Developing a framework for the development of health tourism infrastructure in Iran

Document Type : Research Paper

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Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management, North Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

10.22080/jtpd.2022.21610.3558

Abstract

Health tourism has many dimensions and for comprehensive and sustainable development, this issue should be considered from different perspectives. According to research, one of the factors slowing down the development of health tourism in the country is the issue of infrastructure. The present study answers the questions that how many categories are health tourism infrastructures in the country divided into? What are the institutions responsible for developing health tourism infrastructure in the country? What should be the pattern of development of health tourism infrastructure in the country? Findings including tourism, medicine, and health, transportation, banking and insurance, foreign affairs, and academia, reflect that. The development of health tourism depends on paying attention to seven categories of infrastructure, including economic, social, systemic, regulatory, transportation, physical and communal, and while determining the responsible organizations and institutions, the model of infrastructure development with emphasis on two concepts (Renovation and Modernity) are suggested.

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Journal of Tourism Planning and Development
Volume 11, Issue 41
May 2022
Pages 201-224

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