Iran’s health tourism goals unachievable say health ministry

 06-May-17, Financial Tribune

Despite making good progress in the field of medical tourism, Iran is unlikely to meet its self-stated goals by 2025, an official at the Health Ministry said. The country is expected to increase its capacity to host health tourists by seven to eight times but “that’s not going to happen”.

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“We are also projected to attract between 500,000 and 600,000 medical tourists every year based on the sixth economic development plan (2017-21), but that too is unlikely to happen,” he said.

Medical tourism is less dependent on how developed a country’s travel industry is and more reliant on the quality of its medical services, which is why Iran is pinning hopes on this sector.

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