Tourism Minister Michel Pharaon
Beirut , Lebanon :
Despite the volatile security situation, Lebanon remains one of the top destinations for people seeking medical care in the eastern world, Tourism Minister Michel Pharaon said Sunday.
“Lebanon has been the hospital of the East, starting from the 1970s and up until today, because it still enjoys some advances in medicine,” Pharaon said in a speech to the ninth annual World Health Tourism Congress.
The three-day conference, held in Dubai this year, launched Saturday at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Academic Medical Center, where high-ranking officials and public health experts gathered.
It was the first time the congress, which is sponsored by the Lebanese Tourism Ministry this year, was held in the Middle East.
“Despite the political and security situation that Lebanon is suffering from, the country seeks to diversify its tourism, especially that the medical tourism is an essential pillar of tourism in general,” Pharaon said.
source: http://www.eturbonews.com / ETN Global Travel Industry News / October 20th, 2014
