Problems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of MedicineProblems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of Medicine0869-866X2412-2106Joint-Stock Company Chicot259610.32687/0869-866X-2026-34-2-298-304Научная статьяTHE PERSPECTIVES OF RUSSIA IN DEVELOPMENT OF ENTRANCE MEDICAL TOURISM FROM THE COUNTRIES OF THE PERSIAN GULFOparinE. V.The Society with Limited Liability “My Medical Center High Technologies”, 188632, the Leningrad Oblast, Yukka rural settlement, the territory of the Beloostrov Clinic, Russia2104202634229830422042026Copyright © 2026,2026The article is devoted to the study of the prospects of attracting medical tourists into Russia from the Persian Gulf countries. The Russian health care system has a number of competitive advantages to attract medical tourists from foreign countries: availability of highly qualified medical personnel, advanced technologies, high level of digitization of health care and possibility to provide high-tech medical care at relatively low prices for similar services. All this, in the aggregate, permits to meet the demand of the population of the Persian Gulf countries for medical care. The comparative analysis of the health care systems of the Persian Gulf countries and Russia demonstrated that Russian health care by many indicators surpasses health care systems of the Persian Gulf countries. The Russia has reputation of the country proposing the utmost modern methods of treatment by lower prices. However, and the level of qualification of medical workers, has a reputation as a country offering the most modern methods of treatment at lower prices. 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