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need
of care. This figure is expected to rise to 297,000 by the end
of 2010. |
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| In 2009, in 81 Elderly Peoples’ Homes 7,161 people were
given boarding services and in 5 Solidarity Centers 1,000 elderly
people were given day-time services. |
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| Also, 9,277 elderly people were given boarding services in
180 Elderly People’s Homes opened with the permission of
the Directorate General and operated by public institutions,
associations, foundations and individuals. |
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Health Services |
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| Improvements achieved particularly in the health sector since
the proclamation of the Republic have reached-sub-stantial
proportions. Struggle against contagious diseases during the
planned development period in the 1960s, an endeavor initiated
for the more efficient use of resources, was a remarkable
success story. Meanwhile, substantial ground has been
covered in increasing the number of health institutions and
meeting the demand for health personnel. |
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| The birth rate was 17.9 ‰ and the estimated death rate 6.4‰
in 2009. The birth rate is expected to be 16.3‰ by 2015 and
14.5‰ by 2025. The fertility rate was 2.12% and the infant
mortality rate 15.3‰ in 2009. Although interre-gional differences
still remain in infant and under 5-year-old mortality
rates, serious improvements have been seen in the recent
years. |
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| Within the framework of strengthening the preventive and
protective health services and as part of the special impor-tance
attached to the health of mothers and their children,
Turkey is carrying out Sexual Health/Fertility programs such
as immunization, control of diseases with diarrhea, acute respiratory infections, encouraging mother’s milk, neonatal
scanning and provision of iron. Since the boosting of efforts
to encourage the vaccination of children, the proportion of
vaccinated children throughout the country has risen to over |
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Developments in the health sector are
rapidly increasing in the country. |
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