AMMAN – On Sunday, the
Jordanian Ministry of Health announced that it has prepared medical packages for medical tourism
patients coming to Jordan, indicating that it is in the process of issuing
regulatory foundations and legislation for medical tourism.
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The Secretary-General of the
Ministry of Health for Primary Health Care and Epidemics, Raed Al-Shbool, pointed out
during a meeting of the Higher Committee for Medical Tourism that Jordan has
completed the national strategy for medical tourism 2023-2027,” Al-Mamlaka TV
reported.
The meeting, chaired by Shbool, was attended
by the Director of Medical Tourism at the Ministry of Health, Amin Al-Maaytah,
representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Ambassador
Youssef Abdel Ghani, representative of the health, medical drugs, and supplies
sector in Jordan’s trade, Taysir Younis, in addition to committee members.
The committee discussed during its meeting the
many issues related to the sector and the progress indicators that have been
achieved in its work, with the aim of enabling the Kingdom to maintain its
position and attract more visitors for treatment and recovery purposes.
Shbool went on to say that Jordan wants to
strengthen its position as a regional destination for medical and therapeutic
tourism while also maintaining its distinction in this sector.
Additionally, it was agreed that it is
necessary to establish regulatory standards for hospitals, doctors, and
logistics services to provide medical tourism services and to expedite the
implementation of procedures.
The conference also reviewed the Salamtak
platform's development and the changes that will be made to it in order to
benefit from it in the marketing of medical tourism in preparation for its
launch.
The Jordan Chamber of Commerce (JOCC) and the
Jordan Tourism Board also addressed the latest advancements, including
establishing a link to the platform for logistics service providers as well as
adding the names of hospitals, doctors, and medical packages.
Bahjat Hamdan, a member of the JOCC's board of
directors, cited talks with the tourism services sector, which includes hotels,
tourism transportation, tourism offices, and travel, in which the nature of the
services supplied through the Salamtak platform was agreed upon.
On the other hand, Dr. Ziad Al-Zoubi stated
that during the Gaza Reconstruction Conference the Doctors Syndicate is hosting
in the first half of February, a full day will be devoted to promoting medical
tourism.
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