REMEDIUMREMEDIUM1561-59362658-3534Joint-Stock Company Chicot169510.32687/1561-5936-2024-28-1-53-56Original ArticleMedical tourism: a brief overview of the Russian contextАмлаевКарэн Робертовичkum672002@mail.ruStavropol State Medical University, Stavropol, Russia151220241535615102025Copyright © 2024,2024The article discusses issues reflecting the context of the development of inbound and outbound medical tourism in Russia. It is noted that MT is becoming one of the directions for promoting countries on the world stage and an additional source of financing for healthcare. It is indicated that Russia has both strengths and weaknesses that can influence the vector of development of MT. It is emphasized that the prevailing geopolitical conditions have negatively affected the prospects for the development of inbound and outbound MT, however, domestic MT may expect a period of revival, given the variety of sanatorium and resort facilities in Russia and their accessibility to the population. Measures are proposed to stimulate migration, which include changes in migration legislation, economic support at the state and regional levels, diversification of services and marketing technologies.medical tourismdynamicsglobal trendsdevelopment prospectsмедицинский туризмдинамикамировые тенденцииперспективы развитияAgaeva S. I. The essence, economic role and types of medical tourism. Bulletin of Science. 2021;2(3):69—72.Stolts L. Y. Medical tourism in Russia: the design of a sociological study and forecast. Izvestiya Saratov University. A new series. Series: Sociology. Political science. 2023;23(1):28—32. DOI 10.18500/1818-9601-2023-23-1-28-32. EDN HFTNXVErmakov B. A. Medical tourism as a component of the national project «Healthcare». Sochi Journal of Economy. 2020;14(4):355—359. EDN ECOIGBKrestyaninova O. G. Medical tourism: the essence and prospects of development. Technical and Technological Problems of the Service. 2019;(3):66—69. EDN: WTPGXRPetrova G. D., Chernyshev E. V. Medical tourism and the export of medical services: Digest January—April 2022. Moscow; 2022. EDN GMGTKGKrivenko N. V., Tsvetkov A. I., Kicha D. I. Medical tourism as a factor of effective use of the potential of regional healthcare. Population. 2022;25(4):136—150.Gareeva I. A. Medical tourism: an alternative or threat to Russian healthcare. Bulletin of the Pacific State University. 2016;(1):157—164. EDN VSKLFTMedical Tourism Association. MTA Survey Report. 2015.Goroshko N. V. Russia on the world market of medical tourism. Electronic scientific and methodological journal of the Omsk State Agrarian University. 2018;(1):11. EDN: YXBLZYIzgarev M. O. Medical tourism: the concept and prospects of development. Synergy of Sciences. 2018;(19):412—420. EDN: YMTDLCVarnakova G. F., Volkova A. Yu., Dementiev I. V. et al. On the current situation of medical tourism in the context of a pandemic. Moscow Economic Journal. 2020;(9). DOI: 10.24411/2413—046X-2020—10653. EDN: HWWOKKKarpova G. A. Evolution of development and promising directions for improving the medical tourism market. Proceedings of the St. Petersburg State University of Economics. 2020;(5):102—107. EDN: FYSQWTKirillov A. N. International practice of medical tourism organization. Fundamental Research. 2018;(6):133—137. EDN: XUETKHKovaleva I. P. Global trends in the development of medical tourism. The Development of Economics and Management in the Modern World. 2014;(32):67—70. EDN: TRBXCRLevchenko T. P. Problems and prospects of development of medical tourism. Bulletin of the National Academy of Tourism. 2020;(1):17—19. EDN: UBAHQBMarchenko O. G. World medical tourism is shifting to the Asia-Pacific countries. Analytical review. Scientific Review. Economic Sciences. 2014;(2):31—32.Nikitina O. A. Organizational and economic models for the development of international medical tourism: choosing a model for Russia. Bulletin of Eurasian Science. 2018;10(5):38. EDN: YTRWCLNikonova M. V. State regulation of innovation in medical tourism. Scientific Review: Theory and Practice. 2018;(10):131—141. EDN: YWXCZFUdotova O. A., Kobeleva I. V. Medical tourism: threats and opportunities. Professorial Journal. Series: Recreation and Tourism. 2022;(3):28—37. DOI: 10.18572/2686-858X-2022-15-3-28-37. EDN: CSJDMEYu J. Characteristics of a medical tourism industry: the case of South Korea. Journal of Travel & Tourism Marketing. 2011;28(8):856—872. DOI: 10.1080/10548408.2011.623052Klimin V. G., Tsvetkov A. I., Daikhes A. N. Regional model of medical tourism. The concept of medical tourism development in the Sverdlovsk region. Moscow; 2019. P. 35. EDN: UDLICB