Rise In Medical Tourism Expected To Continue

Jordan has long been a medical tourism centre for the Middle East and the latest announcement from the Private Hospitals Association (PHA) revealed that there has been a 10% rise in patients during 2009, with Iraqis listed as the highest proportion of foreign citizens to visit the Kingdom. Since Iraq has a healthcare system in total disarray, this is relatively unsurprising. More telling is the fact that Saudi Arabian patients are also heading for Jordan - particularly after a recent report in Zawya revealed that the Saudi government is promoting medical tourism within its own borders, stressing that its private

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