Health officials in Dominican Republic said they have received approximately $7million from Turks and Caicos Islands for health procedures so far this year.

Dominica Today newspaper reported that Alejandro Cambiaso, president of the Dominican Association of Health Tourism (ADTS), said that amount of money has been a boost to their economy and “indicates that synergies are being generated to significantly increase these figures.”

This figure could not be independently confirmed by NHIP up to press time.

The newspaper said, however, that this information emerged after a meeting between the Association and the Services Coalition with Otis Morris, Minister of the Interior and Public Services of Turks and Caicos, in the presence of executives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Mirex) of the Dominican Republic.

According to another newspaper, El Dia, the meeting was attended by Dr. Hector Lopez, Director of Quality of the Association, and Ms. Taiana Mora, Executive Director of the Coalition.

It was stated that at the meeting, the minister was enthusiastic and announced that in January 2022, he would come with an enlarged commission to strengthen health tourism and educational programs aimed at the medical profession between the two countries.

Dominican press