It can be said
that the Minister of Health has a crucial role in shaping health policies,
presentation of healthcare services, and the management and administration of
health institutions. The Minister of Health has at the same time a directing
and inspecting standing in health service planning of the country with his
administrative position. Sometimes a physician, sometimes a military man and
sometimes a politician supports his administrative abilities for an effective
and quality health service presentation to all citizens in the country. The
purpose of this study was to reveal updated profiles of the Ministers of Health
who served before and after the Republic in Turkey. In the study, an assessment
was made based on the secondary data, and 3 Ministers of Health before the
Republic and 49 Ministers of Health from the Republic to present were
scrutinized. The first health minister of the era before the republic was Adnan
Adıvar M.D. and the first health minister of the republic was Refik Saydam
M.D..
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Health Care Administration |
Journal Section | Orginal Research |
Authors | |
Publication Date | April 24, 2018 |
Published in Issue | Year 2018 Volume: 4 Issue: 6 |