Health tourism is defined as traveling abroad to obtain medical treatment in another country. One reason that people travel abroad is lack of treatment methods in the home country. Moreover, in some cases traveling abroad to obtain treatment is more economical. Since medical treatment in Iran is low in price as it is compared to other western countries and high quality medical services are provided in Iran, a large number of patients tend to travel to Iran to enjoy health care, making Iran a health tourism hub in the region.
