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first two months of the current Iranian calendar year, the province's deputy governor-general has said.The number of medical travelers to
Fars jumped 250 percent and 550 percent respectively in Farvardin (Mar
government is making a great effort to attract more health tourists in the years to come
Many believe that medical tourism in the Islamic Republic is a win-win opportunity both for the country and foreign patients, as they are
offered affordable yet quality treatment services and the country gains considerable foreign currency.According to statistics, hospitals of
Fars province admitted 10,500 foreign medical travelers and received some 5,000 international outpatients last year (ended Mar
20), Farrokhzadeh said.Referring to comparative admissions, the deputy governor-general noted 148 foreign patients were stayed in hospitals
during Farvardin last year (1400) while the number reached 367 in the same month this year (1401), which shows a 250 percent growth
million medical tourists, mainly from the neighboring countries, arrive in Iran annually, Mohammadreza Tarjoman who presides over the Health
A selection of 200 Iranian medical centers have permission to accept foreign patients, he added.Experts believe that medical tourism in Iran
is a win-win opportunity both for the country and foreign patients, as they are offered affordable yet quality treatment services and the
medical technologies, high-tech medicine and diverse specializations, super affordable procedures, and finally its hospitable people.Iranian
hospitals offer a wide variety of medical services such as eye surgeries and services, cardiovascular surgeries especially pediatric heart
surgery, bone marrow transplantation, gynecologic and obstetric surgery, oncologic services, cerebrospinal surgery, orthopedic surgery
(total knee - total hip replacement, etc.), and urologic surgery, and so many other services.The Islamic Republic has set goals to exceed
its yearly medical travelers to around two million in [calendar year] 1404 (March 2025-March 2026).AFM
