19-Dec-14 Two members of the World Bank Group have announced their support for the development of a EUR433 million integrated health campus in Adana, southern Turkey. The Adana campus is part of a nation-wide public-private partnership (PPP) program being implemented by the Turkish Ministry of Health. [image: Manufacturing Chemist]

04-Dec-14 GE Healthcare Life Sciences is planning to open a Technology Laboratory in Turkey which will feature the company’s latest tools for drug discovery, protein science and bioprocessing research. Turkey plans to transform its domestic manufacturing of devices and pharmaceuticals, with plans for 60% of demand to be met locally. [image: GE Healthcare Life Sciences]

07-Nov-14 Turkey’s population is already over 74 million and growing, meaning the need to upgrade build new healthcare facilities is very real. There are currently 36 facilities under development, with the giant Bilkent Healthcare Campus in Ankara earmarked as the flagship project. It will be one of the largest hospital complexes in the world, housing 1,300 doctors. [Image: CNN]

25-Oct-14 Turkish people’s healthcare spending rose 85% from 2009 to 2014, as a major shift in the burden of expenditure away from the state took place. Patients are charged up to ten different types of fees, such as examination payment and pillbox payment, when paying for treatment and medication. [image: Today's Zaman]

08-Oct-14 With rising economic prosperity and the ageing population Turkey’s government has been systematically increasing healthcare infrastructure. Turkey has traditionally focused on generics, but more recently the industry has shifted towards a more intensive focus on R&D. (Image: PMLiVE)