30.06.2025 20:30
President Erdoğan announced good news for cancer patients after the Cabinet meeting. Erdoğan stated, "We are including 5 different smart cancer drugs used in the treatment of 25 different types of cancer in the SGK reimbursement coverage."
After the cabinet meeting, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan addressed the cameras and made important statements. Erdoğan also gave good news to cancer patients. President Erdoğan announced that 5 different cancer drugs have been included in the reimbursement scope.
"IN 2024, SGK WILL COVER 504 MILLION PRESCRIPTIONS"
Erdoğan said: "When we came to power in 2002, health was at the top of the list of areas lost in a web of problems. 70% of our population was under the social security umbrella. Thankfully, we have included almost our entire population under the social security umbrella. In 2024, SGK will cover 504 million prescriptions. The cost of the drugs used in these prescriptions is 305 billion lira.
In the 2000s, there were only 3,986 drugs covered by reimbursement, while today this number has risen to 8,522. At the point we have reached today, access to healthcare is not a privilege but a right that all our citizens benefit from, regardless of rich or poor.
"5 DIFFERENT SMART CANCER DRUGS ARE INCLUDED IN SGK REIMBURSEMENT SCOPE"
We have also added a bleeding preventive drug that can be easily administered subcutaneously at home for patients with Hemophilia A to our reimbursement list. We have taken similar steps in the treatment of our children with SMA. We are including 5 different smart cancer drugs used in the treatment of 25 different cancer diseases in the SGK reimbursement scope. Previously, our patients had to obtain these cancer drugs on their own and file lawsuits against SGK."