AMMAN — At
least 100,000 people came to Jordan seeking medical treatment in the first
seven months of this year, head of the Private Hospitals Association
Fawzi Al-Hammouri said, according to Al-Mamlaka TV.
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Hammouri said that attracting visitors for
medical tourism faces several challenges, most notably is the high prices of
medical supplies and medications, the energy bill, fees, and taxes.
Other problems include the absence of direct
flights between Jordan and countries whose citizens are likely to visit Jordan
for medical reasons, he said.
Hammouri also noted that there is a
significant shortage of trained nursing personnel.
“We lost a large percentage of our nursing
cadres who used to work in private hospitals, as many have migrated,” he said.
“The government, alongside the
Jordan Nurses and Midwives Council, are helping
the nurses emigrate.”
As a result, Hammouri noted that the number
of medical tourists has been decreasing for the past three years, compared with
the figures recorded in 2019 before the breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to Hammouri, JD4 billion is the
value of investment in the health sector, which employs 40,000 Jordanians.
He pointed out that the political and
security stability in Jordan contributes to attracting tourists, including those
seeking heath care.
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