Health tourism invoices more than 243 million euros a year in the Dominican Republic.
Dr. Alejandro Cambiaso, president of the Dominican Association of Health Tourism (ADTS), and Amelia Reyes Mora, president of AF Comunicación Estratégica, announced the celebration of the main medical tourism event in Central America and the Caribbean, the VI International Tourism Congress of Health and Well-being, which will take place on November 1 and 2, 2023, at the JW Marriott Hotel, in Santo Domingo.
Dr. Alejandro Cambiaso said that as in previous years, this event will feature important conferences and panels with renowned national and international exhibitors, aimed at the main players in the sector such as: health centers, dentistry, clinical and pharmaceutical laboratories, hotels , insurers, banks, investment funds, airlines, medical facilitators, government, transportation, legal, accreditors, among others.
He also highlighted the growth that health tourism has had in the country, which bills more than RD$15,000 million, some 243 million euros a year in the Dominican Republic, becoming an important source of job creation, innovation, investment attraction and foreign exchange, which translates into better medicine for all Dominicans and tourists.
“So this type of activity supports public-private synergies and the development of the country as a safe tourist destination,” he said.
Likewise, he affirmed that ‘the celebration of this congress promotes quality, safety and compliance with local regulations and international accreditations to strengthen our health indicators and promote the modernization and digital transformation of the Dominican health sector’.
Amelia Reyes Mora expressed that this meeting contributes to the updating, integration and development of businesses; as well as the positioning of health tourism as an activity of national and regional interest.
He added that the country receives approximately 60,000 international patients for health tourism and more than 70,000 tourists who are assisted by tourist medicine, with an investment in the sector that exceeds 500 million dollars.
In addition, the ADTS vice president also stated that ‘we are at a crucial moment where new tourist destinations are being developed, so new health and well-being developments must be integrated into this planning, to guarantee a successful comprehensive vision that promotes the development of new market niches such as retiree tourism and wellness tourism’.
The eventorganized by the ADTS and the Communication and Public Relations firm, AF Comunicación Estratégica, has brought together more than 800 participants and around 70 local exhibitors in its last two editions, from the United States, Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Puerto Rico , Panama, Spain, Colombia and Caribbean islands and more than 110 sponsors, who have become an impetus to continue raising the competitiveness of the country’s health and tourism services.
Thanks to the management and effort of the ADTS in favor of the sector, the country has positioned itself as a leading destination in the Caribbean region and through decree 787-21, President Luis Abinader established a public-private collaboration to give it a decided boost to this thriving industry.
Express. Drafting. JR
