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AFRICA ON THE NEW ROUTE IN HEALTH TOURISM
The health and private hospital in Turkey medical company service sector, which expects revenue of $ 7 billion from 1 million 700 thousand tourists this year, has set its eye on Africa, which has $ 35 billion potential.
The Turkish tourism sector, which experienced a serious crisis last year and tried to overcome its problems this year, has stepped up gear with ‘health’. Although the number of tourists from Europe has fallen, the only type of expenditure recorded in tourism revenues last year was health. The goal of the health sector this year is to generate 7 billion dollars in revenue from 1 million 700 thousand tourists, and the new route of the sector was the African continent. 35 billion dollars in health care transfers from abroad in the years of the African continent.
The health tourism of Turkey founding president of the council doing Development, “Foreign Affairs, East-Central-West African countries applied to regime visa from India to Dubai and Thailand in 1-3 days and will be issued from Africa for health tourism, such as if $ 3 billion we can attract,” he said. Despite the potential of Turkey’s 35 billion dollars, the African market can only receive 300 thousand dollars a year, noted that the rest of which goes to India, Thailand, Dubai, France and the UK, he said.
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DECLINE IN EUROPE MEDICAL PATIENTS
Turkey’s visa for 1 month after the appointment, the visa can be obtained within 15-30 days emphasizing the EU gave African patients a visa within 3-5 days he said, who stated that they discussed this issue with foreign affairs bureaucrats, stated that there are countries that emigrate in Africa and stressed that the current visa regime should continue.
According to data from the Turkish Health Tourism Development Council, in the first half of 2016, 389,267 tourists came to Turkey for health tourism and spent $ 2.8 billion. In the 6 months of this year, the number of tourists arriving for health tourism fell 7.6 percent, but revenue rose 21.4 percent. During this period, $ 3.4 billion in revenue was generated from 359,683 tourists. In a statement Turkey Medicals said that in the first half of this year, there were 34.8 percent losses in those who came from Europe for health tourism, but the number of tourists from Russia and the Turkish Republics increased by 19.6 percent.
According to Turkey Medicals, the reason for the increase in income is that patients from Russia and the Turkish republics are more severe cases. According to normal tourists, those who come for health leave 10 times more, that is, between 8-10 thousand dollars in foreign currency. According to the information given by Turkey Medicals, there is a perception that he came to Turkey especially for hair transplantation and plastic or plastic surgery. But the majors that receive the most applications are eye, orthopedics, implant dentist in Turkey, Turkey heart cardiology surgeon, oncology and brain and neurosurgery. September, October, and November, especially health tourists, and said that Turkey has become the rising star of the world, especially in the field of physical therapy and rehabilitation. Turkey Medicals said, “we prefers the months of September, October, November.” for patient treatments in Turkey.
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TURKEY OFFERS 50% CHEAPER SURGERY COSTS
Turkey is one of the most popular health tourism destinations in the world. The most important reason for this is that health spending is 50 percent cheaper than in many countries. For example,
- The heart bypass surgery in USA is about $ 120 thousand dollars, when it is performed in Turkey for 21 thousand dollars, this figure is 43 thousand dollars in Spain and 42 thousand dollars in Mexico.
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- The bill of 10 – 23 thousand dollars is issued for hip replacement in the United States, while this operation is performed at half the price in Turkey.
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TURKEY HEALTH TOURISM TARGET IS 25 BILLION
Turkish Health Minister said that, “the figure in health tourism in Turkey is climbing upwards. adding that “Turkey health tourism targets 25 billion dollars turnover. Let me tell you about the latest developments. According to our protocol with Pakistan, our brothers there are coming to have organ transplant in Antalya and liver surgery in Turkey. Next to the donors, the patient comes here, we meet here, the operation is performed, they return back very satisfied,” he said.
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Turkey's world-renowned organ transplant specialist Demirbaş who has 104 international publications and 102 national publications.
Physician's Resume:
Born on August 7, 1963 in Çorum, Prof. Dr. Alper Demirbaş has been continuing his work as the President of MedicalPark Antalya Hospital Organ Transplantation Center since 2008.
Prof. who performed the first tissue incompatible kidney transplant in Turkey, the first blood type incompatible kidney transplant, the first kidney-pancreas transplant program and the first cadaveric donor and live donor liver transplant in Antalya. Dr. As of August 2016, Alper Demirbaş has performed 4900 kidney transplants, 500 liver transplants and 95 pancreas transplants.
In addition to being the chairman of 6 national congresses, he has also been an invited speaker at 12 international and 65 national scientific congresses. Dr. Alper Demirbaş was married and the father of 1 girl and 1 boy.
Awards:
Eczacibasi Medical Award of 2002, Akdeniz University Service Award of 2005, Izder Medical Man of the Year Award of 2006, BÖHAK Medical Man of the Year Award of 2007, Sabah Mediterranean Newspaper Scientist of the Year Award of 2007, ANTIKAD Scientist of the Year Award of 2009, Social Ethics Association Award of 2010, Işık University Medical Man of the Year Award of 2015, VTV Antalya's Brand Value Award of 2015.
Certificates:
Doctor of Medicine Degree Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Ankara, General Surgeon Ministry of Health Turkey EKFMG (0-477-343-8), University of Miami School of Medicine Member of Multiple Organ Transplant, ASTS Multiorgan Transplant Scholarship. Lecturer at Kyoto University. Lecturer at University of Essen, Research assistant at the University of Cambridge .
Professional Members:
American Society of Transplant Surgeons, American Transplantation Society Nominated, Middle East and Southern Africa Council Transplantation Society 2007, International Liver Transplantation Association, Turkish Transplantation Association, Turkish Society of Surgery, Turkish Hepatobiliary Surgery Association.
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