The importance of health tourism


Now the basic question is why we should pay attention to the dimensions of health tourism, know it and make others aware of its importance. There are two main reasons:
First of all, the value of this type of tourism is determined because it provides a possibility for all people to have access to medical and health services, regardless of their place of residence and race. Having guidance to help them maintain their most important asset in life, their health, is valued and respected.
The second importance of health tourism in generating income and currency for the destination country is that it provides medical and health services to tourists.
The stronger a country becomes in the development of its medical and health knowledge and capabilities, the more we can hope for the prosperity of health tourism in that country. If the people of that country are hospitable and tourist-friendly and know about tourism, we can certainly count on that country for the development of health and currency-making tourism.
Another important factor in the health tourism boom is that the destination country has something to say about other aspects of tourism. Tourist facilities, good weather, suitable infrastructure (such as high-speed internet, facilities and equipment related to health in different areas and taking advantage of nature), comfortable hotels and advanced transportation are some of the factors that have a special impact on the decision of health tourists.
Currently, health tourism is quantitatively and qualitatively different from the past, the main features of the new style of health tourism in the 21st century are:
• A large number of people who travel for treatment travel from richer and more developed countries to countries that are less developed than their own.
• Part of the patients choose medical tourism because of access to cheaper medical services.
• Many patients choose other countries for medical services due to speeding up treatment.