Minister Işıkhan announced: 2.31 billion lira support for cerebral palsy patients

In his post on the occasion of World Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day, Minister of Labor and Social Security Vedat Işıkhan gave information about the supports provided to cerebral palsy patients within the scope of the Health Practice Communiqué (SUT). Işıkhan reported that 2.31 billion liras were paid for patients' health expenses in the first 6 months of the year.

THE BIGGEST SHARE GOES TO TREATMENT AND EXAMINATION EXPENSES

Işıkhan stated that they support citizens with cerebral palsy in many areas, from physical therapy and rehabilitation practices to medicine and medical equipment support.

Minister Işıkhan said, "We provided more than 2.3 billion liras of support within the scope of the Health Implementation Communiqué in the first 6 months of this year." he said.

According to the data shared by Işıkhan, in the first 6 months of 2026, 1.1 billion liras were covered for the treatment and examination expenses of cerebral palsy patients, 1 billion 70 million liras for drug expenses, and 135.5 million liras for medical device expenses.

In total, the amount covered for the health expenses of cerebral palsy patients was 2.31 billion lira.

COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT FROM PHYSICAL THERAPY TO MEDICAL SUPPLIES

Minister Işıkhan used the following statements in his post: