Türkiye’s Trabzon emerges as hub for health tourism

Türkiye’s Trabzon emerges as hub for health tourism

Health tourism and remedy in private and non-private hospitals in Türkiye’s Trabzon have drastically elevated, with greater than 30,000 sufferers final yr, in accordance with stories shared by Provincial Health officers Sunday.

Trabzon, located on the Black Sea coast, is a well-liked vacation spot for vacationers, particularly throughout the summer season months, with most guests coming from the Middle East and Gulf nations.

Hakan Usta, the provincial well being director, expressed optimism concerning the progress of well being tourism within the area, saying they’d “assume a greater role in the field with their hospitals that have received health tourism certificates.”

He additionally famous that they hope to see a rise in demand from neighboring Georgia and Azerbaijan by at the least 20% this yr.

Elaborating on the permission supplied by the ministry to satisfy with the companies, Usta famous that they’re getting ready the related protocols, which ought to be prepared shortly. Stating that the majority sufferers come from Georgia, he reiterated the excessive expectations for extra guests from Azerbaijan, Iran and Gulf states.

Dr. Celal Tekinbaş, the chef doctor at Karadeniz Technical University’s (KTU) Farabi Hospital, alternatively, famous that throughout the previous yr, greater than 4,000 sufferers have been handled on the hospital inside the scope of well being tourism.

“But what is more important to us than the number of patients coming within the scope of health tourism is that the benefit we give to those patients is very high,” Tekinbaş stated.

He additionally famous that research are being carried out to show the well being system’s high quality and that well being tourism companies usually are not restricted to the nation’s space.

“In health tourism units, we employ staff who speak English, Russian, Georgian and Arabic. We have staff who care for them (international patients) from diagnosis to treatment and going to their hometowns. We have made agreements with companies authorized to conduct international health tourism,” he underlined.

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