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Millions of tourists from various places keep visiting the
beautiful country of Turkey
for various reasons. Few people visit
here for recreational purpose; some for business assignments while
others come here for medical care.
Turkey is well known across the
globe for cosmetic surgery as far as medical care is considered.
Apart from this; the country is also famous for its beautiful
monuments and culture. Hence, if you are planning to visit any
country to spend your holidays, then
Turkey should be your first
choice. However, there are some tips which need to be taken care of
as far as health of your family is considered.
Often it has been
seen that when a person travels to some new place, they are not able
to cope up with the existing conditions of that place and hence may
fall ill. Some of the important Medical Travel tips are mentioned
further. First and foremost, you should definitely contact your GP
at least 8 weeks prior to your journey to Turkey in order to
determine whether you need any preventive vaccinations or not. If
you want to look for the health information of this country, then
you can visit NTHN center. Apart from that, you should definitely
log into the website of the British Embassy of Turkey, in case you
might need the services of a hospital where English is spoken to
help the tourists.
In this country, the EHIC is does not holds.
Hence, it is required that if you are coming to
Turkey, then you
should have a health insurance and necessary funds in your pocket so
as to bear the fees of any
medical treatment which you might need in
this country.
Not only this, according to the reports from UNAID/WHO group,
the number of HIV patients in the country of Turkey was around 4500.
Hence, it is required that you definitely exercise the necessary
precautions related to the disease while on your stay here. The
major precaution to this disease is to avoid sharing of needles and
also use only latex condoms when having sex. Moreover, if you need
any type of medical assistance for yourself or for your family
member, then you can dial the toll free number 112 and can request
for ambulance. Also, you should try to get into contact with your
insurance company in case you are subjected to any medical treatment
in Turkey.
Apart from this, in order to prevent yourself from any kind
of parasitic infection, you should keep your feet clean and should
not go barefoot on any beach or island because on many beaches,
animals might have defecated. In order to avoid any kind of major or
minor accident, you need to follow all the traffic rules of this
country.
If you are suffering from any of the disease in Turkey, then
you definitely should consult the doctor. Even after your return to
your country, you should consult your family doctor and tell him
about your particular disease. You should not ignore your medical
checkup once you returned from Turkey. Thus all in all, if you would
follow all the above mentioned Medical Travel tips, then you will
definitely have a healthy and safe journey to Turkey.
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