Healthcare information
The development of all branches of the social and economic sphere in Belarus is a continuous process. The Belarusian healthcare system saw substantial changes in the last few years as well. The structural and organizational foundation of the system has improved as well as the financial mechanisms the system relies on.
For the last few years the state budget has been spending 4% of the GDP on healthcare, which is on par with the social security threshold recommended by the World Health Organization and specified by the Concept of National Security of the Republic of Belarus.
The guiding principles behind the Belarusian healthcare system for the last ten years have included prevention through encouraging a healthy lifestyle; quality and affordability of medical care, including medications; sanitary and epidemiological wellbeing of the population and its future generations.
Belarus holds a leading position in health and demographic indicators among the CIS countries and gets high respect of the global health community.
The healthcare system includes 609 inpatient healthcare institutions and 1,432 outpatient healthcare institutions, 17 national applied science centers and another applied science center in Minsk.
Medical tourism development in Belarus
Medical tourism in Belarus is a growing sphear, our country welcomes and treats foreign citizens for years. Belarus is gaining more popularity among those who value high quality of medical services and quite moderate prices for it.
Advantages of medical tourism in Belarus include:
- high quality of available medical aid, diagnostics, rehabilitation, and recreation;
- excellent physical infrastructure available in clinics and hospitals;
- highly qualified medical personnel;
- affordable high-quality medical services;
- a large number of healthcare institutions and a broad range of services;
- constant drive to study cutting-edge technologies and introduce progressive treatment methods in practice;
- regular internships for specialists in the world’s leading clinics;
- a convenient geographical location of the country and transport links;
- a pleasant climate in Belarus that rules out acclimatization and facilitates faster recovery of patients.
Health care institution «Clinical maternity hospital of Minsk region»
