Problems and prospects of creating health tourism villages as a potential for developing medical tourism in the Islamic Republic of Iran (Case study: Yazd province)

Aim. The article discusses the current state of medical tourism, problems and prospects in order to assess the obstacles and limitations in creating tourist health villages in the Iranian province of Yazd.Materials and Methods. The data were obtained using the analytical and documentary method with...

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Main Authors: S. S. Hosseini, M. Tagvayi, Z. V. Ataev, V. V. Bratkov
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Language:Russian
Published: Kamerton 2020-10-01
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Online Access:https://ecodag.elpub.ru/ugro/article/view/2019
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author S. S. Hosseini
M. Tagvayi
Z. V. Ataev
V. V. Bratkov
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V. V. Bratkov
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description Aim. The article discusses the current state of medical tourism, problems and prospects in order to assess the obstacles and limitations in creating tourist health villages in the Iranian province of Yazd.Materials and Methods. The data were obtained using the analytical and documentary method with a focus on content analysis and by interviewing and questionnaires of key experts of the region: this allowed the identifation and development indices for the development of medical tourism in the development of health villages.Results. During the first stage, data analysis was performed using the MAXQDA-11 program. In the second stage, the data obtained were studied in order to assess the state of these indices using the SOWAT model. Priorities were then set and the specific weight of obstacles and restrictions was calculated using complex criteria.Conclusions. Poor transportation provision for medical tourists due to the limited number of domestic and international flights, unavailability of treatment and followup after discharge, ineffective insurance legislation and lack of appropriate new legislation were identified as the main obstacles to the development of medical tourism. Accordingly, long-term and short-term strategies should be developed and implemented in accordance with these issues. On the other hand, taking into account the restrictions and obstacles noted, we have proposed locations suitable for building health villages at a minimum distance from Yazd. These are indicated on a map created using the Arc GIS program. During project implementation, strategic objectives were developed.
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spelling doaj.art-c34effc5fe4a472f9f84609863b91c672023-03-13T07:36:02ZrusKamertonЮг России: экология, развитие1992-10982413-09582020-10-0115310.18470/1992-1098-2020-3-97-1161126Problems and prospects of creating health tourism villages as a potential for developing medical tourism in the Islamic Republic of Iran (Case study: Yazd province)S. S. Hosseini0M. Tagvayi1Z. V. Ataev2V. V. Bratkov3Исфаханский университетИсфаханский университетДагестанский государственный педагогический университет; Центр географических исследований Кабардино‐Балкарского научного центра Российской академии наукМосковский государственный университет геодезии и картографииAim. The article discusses the current state of medical tourism, problems and prospects in order to assess the obstacles and limitations in creating tourist health villages in the Iranian province of Yazd.Materials and Methods. The data were obtained using the analytical and documentary method with a focus on content analysis and by interviewing and questionnaires of key experts of the region: this allowed the identifation and development indices for the development of medical tourism in the development of health villages.Results. During the first stage, data analysis was performed using the MAXQDA-11 program. In the second stage, the data obtained were studied in order to assess the state of these indices using the SOWAT model. Priorities were then set and the specific weight of obstacles and restrictions was calculated using complex criteria.Conclusions. Poor transportation provision for medical tourists due to the limited number of domestic and international flights, unavailability of treatment and followup after discharge, ineffective insurance legislation and lack of appropriate new legislation were identified as the main obstacles to the development of medical tourism. Accordingly, long-term and short-term strategies should be developed and implemented in accordance with these issues. On the other hand, taking into account the restrictions and obstacles noted, we have proposed locations suitable for building health villages at a minimum distance from Yazd. These are indicated on a map created using the Arc GIS program. During project implementation, strategic objectives were developed.https://ecodag.elpub.ru/ugro/article/view/2019медицинский туризмдеревни здоровьяконтент-анализкомплексное принятие решенийпровинция йезд
spellingShingle S. S. Hosseini
M. Tagvayi
Z. V. Ataev
V. V. Bratkov
Problems and prospects of creating health tourism villages as a potential for developing medical tourism in the Islamic Republic of Iran (Case study: Yazd province)
Юг России: экология, развитие
медицинский туризм
деревни здоровья
контент-анализ
комплексное принятие решений
провинция йезд
title Problems and prospects of creating health tourism villages as a potential for developing medical tourism in the Islamic Republic of Iran (Case study: Yazd province)
title_full Problems and prospects of creating health tourism villages as a potential for developing medical tourism in the Islamic Republic of Iran (Case study: Yazd province)
title_fullStr Problems and prospects of creating health tourism villages as a potential for developing medical tourism in the Islamic Republic of Iran (Case study: Yazd province)
title_full_unstemmed Problems and prospects of creating health tourism villages as a potential for developing medical tourism in the Islamic Republic of Iran (Case study: Yazd province)
title_short Problems and prospects of creating health tourism villages as a potential for developing medical tourism in the Islamic Republic of Iran (Case study: Yazd province)
title_sort problems and prospects of creating health tourism villages as a potential for developing medical tourism in the islamic republic of iran case study yazd province
topic медицинский туризм
деревни здоровья
контент-анализ
комплексное принятие решений
провинция йезд
url https://ecodag.elpub.ru/ugro/article/view/2019
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