Review of 2nd Conference on Health Tourism in Islamic countries.

The Conference on Health Tourism in Islamic countries was aimed to explore the most important aspects in the Health Tourism industry in emerging destinations of Islamic countries. This was not only to promote health tourism in these countries but also was headed towards allowing the healthcare experts to indulge the aspirants into the most talked about topic and create network for a better future of health tourism.

About the conference

Identifying the scope of globalization of healthcare industry and the grand success of the 1st Conference on health tourism in Islamic countries held in November 2010, Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries and Mines (ICCIM) launched 2nd Conference on Health Tourism of Islamic Countries (CHTIC), the conference was held in Razavi Hospital-Mashhad, Islamic Republic of Iran, from 19th to 20th of December, 2011.

The agenda of the event was developed by connfrence secretariat Dr Karbasi and world renowned expert Dr Prem. Click here to see Agenda of Health Tourism Conference of Islamic Countries

The opportunity to organise such great event was taken by ICCIM in cooperation with Islamic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ICCI) and Razavi Hospital. The organizers had the goal of promoting relationships between public and private sector health tourism investors of the Islamic countries.

Dr Karbasi also presented resolution of the conference Resolution of 2nd Conference on Health Tourism in Islamic Countries

Selective Media Coverage

2nd Intl. Confab on Health Tourism underway in Iran | Ghanbar Naderi, Press TV, Mashad
Mon Dec 19, 2011 7:33PM GMT

A growing number of Muslim countries are discovering the benefits of medical tourism. That’s why in the Second International Conference on Health Tourism in Iran, the participants agreed to set up a regional network to facilitate medical tourism in Muslim countries.

According to the speakers of the two-day meeting, being held in Mashhad in north east Iran, the benefits could be even larger if this rapidly-growing practice of travelling across international borders to obtain health care is done within the framework of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has 57 member states and is the largest international association after the United Nations. A few countries with significant Muslim populations, such as Russia and Thailand, also sit as Observer States.

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Western experts attend Iran Intl. Health Tourism Confab| Qanbar Naderi, Press TV, Mashhad
Tue Dec 20, 2011 4:15PM GMT

Medical tourism in the Muslim world with a twist. Because this year, experts not only from the Islamic countries, but also from the West are giving insight on how best to prop up medical tourism in the developing nations, specially in the member states of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation.

Speaking to Press TV, on the final day of the Second International Conference on Health Tourism in Iran’s city of Mashhad, the experts also talked about the challenges faced by medical tourism.

VO: At the end of the two-day event, the participants signed cooperation MoUs to help set up health tourism branches in the OIC member states. These centers will help coordinate the trends of medical tourism development and organize annual meetings in collaboration with the Secretariat of Islamic Health Tourism Association in Iran.

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More information about confenrence and outcome

• Agenda of Health Tourism Conference of Islamic Countries
• Health Tourism in Islamic Countries – Inauguration Speech by Dr Karbasi – Conference Secretary
• Resolution of 2nd Conference on Health Tourism in Islamic Countries
• The 2nd Conference on Health Tourism in Islamic Countries

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The confrence was attended by many international delegates and among thespeakers/presenters were: