Syria: Medical tourism profile

Overview

Inbound medical tourism 2019	None
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Inbound medical tourism 2021	Login to view
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Outbound medical tourism	Login to view
Tourists 2019	2.42 million
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Population 2021	18.3 million
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The continuing crisis in Syria is now well documented. In response to President Assad’s alleged human rights abuses, and amid international condemnation of his regime, the UN, the EU, the USA and a number of other jurisdictions have asserted a variety of sanctions designed to facilitate peace in the stricken country.

Overview

Inbound

Outbound

Environment

Inbound

Medical tourism numbers in

None.

Outbound

Medical tourism numbers out

Any outbound paid care is for the ruling elite and their supporters, paid for by the government. Others rely on free care in neighbouring states, often as exiles.