Belarus has now become the leading center of medical tourism in the CIS area. This was stated in an interview with TASS on the fields of the SPIEF (St.Petersburg International Economic Forum) by Secretary of State of the Union State Sergei Glaziev.
Belarus has now become the leading center of medical tourism in CIS. Many developments, which for various reasons due to regulatory peculiarities in Russia are not implemented, enjoy great popularity in Belarus, including among Russian citizens , he said.
The Secretary of State explained that today tourism has become one of the priority sectors for Belarus. "The goal is to double the share of tourism in GDP (Gross Domestic Product)," he said, noting that there is great potential in this area.
Information source «TASS»: https://tass.ru/obschestvo/27658855