Rx for sick Turkey economy: Medical tourism

Turkey's top business association says the country should seek a bigger share of the fast developing medical tourism industry. Erdal Karamercan, MD, a member of the acting board of Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association, said Turkey should become a strong alternative for international medical tourism, one of the fastest developing sectors in the world. He said private health institutions with strong infrastructure are continuing to grow in number and the Turkish private health sector was able to handle international competition in terms of hospital infrastructure, staff experience, and technology.