Over 1.2 Million Tourists Visited Iran to Receive Medical Treatment Last Year
“Last year, 1.2 million health tourists from different countries traveled to the Islamic Republic of Iran for treatment, and most of the visits were related to infertility treatment,” Saeed Karimi, the Deputy Minister of Health and Medical Education, said in a conference dubbed “The 2nd International Conference And Exhibition Of Hospitals And Medical Centers (IPH 2023) held in Tehran on July 17th.
“Among other cases that they came to Iran to receive treatment, we can point to cosmetic surgery, eye surgery, cardiovascular diseases, cancer-related diseases, dentistry, and organ transplantation,” the official added.
He stressed that the patient that come to Iran should receive standard treatment.
“A patient who comes to us from a foreign country must have access [to insurance] from the very beginning and get his treatment in a specific service package and leave satisfied,” Karimi added after stressing the need for paying more attention to insurance coverage.
He further emphasized that the foreign patients should feel assured that they will receive the best medical services in Iran.
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