Turkey is a country, bordering parts of the Mediterranean and Black Seas, in the midst of the Middle East, Europe, and Asia. Turkey covers 783, 562 square kilometers of the planet (The, 2014). Elections in 2014 yielded its first popularly elected President: Recep Tayyip Erdogan (Davutoglu’s, 2014). Political stability has benefited not only the health care system, but the economy of Turkey as well. Long-term strategies have been put in place due to this stability (Country, 2013). The Republic of Turkey is a republican parliamentary democracy with 81 regions or provinces. Economically, Turkey is a free-market supported by agriculture and textiles, entrepreneurs, basic industry, banking, oil, and tourism. As of 2010, 25.5% of the labor force
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With the aim to join the European Union, Turkey’s healthcare system is continually seeking to become more like a European system. The healthcare reform, or what is also known as the Health Transformation Program, is continuing to change healthcare and improve the health conditions in Turkey. “People first” is the new slogan of the program emphasizing the need for the patient to come first and foremost. Through the reform program, the MoH has been and is continuing to be re-evaluated and restructured to better suit the health needs of the people. The Family Medicine system is also emphasized, and as of 2010, every person in Turkey was assigned a family doctor throughout the country. Physicians are paid on a performance-based system to increase the quality of care they give. Physicians typically work both in the private and public health sectors. Community Health Centers are offered to provide free-of-charge support for the family physicians for what is considered “priority care” (Country, 2013). This would include vaccination campaigns and maternity/child healthcare. These centers also provide care for the regions where family physician access is low (Country, …show more content…
As of 2011, the ratio was 53 to 100,000. In counter to this argument, the government puts much money and other resources to help ensure the quality of care received is the best. And in addition, the resources that are available are not spread evenly throughout the country. While there is not always great access to healthcare, the access is improving. The health status of the community of Turkey has also improved greatly in the past decade. Both infant and maternal mortality rates have decreased, immunization rates have increased (from 78% in 2002 to 97% in 2011), and incidents of malaria and communicable diseases have decreased. The emphasis on prevention is huge in regards to Turkey’s healthcare system (Country, 2013). In regards to the most common causes of death in Turkey – circulatory system diseases, malign neoplasms (cancer), and respiratory system diseases – new plans and policies have been developed and introduced to prevent and treat. Some examples of these include: the Cardiovascular Diseases Prevention and Control Program and the Diabetes Prevention and Control Program. Smoking is banned in public areas greatly reducing the rate of tobacco use, which is very beneficial in regards to prevention of many diseases including the three most common causes of death there (Country,
With the aim to join the European Union, Turkey’s healthcare system is continually seeking to become more like a European system. The healthcare reform, or what is also known as the Health Transformation Program, is continuing to change healthcare and improve the health conditions in Turkey. “People first” is the new slogan of the program emphasizing the need for the patient to come first and foremost. Through the reform program, the MoH has been and is continuing to be re-evaluated and restructured to better suit the health needs of the people. The Family Medicine system is also emphasized, and as of 2010, every person in Turkey was assigned a family doctor throughout the country. Physicians are paid on a performance-based system to increase the quality of care they give. Physicians typically work both in the private and public health sectors. Community Health Centers are offered to provide free-of-charge support for the family physicians for what is considered “priority care” (Country, 2013). This would include vaccination campaigns and maternity/child healthcare. These centers also provide care for the regions where family physician access is low (Country, …show more content…
As of 2011, the ratio was 53 to 100,000. In counter to this argument, the government puts much money and other resources to help ensure the quality of care received is the best. And in addition, the resources that are available are not spread evenly throughout the country. While there is not always great access to healthcare, the access is improving. The health status of the community of Turkey has also improved greatly in the past decade. Both infant and maternal mortality rates have decreased, immunization rates have increased (from 78% in 2002 to 97% in 2011), and incidents of malaria and communicable diseases have decreased. The emphasis on prevention is huge in regards to Turkey’s healthcare system (Country, 2013). In regards to the most common causes of death in Turkey – circulatory system diseases, malign neoplasms (cancer), and respiratory system diseases – new plans and policies have been developed and introduced to prevent and treat. Some examples of these include: the Cardiovascular Diseases Prevention and Control Program and the Diabetes Prevention and Control Program. Smoking is banned in public areas greatly reducing the rate of tobacco use, which is very beneficial in regards to prevention of many diseases including the three most common causes of death there (Country,