Golestan province can be the health tourism destination of the country

According to Aria Heritage report, citing the public relations of the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Golestan, Mohammad Javad Savori said on Thursday 6th of Bahman 1401 in the first national conference of Beski health tourism, nature tourism and naturopathy, which was held in the conference hall of the Islamic Azad University, Gonbadkavos branch: Dr. Gholam Ali Beski is active and The environmentalist was a national and international figure who left behind very effective and lasting actions for the people of the region and province. Dr. Beski knew what he had, and one of these things was nature, and this appreciation and interest made him famous for the father of nature in Iran.

The Director General of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Golestan stated: In addition to introducing the neglected services and capacities of the province in the field of health tourism and nature tourism, holding such conferences also provides the opportunity to introduce other capacities of the province.

He said: “Iran is among the top 10 tourism countries in the world in terms of God-given resources and gifts, but unfortunately, we are at the bottom in the exploitation of these resources.”

Savari further said: Golestan province is the gateway of entering and leaving Iran to cis countries, and fortunately, in the 13th government, in order to strengthen tourism, the province’s relationship with neighboring countries has expanded in this area. We should introduce potentials to attract tourists, especially health tourism, by developing interactions and expanding relations with these countries.

Pointing out that the development and strengthening of tourism has been a serious concern of the 13th government and good measures have been taken in line with that, he emphasized: There are special capacities in Golestan, and by reviving these capacities, a lot of foreign currency can be brought to the province by attracting domestic and foreign tourists. entered.

The General Director of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of Golestan said: Tourism in the country has been subjected to different views and because everyone does not look at tourism and its potentials for economic development and prosperity from a single window, we are witnessing a lot of backwardness in this sector.

He clarified: Iran is a cheap destination for travel, especially health tourism, we should make the most of this neglected capacity.
Savari further stated: Protecting the environment of Ashurade Island is very important, but we can develop the tourism industry by not interfering with the environment.

He stated: Economic prosperity and employment generation are two very important components, especially in the less developed province of Golestan. These two important components should be achieved with the prosperity of industries such as tourism, which can cause much less damage to the environment than other industries.

The special capacities of Golestan tourism can be the driver of development

In this conference, the head of the Scientific Association of Nature Tourism of Iran also said: by using the special capacities of Golestan, tourism can be turned into a driver of development and social welfare in this province.

Farid Javaherzadeh, referring to the national slogan of tourism, “The growth of new ideas in Iran’s tourism”, said: The growth of new ideas in the tourism industry is possible with the growth of the country’s macro policies.

He emphasized: the activation of the tourism industry leads to the improvement of the economic situation, overcoming the current heavy inflation and continuous positive growth in the country’s economy, and undoubtedly the development of the tourism industry will act as an important factor in the growth of the country’s economy and will be a part of the prosperity of other parts of Iran.

The head of Iran’s Nature Tourism Scientific Association stated: Ashuradeh Island and Miankale Lagoon are the most valuable ecosystems in the north of the country, which have been registered as a wildlife sanctuary due to the variety of unique animal and plant species, and activists in the fields of environment, sustainable tourism and cultural heritage have always paid attention to this in the regional plans. And with extra efforts, unfortunate events have been prevented.

He added: Undoubtedly, the livelihood of the people and the local community can be considered based on the protection of nature, and we can create a model of tourism development based on the developmentalist society in the country.

Referring to Hyrkani forests, Javaherzadeh said: Hyrkani forests are the most magnificent natural monuments in Iran, and in order to protect this human heritage, we must consider all the tangible and intangible works of the region as components of a tourism system, in which a shining star like Dr. Beski’s Shadrovan Is.

At the end of his speech, this university professor said: Dr. Beski’s character is considered to be different from other spiritual heritage of the region, that his way, method, behavior and position of his teachings can play a distinctive role in this region and distinguish the treasures of natural and historical heritage of Golestan with his presence. slow

Iranian medicine with the origin of native culture has no contradictions with modern medicine

The secretary of the Iranian Medicine Tourism Committee of the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education also said in this national conference: Iranian medicine is the origin of the indigenous culture of the people of this country and has no contradictions with modern and current medicine and is known as complementary medicine.

Mohammad Panahi noted: In 1400, a good thing happened in the field of the Ministry of Health, and that was the attention to “Iranian medical tourism” as one of the marginalized and unknown capacities in the country.

He added: Iranian medicine is more than 5,000 years old and Iranians have been familiar with medicinal plants for a long time, and this medicine has been integrated with the culture of the people of this country, and today this medicine can be mentioned as one of the irreplaceable capacities for the development of tourism.

The Secretary of the Iranian Medicine Tourism Committee of the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education continued: According to the European medical reference books, Indian medicine under the totality of Iranian medicine and Greek medicine is indebted to Iranian medicine, and in the whole world, Iranians are the flag bearers of medicine in terms of legal and real personality. and will be

Panahi considered the category of health tourism to be one of the specialized topics of the Ministry of Health and stated: Health tourism includes the three axes of “medical tourism based on treatment with modern medicine, naturopathy and wellness”.

He also said: There are 11 regions out of 13 regions in the world in Iran, and this issue has made the country to have a very unique capacity in the matter of naturopathy, including 370 mineral water springs, about 200 of which have facilities related to naturopathy tourism. or the capacity of desert therapy in hot and dry areas and mud therapy in the north of the country.

The secretary of the Iranian medical tourism committee of the Ministry of Health considered health as the third capacity of health tourism and said: Being in different provinces of the country, including Golestan, due to the many natural capacities including forests, waterfalls, springs, rivers, pastures and deserts, can create spiritual and physical growth. for tourists.

The country’s environmental laws are mocked under the pretext of generating money and employment

In the continuation of the first national conference on health tourism, nature tourism and naturopathy, Beski, a member of the faculty of the country’s forests and pastures research institute, also said: the country’s environmental conditions show that we mocked the country’s environmental laws under the pretext of generating money and employment, so that today five We lost a lake as big as Lake Urmia.

Mohammad Darwish said: In the 6th five-year plan, we could generate seven billion dollars from health tourism alone, and this is an irreplaceable value that can generate money and entrepreneurship without polluting the air, draining the groundwater aquifers, and plundering the country’s biodiversity. had

He added: The report that the Minister of Energy presented last year in the presence of the President in the Supreme Water Council of the country was very shocking, because he said that from 1357 to today, we extracted more than 120 billion cubic meters more than what entered the underground water tables, and the report again The Ministry of Energy in 1401 shows that this figure has reached 140 billion cubic meters of negative balance.

A member of the academic faculty of the country’s forest and rangeland research institute said: air pollution in the country shows that we mocked the country’s environmental laws under the pretext of generating money and employment, so that today we lost five lakes as big as Urmia lake. And in the 21st century, Iran broke the land subsidence record twice.

Stating that the healthy lifestyle of Dr. Gholam Ali Beski can be a model for having an economy without a water-oriented approach, he said: “Dr. Beski lived a simple life like his beautiful words and beautiful slogans and I am happy that this year this national summit aims to change the lifestyle.” The people of Iran have been held.

Differentiation of Golestan in health tourism compared to other provinces

The vice president of Golestan University of Medical Sciences and Health Care Services also said in this conference: having the special capacity of kinship and ethnic linguism and neighboring with some Central Asian countries, this northern province is distinguished from other provinces in terms of health tourism.

Mohammad Mehdi Zargaran added: This opportunity is a great privilege for Golestan province, so that by strengthening the health infrastructure in the field of tourism, it can provide the field for further development of this industry with the support of health benefactors.

He said: Various activities and endeavors in the field of environment, along with medicine, have made the name and memory of Dr. Beski immortal in Golestan and the country, and the health tourism boom in the province of this name will become global.

Golestan University of Medical Sciences Vice President of Medicine said: Health tourism has different dimensions, the main part of which is related to the discussion of treatment along with other topics such as circulation of services and attraction of tourists.

Zargaran stated: Despite various medical infrastructures, including the activity of infertility centers, angiography, operating rooms, dental services, beauty treatments and radiotherapy, Golestan has a good capacity for the prosperity of the health tourism industry and the development of new jobs in this field.

Endowment trustee Dr. Beski also said in this conference: the development of any society depends on paying attention to its natural resources and other material values.

Khalil Farshbaf added: In order to achieve the right level of health and have a blue sky and clean air in the country and Golestan province, it is necessary to pay attention to the environmental model based on economy without the need for water and with a tourism approach.

He considered Dr. Beski’s motto to be the protection of wetlands, attention to the type of crops in sloping lands and respect for the local living capacity and said: We must leave this nature as an expensive heritage for the future generation.

The president of the Islamic Azad University Gonbadkavos also declared that the most important reason for the longevity of Dr. Beski’s name is to dedicate their personal interests to the benefit of the people and stated: Achieving sustainable development requires attention to the issue of culture in all ministries and executive bodies, giving importance to the category of education for generational education. Educate and strengthen skills.

Alireza Graili added: He wants to strengthen the connection between the industry and the university, to provide the field for the development of entrepreneurial and knowledge-based activities among university graduates.

The first national conference on health tourism, nature tourism and naturopathy, today and tomorrow, 6th and 7th of Bahman, in Gonbadkavos, with the presence of activists in the fields of tourism and health, including communities of tourism facilities, universities of medical sciences, specialized and subspecialized hospitals, companies that manufacture medical equipment, and produce plants Medicines and herbal medicines, startups, health facilitation companies, etc. are being held.

This conference focuses on various axes, including health tourism, lifestyle modification, prevention of chronic diseases with nutrition, sports therapy, the role of naturopathy in prevention and recovery, relaxation and mindfulness in nature, harmony with nature’s energies, nature tourism hotels with an approach to environmental protection, branding and Digital marketing is taking place in health tourism, wellness tourism and sustainable development.