Iran’s Minister of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare Ahmad Meydari has announced the drafting of a medical tourism development document intended to enhance the healthcare-driven tourism sector.

Meydari emphasized that strengthening tourism is one of the key strategies for regional development and promoting regional equity in the country, the public relations office of the ministry wrote on Wednesday.

The minister highlighted that the expansion of medical tourism could play a crucial role in increasing employment opportunities, particularly in Iran’s border regions.

He also stated that the initial phase of this initiative will focus on providing medical services in the cities of Khorramshahr and Abadan in Khuzestan province, with further expansion planned for other border areas.

Meydari further elaborated that the development of the medical tourism document will be carried out in collaboration with several government bodies, including the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts, as well as provincial authorities, foreign representatives, and ambassadors residing in Tehran.