TEHRAN – With correct planning, Iran might generate 6 billion euros yearly from medical tourism, in accordance with Mohammad Reza Baez Mahdavi, chairman of the Iranian Society of Health Economic Sciences.
Currently, the nation’s annual revenue from well being tourism quantities to 700 million euros, TABNAK reported.
Mahdavi emphasised Iran’s purpose to grow to be a medical hub in West Asia within the coming years, which incorporates plans to export vaccines and medical tools value 1 billion euros yearly.
Iran’s present annual pharmaceutical exports are 200 million euros, however Mahdavi believes that with the appropriate infrastructure and market technique, this determine can simply develop to 1 billion euros.
Mr. Mahadavi additionally pointed to the necessity for higher help programs and confidence-building measures for international medical vacationers.
According to a report launched by Iran’s Ministry of Health in August 2023, Iran receives roughly 1 million medical vacationers yearly, with international sufferers searching for therapy throughout quite a lot of specialties. “One million international sufferers are handled in Iran yearly,” the report stated, underscoring Iran’s rising affect within the world well being sector.
In the final Iranian calendar 12 months ending in March 2024, Iran’s medical tourism receipts reached $1 billion. A complete of 247 hospitals and medical facilities throughout the nation have particular authorization to serve international sufferers.
Most of Iran’s medical vacationers come from neighboring international locations resembling Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Oman, Bahrain, Armenia, and Tajikistan. Iran ranked forty sixth within the 2020-2021 Medical Tourism Index, additional establishing its presence as a number one vacation spot providing inexpensive but high-quality healthcare.
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