Monday, June 15, 2009

Rx for sick economy: Medical tourism

"Rx for sick economy: Medical tourism
ISTANBUL - Turkey should have a bigger share of the fast developing medical tourism industry, urged the country's top business association. Dr. Erdal Karamercan, a member of the acting board of Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association, or TÜSİAD, said Turkey should become a strong alternative for international medical tourism, one of the fastest developing sectors in the world. Karamercan was speaking at the introduction of the opinion paper: 'Medical Tourism: A New Window of Opportunity for Turkey' and said the document was prepared to introduce Turkey’s potential in this globally advancing sector. The document was prepared by Meri Bahar, Cengiz Gül, Ruşen Yıldırım, Kemal Özgirin, Enver Güney and Mehmet Derici."

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