According to the speaker, treatment of digestive system disorders is the most popular treatment area at Belarusian health resorts, supported by the country’s natural resources. «These include mineral waters and therapeutic muds. More than 90 mineral water wells operate at health resorts across the country. Most of them, in terms of their chemical composition, are intended to treat such conditions,» he said.

Treatment of musculoskeletal and neurological disorders ranks second in popularity. «The use of sapropel [sediments that have accumulated over many years at the bottom of freshwater bodies and formed from dead organic matter and plankton] in Belarus produces very good therapeutic effects thanks to the properties of our therapeutic mud. People who have completed a course of treatment return to our health resorts, reinforcing the therapeutic effect achieved at our facilities,» the expert said.

The average stay at Belarusian health resorts is 15 days. «This is the optimal period. During this time, it is quite possible to complete a standard course of treatment and achieve a therapeutic effect,» Gennady Bolbatovsky said.