions in Turkey and per one doctor there are an average of 573 patients. In addition, the number of beds per 1000 people is 2.64. [12] Life expectancy in Turkey is 75.6 years for males and 81.3 years for females, and the life expectancy of the total population is 78.3 years. [7]
There is a substantial medical tourism business in Turkey, with almost 178 thousand tourists visiting for health purposes in the first six months of 2018. 67% used private hospital, 24% public hospitals and 9% university hospitals. The Regulation on International Health Tourism and Tourist Health came into force on 13 July 2017.
The "First 10-Year National Health Plan", the first written health plan of Turkey, was adopted at the Supreme Health Council in 1946. The plan was announced by the Minister of Health Dr. Behçet Uz in 1946. It took nearly one and a half year for the National Health Plan to become a draft bill.
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The minister of health (Turkish: Sağlık Bakanı) is the head of the Ministry of Health and a member of the Cabinet of Turkey. The current minister of health is Fahrettin Koca ( independent ), who has been in office since 10 July 2018.
The Turkish Medical Association (Turkish: Türk Tabipleri Birliği, abbreviated as TTB) is the professional association and registered trade union for doctors in Turkey. Its membership of 110,000 as of the year 2020, covers 80% of Turkey's doctors. [1] It is affiliated to the World Medical Association. [1]
Medical schools in Turkey (1 C, 6 P) Pages in category "Medical and health organizations based in Turkey" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Turkey is administratively divided into 81 provinces. According to estimation of the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), life expectancy at birth in Turkey in period 2018-2020 was 78.3 years (75.6 years for male and 81.1 years for female). [1] Healthy life expectancy for period 2019-2021 was 58.1 years (59.6 years for male and 56.5 years ...