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development document intended to enhance the healthcare-driven tourism sector.Meydari emphasized that strengthening tourism is one of the
key strategies for regional development and promoting regional equity in the country, the public relations office of the ministry wrote on
Wednesday.The minister highlighted that the expansion of medical tourism could play a crucial role in increasing employment opportunities,
the cities of Khorramshahr and Abadan in Khuzestan province, with further expansion planned for other border areas.Meydari further
elaborated that the development of the medical tourism document will be carried out in collaboration with several government bodies,
including the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, as well as provincial authorities, foreign
representatives, and ambassadors residing in Tehran.Special attention will be given to the participation of neighboring and the Persian Gulf
littoral states, with the private sector playing a central role in its implementation, he explained.He underscored that while the private
sector will be responsible for delivering healthcare services within the framework of medical tourism, the government will primarily serve
medical tourism with proper planning
According to a report released by the Iranian Health Ministry in August 2023, Iran received about one million medical tourists annually,
with foreign patients seeking treatments across various specialties
source of medical tourism.AM
