Barcelona medical vacation spot (BMD), a platform of medical facilities, hospitals and clinics in Catalonia, is already selling itself in different international locations, in anticipation of the opening of its borders by Spain.

BMD’s aim is to advertise Catalonia as a vacation spot for specialist medical care, particularly within the metropolis of Barcelona.

It’s a platform managed by the Authorities of Catalonia by way of the Catalan Vacationer Workplace, in partnership with two main medical associations: Barcelona medical middle and Barcelona Medical Company. It has 13 well being facilities, of which seven are common hospitals and 6 are specialised facilities. Collectively they cowl 15 medical specializations.

BMD uncovered to ITB Berlin, in anticipation of the opening of its borders by Spain.

BMD claims that greater than 20,000 sufferers world wide are receiving medical therapy or surgical procedure in hospitals in Barcelona.

The platform promotes beauty surgical procedure, cardiovascular surgical procedure, gynecology, reproductive drugs, pediatric drugs, therapy of uncommon ailments, most cancers care, eye care, transplants and different specialties.

Spain will think about reopening its borders to worldwide vacationers who’ve obtained a Covid-19 vaccine from Might or June. A lot will depend upon when the EU launches the brand new digital passport.

Even so, there’s a downside, in that numerous vacationers, well being vacationers and medical vacationers come from the UK. Because the UK has left the EU, it isn’t a part of the EU’s digital passport program. A UK ban on abroad journey is in place till at the very least Might and probably months later.