“Türkiye has become one of the top 10 countries receiving most foreign patients from around the world,” according to the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TÜRSAB), reflecting the rise of health tourism in the country.
“In the ranking of health tourism in countries, the top consists of Mexico, India, Thailand, Brazil, Türkiye and Singapore,” Elif Ural, board member at the TÜRSAB, told Anadolu Agency (AA) recently.
Ural stated that health tourism in the world is categorized under three sections – medical, thermal and elderly-disabled tourism.
“As the TÜRSAB board, we are putting in efforts to work together with our TÜRSAB Nature and Adventure Tourism Specialized Presidency, as we aim to further develop our work within the scope of the ‘Century of Türkiye,'” she said.
Ural mentioned that there is a rapid growth in the number of hospitals, medical centers, doctors, health care personnel and travel agencies, all of which play active roles in the…