2-nd Moscow Congress on Medical and health tourism will focus on the development trends of the consumer market among Russian-speaking patients, leaving for treatment abroad. In general, for 1 quarter 2010 increase in tourist arrivals from Russia to Israel (data Rostourism with reference to the Federal State Statistics Service) was 71%. In 2010, the observed general increase of tourist flow from Russia to the Middle East area (59% gain in 7 months of 2010).
According to preliminary data for 2010, the total number of foreign tourists in Israel totaled 3.45 million, up 14% above the previous record set in 2008
Number passengers also increased by 10%, and in 2010 was 2.3 million. The total number of arrivals from Russia reached 560.000. Russian tourists in numbers rank second among foreigners with a share of 15%.
Residents of Ukraine and Russia are choosing treatment in foreign hospitals for a variety of reasons. Among these reasons - rising prices for medical care at home and the uncertainty in the correctness of the diagnosis and treatment of domestic doctors, in their level of qualification.
Russians have come to Israel for a quick and sanatorium treatment of various diseases. This cardiology, cancer and dermatological diseases, diseases of the musculoskeletal system, IVF, etc.
2-nd Moscow Congress on Medical and health tourism will focus on the development trends of the consumer market among Russian-speaking patients traveling for treatment abroad. Currently, Congress is the largest professional event with international status in Russia and Eastern Europe, which confirmed the participation of government agencies responsible for promoting the national health system and virtually the entire geography of medical tourism - Swiss Health, Israel Ministry of Tourism, Singapore Medicine, Catalonia Tourism Board, the Office of the Adviser on Tourism in Hungary and others . In Congress, involved major players in the market - resorts, hotels, hospitals, clinics, doctors, insurers, agents and specialized operators and companies.

About Congress:

2-nd Moscow Congress on Medical and Health Tourism (MHTC 2011) held on 17-18 March 2011 at the Expocentre, Moscow, Russia. The exhibition "Health & Wellness Tourism" will be held 16-19 March 2011
organizer of the Congress is an international consulting company NeXeN.

Israel will be represented at the exhibition and a special congressional delegation: participate Assuta Medical Centers, Herzliya Medical Center , Meir Medical Center, Kaplan Medical Center, Rabin Medical Center, Rambam Medical Center, Loewenstein Medical Center, EMEK Medical Center, as well as MED4U, GlobalMed, TOP Clinic, Manor Medical Group, MEDISRA, Orange AirAmbulance and others.
Company Global Health Israel is an official partner of the Congress in Israel.

Contacts.
Organizer: NeXeN Russia
tel +7 (495) 765-92-06, +7 (495) 226-27 -80 Fax +7 (495) 938-00-08
Email: congress @ nexensa
nexensa

Partner in Israel: Global Health Israel
tel. + 972-73-2324060 fax + 972-73-9229750
Email: info @ globalhealthisrael

article, courtesy, courtesy of Global Health Israel (GHI)