Chief Executive Officer of Sukumvit Hospital visited the Royal Thai Consulate-General in Jeddah

On 5 March 2023, Dr. Phamornsak Theinprasiddhi, Chief Executive Officer of Sukumvit Hospital along with his team members met Mr. Kitinai Nutakul, Consul-General of Thailand to Jeddah to discuss the opportunity in exploring health business and medical tourism in Saudi Arabia. Mr. Pisoot Suwanrasami, Deputy Consul-General and Mr. Apichat Prasertsud, Director of the Thai Trade Center in Jeddah along with officials of the Consulate-General also attended the meeting.

On this occasion, Consul-General provided information on healthcare system in Saudi Arabia, particularly consumer’s demands and the growth of interests in medical tourism. He expressed his belief that the private sector’s business will soar rapidly since Thailand and Saudi Arabia have improved the bilateral relations since the beginning of 2022 which increases the travelling of Saudi nationals to Thailand for tourism and medical service purposes.

Consul-General reaffirmed the Royal Thai Consulate-General and Team Thailand in Jeddah's readiness to support the potential growth of Thai medical market while recommending that the team may participate in international trade and tourism exhibitions in Saudi Arabia in collaboration with Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) to explore market trend in the region.