Qanati: We are not looking for trade in “health tourism”
According to IRNA cultural correspondent, The second international event introduces investment opportunities in health startups and health tourism Including: medical tourism, sports tourism, nature and health tourism, rural tourism and ecotourism, educational tourism, food tourism, medicine and medical equipment and health services started this morning (Sunday, November 7) and the top five startups of the countries are scheduled to attend the event. Introduce Islam.
In “health tourism”, we are looking for health gifts to people
Dr. Hossein Qanati The President of Tehran University of Medical Sciences in the second event of investment opportunities for health startups and health tourism, said: In health tourism, we are never looking for business, but we are looking for health gifts to people. After the Islamic Revolution in 1950, health as a strategic and priority program was on the agenda of all officials of the Islamic Republic, and now good achievements in public health have been achieved to increase life expectancy and longevity.
The President of Tehran University of Medical Sciences stated: “Our university has developed programs for the development of health tourism, and we are now a pioneer in the field of dermatology, beauty and vascular surgery in the West Asian region.”
Qanati pointed out: According to Iranian and Islamic culture, in terms of service quality, expertise and kindness of medical staff, hospitality and hospitality of service staff, as well as the cost of services is a comparative advantage of the services of Tehran University of Medical Sciences.
He said: “Currently, the training capacity and the possibility of providing and equipping 3,000 educational chairs for applicants with the presence of professors fluent in English, Arabic and Persian for those interested in Islamic, Arabic and Persian-speaking countries is the necessary platform for the development of education.” Provides “treatment and health” and “health tourism”.
Offer to provide a dedicated tourist visa for the Eco region
سید یحیی اخلاقی “Health tourism is very important in the medical and tourism sectors, but it requires patience,” said the deputy secretary general of the ECO. Transportation services and medical awareness and measures are essential for the development of health tourism. This market is expanding rapidly, but it is a bit difficult to measure its market share in the global economy to make more precise plans.
Referring to tourism statistics in the year 1, Akhlaghi said: “In this year, the average share of tourism in GDP has been 2.7 percent.” Turkey, Azerbaijan and Kyrgyzstan rank first to third in GDP, respectively, but Corona has severely damaged the tourism industry and drastically reduced tourist arrivals in the ECO region.
“The development of health tourism can be part of the national strategy and national revenues of the ECO countries, which is very attractive to Europeans, but we still need strategic and joint planning to increase the share of tourism services in the global services market,” he said.
He noted that ECO countries have good advantages and capacities for the development of health tourism, and the development of this sector will help the socio-economic development and business prosperity of the people of the region, and the region will become a hub for health tourism, but to promote And the introduction of this section should be targeted advertising and marketing.
Akhlaqi said: “We have consulted with ECO member countries in various meetings and we have decided to design a” dedicated tourism visa for the ECO region “such as the” Schengen visa “for the citizens of the ECO region. Of course, we can give this visa to other non-ECO countries.” Leads in the area.
Cooperation to turn Islamic countries into health tourism hubs in the world
Dr. Nader Tavakoli The Vice Chancellor of Iran University of Medical Sciences also stated in his speech: Hospitals and health centers and tourism development education and also facilitating upstream laws in countries in addition to creating a reliable and accessible tourism network can make Islamic countries the center of health tourism in the world Slowly
Tavakoli considered the formulation and approval of specific laws necessary for mutual cooperation between Islamic countries and the region and said: “There is a good path and perspective for the growth of health tourism hosted by Iran University of Medical Sciences even now in the Corona era and in the post-Corona.” Please visit the booth of this university to start a new chapter of cooperation in these fields.
He expressed the hope that this event and the three-day meetings at the Fifth Health Congress of Islamic Countries will help increase university cooperation and make the field of health tourism more prosperous in Pasakrona.
At the end of the event, the managers of startup plans and ideas presented the results of their research and creative ideas and products in the field of health services and health tourism, and answered the questions of experts present at the event about the capacity and use of designed systems and products. .
According to IRNA, at the same time as this event, from this morning for three days (November 6 to 7), an exhibition of medical and laboratory equipment and specialized meetings Fifth International Health Congress of Islamic Countries With the presence of health institutions and specialists and tourism services companies and health tourism activists, as well as domestic and international hospitals and medical centers active in this field from different countries of the world In full compliance with Corona hygiene guidelines It started working in the International Conference Hall of Sada-e Sima in Tehran.
Formal ceremony Fifth Congress of Islamic Countries Tomorrow, Monday (November 8), with the presence of officials in the field of health and tourism and activists and managers of the private sector, managers of medical tourism services companies, hospitals and domestic medical centers from Iran and Turkey, Iraq, Oman, Tunisia, India, Germany and Etihad Europe and some international organizations active in the field of health and treatment and health tourism.
health tourism (Helth tourism) is one of the most important and growing sectors of international tourism trade in the world and is divided into two types of medical tourism and medical tourism (wellness tourism), the former mostly includes tourists who aim to receive medical services to They travel outside of their normal living and accommodation environment and use the medical infrastructure of the tourist destination, and the latter is more about enjoying sports infrastructure and natural endowments such as hydrotherapy.
Both types of health tourism (medical and health) are at the forefront of the international tourism industry compared to other different sectors, and much investment has been made in various tourism destinations in Asia and the Middle East, because the rate of health tourism in international trade is much higher. It has reached 3% more than other shares of other types of tourism industry.
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