Over a decade ago, GE Healthcare selected Turkey as an international operational base for its Eastern and Africa Growth Markets (EAGM) and 84 countries are managed from Turkey today. Nael Dabbagh, general manager for the Middle East, Northeast Africa, Turkey, and Central Asia (MENEAT) region, comments on the global firm’s healthcare transformation, how their use of AI is making systems more efficient, and the investment projects that have positioned GE as a key partner for governments looking to improve their capabilities.
The Turkish authorities have chosen, in many cases, a PPP model where private investors come in and run the hospitals. The entire clinical piece remained with the Ministry of Health, but the rest of the operations were outsourced. The results of these partnerships have benefited the population, providing them with a high-quality healthcare system
