Tehran hosting Islamic countries on health tourism Tehran Times
TEHRAN –The 5th edition of the International Health Congress of Islamic Countries started in Tehran on Tuesday, aiming to find new opportunities for cooperation and development of health tourism among Muslim nations.
Being held at IRIB International Conference Center, the congress is organized by the Health Tourism Development Center of Islamic Countries (HTDC) and supported by ministries, federations, institutions, and organizations in health tourism as well as private and governmental health service providers, the official website of the event announced.
The three-day event has brought together seniors and experts from governmental and private sectors in the health tourism industry.
Iran: Mass Medic Migration during Pandemic causes Panic
Mar 02, 2021
The Middle East Eye reports that as Iran battles the coronavirus pandemic, many Iranian doctors and nurses have chosen to emigrate for better pay and working conditions. Iran is seeing an exodus of its healthcare professionals, with more than 3 000 healthcare workers having reportedly emigrated over the last 10 months.
The Medical Council of Iran, a non-governmental organization and the main national regulatory body for medical professionals, said that around 200 healthcare workers have died of Covid-19 since the global pandemic began. Iran has been hard hit by the pandemic, with 1.64 million positive cases and more than 60 000 deaths.
The pandemic has driven Iran's doctors and nurses to foreign countries that offer better financial and workplace incentives, as well as respect for the healthcare profession