Health Transformation Program In Turkish Health System Reforms And Policy Processes

Authors : Sebla Ak

Pages : 71-78

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Publication Date : 2023-09-30

Article Type : Review Paper

Abstract :Objective:The Turkish healthcare environment has been restructured since 2003 with a reform called the "Health Transformation Programme”. Although the program came to the agenda with the aim of solving the health problems of Turkey, with the transformation in the world, is in harmony. As in many similar countries, in Turkey, the program is accepted both in terms of information and finance.The contributions of the Monetary Fund, the World Bank and the World Health Organization are decisive. In this article, the main lines ofIt is aimed to examine the global transformation, the dynamics of this transformation, its reflections in Turkey and the impact of the transformation on health workers and public health. Methods: Document analysis method was used in the research. PubMed and Google Scholar pages were used for this This study was searched as English and Turkish Articles and theses published between 2006-2022 in academic databases pubmed and Google scholar search pages in March and August 2022. Conclusion: While it is in question to focus on the financial aspect of the SDP, the main thing is health.It has been emphasized that there is a marketization of the market and the components of this marketization have been tried to be explained.
Keywords : Health Services and Reforms, Transformation Policies in Health, Turkeys Health Policies