Medical Tourism
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Exports of medical equipment at $30mn annually
TEHRAN, Apr. 14 (MNA) – The Director General of Medical Supplies and Equipment Affairs of Food and Drug Organization (FDO) Seyed Hossein Safavi put the foreign exchange revenues as a result of export of medical supplies and equipment at about $25-$30 million per annum.
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Iran ranked among top 10 tourism hubs in world
TEHRAN, Feb. 18 (MNA) – Iran Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO) Chief Ali Asghar Moonesan said on Monday that Islamic Republic of Iran is ranked among top 10 tourism hubs in the world.
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Iran, Iraq discuss expanding medical coop.
TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – Iran’s Deputy Health Minister Mohsen Assadi Lari met with Iraqi Health Minister Alaa al-Alwani in Baghdad on Sunday, conferring on a host of issues regarding the expansion of ties in the field of medicine.
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12 hospitals in Mashhad ready for medical tourists
MASHHAD, Dec. 22 (MNA) – Some 12 hospitals in the northwestern city of Mashhad, Khorasan province, have so far gained the license to admit international patients, a senior official said.
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Iran to host two Intl. health tourism conferences in 2019
TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) – Iran is set to host two international conferences on medical tourism in 2019, a senior official at the Ministry of Health and Medical Education said.
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Pars Tourism Exhibition in Shiraz
TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) – The 10th edition of Pars Tourism Exhibition kicked off in Shiraz, Fars province, on Wednesday in attendance of the head of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Ali Asghar Mounesan. The four-day event is turning the spotlight on Iran's potentials in medical and health tourism, religious and air traveling, hotels and eco-lodges, marine and air sports, online booking, free trade zones, recreational activities and handicrafts.
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Lithuanian honorary consul in Tehran:
Iran enjoys high capacity to attract medical tourists from Europe
TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – Head of Honorary Consulate of Lithuania in Iran Mohsen Karimi Tabbasi said that level of medical equipment and knowledge of Iranian physicians can be considered as a good factor for attracting medical tourists from Europe specially from Lithuania.
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By: Maryam Azish
Iran enjoys high health potentials
TEHRAN, Nov. 17 (MNA) – Iran’s ultimate goal is to earn $25 billion a year through tourism by 2025, around $2.5 billion of which will come from medical tourism.