Medical Tourism in Iran, Reevaluation on the New Trends: A Narrative Review
Background: This narrative review aimed to reevaluate the medical tourism sector in Iran to reveal the new trends and activities in order to know the current actual share of Iran in the competitive market of global medical tourism. Methods: A holistic approach was adopted to analyze the informati...
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2019-07-01
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| description | Background: This narrative review aimed to reevaluate the medical tourism sector in Iran to reveal the new trends and activities in order to know the current actual share of Iran in the competitive market of global medical tourism.
Methods: A holistic approach was adopted to analyze the information collected through a system of investigation that comprised the available secondary data, besides the information and statistical data about the associated organizations to this sector in Iran.
Results: Iran’s medical tourism sector is consistent with the new trends in global market, which is mainly bordered countries-based, cultural-oriented, and diasporic type of travelling.
Conclusion: It would be more realistic in the contemporary situation to focus the promotions on the border countries, and design the policy, and implementation in accordance with their cultural and social preferences. Activities in both levels of governmental and micro-level planning are demanded, under the cover of a comprehensive monitoring system. This review will benefit researchers exploring the updated evaluation of Iran’s medical tourism; also, it provides helpful insights to authorities in both governmental and private sector. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c9edbe61fc974afa8ff8c263d2e7223c2022-12-21T19:30:25ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Public Health2251-60852251-60932019-07-0148710.18502/ijph.v48i7.2941Medical Tourism in Iran, Reevaluation on the New Trends: A Narrative ReviewLadan ROKNI0Sam-Hun PARK1Asia Contents Institute, Konkuk University, Seoul, South KoreaAsia Contents Institute, Konkuk University, Seoul, South KoreaBackground: This narrative review aimed to reevaluate the medical tourism sector in Iran to reveal the new trends and activities in order to know the current actual share of Iran in the competitive market of global medical tourism. Methods: A holistic approach was adopted to analyze the information collected through a system of investigation that comprised the available secondary data, besides the information and statistical data about the associated organizations to this sector in Iran. Results: Iran’s medical tourism sector is consistent with the new trends in global market, which is mainly bordered countries-based, cultural-oriented, and diasporic type of travelling. Conclusion: It would be more realistic in the contemporary situation to focus the promotions on the border countries, and design the policy, and implementation in accordance with their cultural and social preferences. Activities in both levels of governmental and micro-level planning are demanded, under the cover of a comprehensive monitoring system. This review will benefit researchers exploring the updated evaluation of Iran’s medical tourism; also, it provides helpful insights to authorities in both governmental and private sector.https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/17578Medical tourismMedical travelHealth tourismGlobal trendsIran |
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| title | Medical Tourism in Iran, Reevaluation on the New Trends: A Narrative Review |
| title_full | Medical Tourism in Iran, Reevaluation on the New Trends: A Narrative Review |
| title_fullStr | Medical Tourism in Iran, Reevaluation on the New Trends: A Narrative Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Medical Tourism in Iran, Reevaluation on the New Trends: A Narrative Review |
| title_short | Medical Tourism in Iran, Reevaluation on the New Trends: A Narrative Review |
| title_sort | medical tourism in iran reevaluation on the new trends a narrative review |
| topic | Medical tourism Medical travel Health tourism Global trends Iran |
| url | https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/17578 |
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