TEHRAN – Iran plans to ship particular envoys as well being attachés to sure nations in Africa and Latin America.
Health Minister Baharam stated, “We have negotiated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs concerning the appointment of well being attachés to the embassies of some nations with which we cooperate within the fields of drugs, medical gear, and science and expertise, in addition to the change of professors and college students.” Einolahi stated.
“In the primary section, well being attachés might be appointed in six nations, together with nations in South America and Africa. We are additionally following up on sending well being attachés to neighboring nations,” IRNA quoted Einolahi as saying on Saturday. I advised you.
Under this coverage, the primary well being attaché might be despatched to Iraq by the following two weeks, he famous.
“The challenge of medical tourism is essential. Therefore, nations with in depth relations with us within the discipline of well being diplomacy might be given high precedence.”
President Ebrahim Raisi stated the Islamic Republic is an appropriate vacation spot for medical tourism.
Highlighting Iran’s nice advances in medical and well being sciences, Raisi stated that sufferers from many neighboring nations choose to go to Iran for remedy reasonably than touring to Europe.
Raisi stated this was on account of decrease prices and better experience in Iran, Press TV reported.
Deputy Minister of Health Saeed Karimi stated that previously Iranian calendar 12 months (ending on May 20), Iran’s medical tourism receipts reached $1 billion.
Mehr stated on Friday that officers stated the Islamic Republic acquired about 1.2 million medical vacationers final 12 months.
Karimi stated vacationers from 164 nations spent about $1 billion throughout their keep.
The Deputy Minister stated that 247 hospitals and medical facilities have been granted particular licenses for medical tourism.
Iran ranks forty sixth as a medical tourism vacation spot [within the 2020-2021 Medical Tourism Index]he added.
According to Karimi, individuals from neighboring nations resembling Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Oman, Bahrain, Armenia and Tajikistan make up nearly all of medical vacationers arriving in Iran.
In addition to medical facilities and hospitals, motels, eating places, transportation services and different service organizations additionally profit from medical tourism, which is a currency-generating trade, the official defined.
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