Medical Tourism in Russia: Israel is one of the leading countries
The 2nd Moscow Medical & Health Tourism Congress will be devoted to development trends in the Russian consumer market with respect to travelling abroad for treatment.
In the first quarter of 2010, the growth of tourist departures from Russia to Israel reached +71% (data by Russian Tourism Agency and Russian Statistics Agency). This figure is part of an amazing growth of travelers to Middle East countries (+59% in 7 months of 2009). The region is an absolute leader in the Russian travel and tourism industry, which is experiencing a stable growth in 2010.
Preliminary estimates in 2010 stand for 3.45 million foreign tourists to Israel, 14% higher than in 2008, when the previous record was set. The passenger flow to Israel grew 10% in 2010 and reached 2.3 million passengers. The total amount of visits from Russia reached 560,000, with Russians now staying at the second place and constituting 15% of all foreign arrivals to Israel
Residents of Ukraine and Russia are choosing foreign clinics for a number of reasons. This includes the continuing growth of medical costs in their homeland, and also concerns over low qualification of the doctors which leads to uncertainty in the diagnoses and quality of services locally.
Russians are traveling to Israel for operational and sanatorium treatment of various diseases, which vary from cardio-vascular diseases to oncology, dermatology, orthopedic, IVF and others.
The 2nd Moscow Medical & Health Tourism Congress will be devoted to development trends in the Russian consumer market with respect to travelling abroad for treatment. The Congress will enjoy participation of prominent speakers from private hospitals, public authorities, and trade associations representing Germany, Switzerland, Israel, Eastern European countries, and the Middle East region.
About the Congress: Second Moscow Medical & Health Tourism Congress (MHTC 2011) will be held on March 17-18, 2011 at Expocentre Fairgrounds, Moscow, Russia. The concurrent ‘Medical & Health Tourism Exhibition’ will be held on March 16-19, 2011. The Congress is organized by NeXeN, international consulting company. More than 10 leading hospitals from Israel will come to present their activities in the Medical Tourism field: Assuta Medical Center, Herzelia Medical Center, Meir Medical Center, Kaplan Medical Center, Rambam Medical Center, Levinstein Medical Center, Haemek Medical Center- and more. Global Health Israel is the Official Partner of NeXen in Israel and is organizing the Israeli group.
Moscow Medical & Health Tourism Congress has established itself as the key business event in Russia. The First Congress held in 2010 enjoyed participation of 35 health resorts, hotels, hospitals and medical companies from 15 countries. The concurrent ‘Medical & Health Tourism Exhibition’ was attended by more than 4000 visitors.
Contacts: Organizer: NeXeN Russia Tel +7(495) 765-92-06,+7(495) 226-27-80 Fax +7(495) 938-00-08 Email: congress@nexensa.ru
Official Partner in Israel: Global Health Israel Tel. + 972-73-2324060 fax + 972-73-9229750 Email: info@globalhealthisrael.com
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