Personal care and hygiene are of vital importance in terms of maintaining health. Health & Care products provide the care and hygiene that the body needs.
Especially after the Covid-19 pandemic, people paid more attention to their care and hygiene. In addition, masks, which are included in all areas of our lives, allow us to avoid viruses. Especially since 2019, the demand for health equipment continues to increasingly. Thanks to its quality production and technological equipment, Turkey is among the important countries in the production and export of health equipment.
Health and care products production and exports in Turkey continue to increase. In addition to investments in research and development and technology to support the production of healthcare products, new factories are opened. In 2021, 1.3 billion dollars of foreign currency inflow was obtained from the export of healthcare products. In 2021, the sector mainly exported to Germany, Iraq, Slovenia, USA, and China. Exports to the first five countries in 2021 constitute 30% of the total exports in the sector.