The Tourism and Aviation Committee of Egypt’s House of Representatives is considering places to start the medical tourism project. The committee aims to start marketing the project and bring tourists during the second half of 2019, the deputy head of the committee, MP Ahmed Idris, is reported as saying by al-Borsa News. The committee aims to start bringing tourists for medical tourism in the second half of 2019 and is currently studying the largest countries exporting this type of tourism, Idris said. There are also many tourist areas in Egypt that have the ability to benefit from medical tourism, Idris asserted. Desert cities like Siwa, New Valley, Oasis and some regions in Sinai are characterized by burying the body in the sands for certain periods of time.

Source: Egypt Independent December 26, 2018 12:45 UTC