Top Medicine Made in Berlin

Berlin, 27 January 2015

Since 2004 Berlin and its neighbouring state of Brandenburg have a joint presence as Germany's capital region at this year's Arab Health (Zabel Hall) in Dubai. The German Capital is showing international guests that it has become a trendy, open-minded city of freedom in the 25 years since the fall of the Wall and at the same time a top notch Healthcare Location. Today Berlin is one of the three most sought-after destinations in Europe, after London and Paris.

Only in Berlin visitors can combine health consciousness, culture and lifestyle so perfectly. Families appreciate the city's vibrant outdoor culture and its many sightseeing and shopping attractions. Especially tourists from the Arab countries are more and more coming to the German Capital and are increasingly investing also in health during their leisure time. From January until October of 2014, guests from the Arab countries spent a total of 126,137 nights in Berlin, an increase of 29.4% over the previous year. With an average of 3.9 days, visitors from the Arab Gulf States stay in Berlin the longest (whereas the overall average stay is 2.4 days).

Berlin can provide medical experts from all specialities as well as internationally renowned hospitals such as the Deutsche Herzzentrum (German Heart Centre), the university hospital Charité, the Unfallkrankenhaus Berlin or the state-owned hospital group Vivantes. Many other hospitals as Dominikus Krankenhaus (hospital) have international facilities catering specifically to patients from abroad and offering top-class medical treatment in Berlin. As well as the excellent quality of medicine, foreign patients enjoy a unique choice of health coaching, relaxation packages, city spas and beauty treatments. The official website of visitBerlin dedicated to health travel: health.visitBerlin.com brings international patients in direct contact with the top clinics and offerings in Berlin.

Capital of Congresses
With more than 126,000 events in 2013, Berlin stands out as the world's metropolis for major congresses. Around 14 percent of these meetings are in the area of medicine, which makes the healthcare industry one of the most important sectors. convention.visitBerlin.com

One upcoming example is the Arab-German Health Forum that will take place in Berlin on February 26-27, 2015. www.ghorfa.de. Another congress highlight is the World Health Summit: a top-ranking international meeting for which Berlin has been the ideal forum for over five years. 1,200 experts, including Nobel Prize winners, international health ministers and representatives of the M8-Alliance, a global network of outstanding medical faculties, meet to discuss global health care in the 21st century. worldhealthsummit.org

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More information visit www.visitBerlin.com / health.visitBerlin.com

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