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Last Updated: 03/09/2010

Participation in International events:
 In recognition of the achievements made by Tunisia in the Field of hydrotherapy, the World Federation of Hydrotherapy and climate chose Tunisia to host the 63rd World Congress on hydrotherapy and the climate to be held from 1 to 2 November 2010.
The Federation in collaboration with the Office of thermalism is currently working on preparations for the congress which took part 120 specialists Experts in the field of hydrotherapy from around the world (Russia, France, Italy, China, Hungary, Ukraine, Andorra, Japan, Cuba, Germany, Korea, South Romania, Turkey, Spain ...).
  
The Office of thermalism participated from 20 to 22 May 2010 at the 16th edition of the International Mediterranean Tourism Market "MIT 2010" held at the Exhibition Centre Tunis Charguia.
  
In order to explore the business opportunities offered by the Senegalese market, the Office of thermalism participated from 20 to 23 May 2010 at the 2nd edition of the International Health and Medical Equipment Dakar SISDAK 2010 "organized by the International Center of Foreign Trade of Senegal (CICES) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Prevention Senegalese.
  
In order to promote its activities, the Office of thermalism organized in coordination with the Tunisian Agency for External Communication a tour for a journalists and representative foreign media implemented in Tunisia from 18 to 19 May 2010.
The tour was attended by more than 30 journalists who have had the opportunity to confer with the professionals of hydrotherapy in Tunisia, during visits made in the water conditioning unit "Furat", draft spa "Beni Mtir" and thalassotherapy center of the Hotel Tabarka Beach.
  
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Under the auspices of the Minister of Public Health and in collaboration with the School of Science and Technology of Sousse and Health Training Centre of Hydrotherapy and Biology Thonon-les-Bains France, The Office of thermalism organized the 24 April 2010 the second day of hydrotherapy under the theme "The Contribution of Scientific Research in the promotion of Hydrotherapy in Tunisia and in the world" at the Hotel Riu Imperial Marhaba Kantaoui. |
The Office of thermalism organized the involvement of Tunisia to the 12th edition of the exhibition of the Seniors, that took place March 2010, 25,26 and 27 in the Park of the exhibitions, Porte de Versailles in Paris.
The exhibition of the Seniors welcomes every year 230 exhibitors and more of 30000 visitors as well as the French and international associations.
  
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The Office of thermalism participated from 04 to 07 March 2010 in the first edition of the event "Tunisia Expo Health" organized by the society of International Fairs of Tunis under the aegis of the Ministry of the Public Health and in collaboration with the National federation of Health and the inter Union of Health professionals .
The Office of thermalism has organized the involvement of the thalassotherapy centers, the thermal spas and the units of waters conditioned in the space thalassotherapy and thermalism. |

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The Office of thermalism in collaboration with the World Federation of Hydrotherapy and Climate, held from 25 to 28 February in Djerba an international seminar entitled "Improving the export of services in hydrotherapy centers in Tunisia (spas, health spas and Spa) "with the presence of international experts, medical specialists and managers of health spas.
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The Office of thermalism organized the involvement of Tunisia to the 28th edition of the exhibition of Thermalies that took place to Paris Carousel de Louvre from 21 to January 24, 2010. |
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The Office of thermalism has organized Tuesday December 29, 2009 a seminary for the presentation of the report of third phase of the survey of setting to level of the units being a matter for the thermo-mineral sector in Tunisia.
  
The Office of thermalism chaired December 29, 2009 the 14th meeting of the producers of packaged water organized by the company SOSTEM . The meeting focused on the situation of the sector.
The Office of thermalism held Tuesday, December 29, 2009 a seminar for the presentation of the third phase of "the study of upgrading the units in the thermo-mineral sector in Tunisia."
  
The World Federation of Thermalism and Climatism (Femtec) has just assigned to President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali the diploma of honor of the Federation in consideration for the action sustained of the Chief of the state in favor of thermalism in Tunisia and the international cooperation in the domain of the care bound to water. The president of the Femtec, Professor Nikolay Storozhenko handed this price to the ambassador from Tunisia to Japan, in presence of about hundred international operators at the time of a solemn ceremony organized in Hakone (Japan), thermal village where were held the yearly convention of the Federation and its 62nd general assembly. For his part, the Chief of Staff of the Federation Mr Umberto Soleimane greeted the prospective vision of the President of Republic, vision that allowed Tunisia to position itself like a privileged thermal destination and like a country leader in the sectors of the balneology and the thalassotherapy.
  
The Office of thermalism participated the 14 in November 15, 2009 to the sixth international convention of health, beauty and well to be at the" Royal Hotel" of Hammamet organized by the International Confederation of the training schools of aesthetics hair oils (CIEFEC) and the National Union Room of aesthetics (UTICA) under the patronage of the minister of the Public Health.
  
Tunisia participated in its quality of vice president of the world Federation of Thermalism and Climatism in the 62ième general assembly of the Femtec that took place in Yokohama to Japan of November 2009 7 to 13. At this opportunity, Mr. Fredj Daouas, general manager of the Office of thermalism, presented an intervention titled" Thermalism and thalasotherapy in Tunisia ".
  
The Office of thermalism participated the 04 to 05 November 2009 to the 34th edition of the official and professional fair of the tourism" Travel Trade Worksop" in Swiss Montreux. Let's note that Tunisia was the host of honor of this session.
  
The minister of the Public Health, Mr. Mondher Znaidi governed Wednesday September 2009, 30 at the seat of the ministry, a meeting organized by the Office of thermalism concerning the report of the 3rd phase of the survey of setting to level of the units being a matter for the thermo mineral sector in Tunisia, a survey elaborated by the office of survey "Activity North Africa".
  
The Office of thermalism presided June 25, 2009 the 13th meeting of the producers of waters conditioned organized by the Sabrine society. This meeting was about the situation of the sector and the authorized treatments.
  
A Tunisian delegation presided by Mr Fredj Daouas, the general manager of the Office of thermalism returned the 11 to May 15, 2009 a visit of work in Germany. The delegation was composed of Tunisian investors and professionals. The goal of this visit is to tie new relations of partnership and cooperation with German professionals concerning thermalism and thalassotherapy and to study the mechanisms appropriated for impulser the bilateral cooperation concerning bound services to the care to water.
  
Office of thermalism participated the 14 to 16 May 16, 2009 to the 15th edition of the International Market of the Tourism" PUT 2009" that took place in Charguia.
  
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The Office of thermalism has organized May 07, 2009, in collaboration with the Central Bank, a symposium titled "The perspectives of the sector of the thermalism and the role of the system banker in the promotion of the investment and the development of the sector ". |
  
The Minister of Health Public Mr Mondher Znaidi presided Monday April 2009, 06 at the seat of the Ministry, a session of work concerning the sectors of thalassotherapy and thermalism in Tunisia with the presence of Mr Fredj Daouas the general manager of the Office of thermalism and the settings of the Office.
  
The Office of thermalism organized Tuesday March 2009, 10 a session of structural work on" The assessment of the situation of the sector of the thalassotherapy in the regions: Tunis, Nabeul and Tabarka ". This session that has been presided by Mr Fredj Daouas the general manager of the Office of Thermalism regrouped representatives of the Ministry of the Public Health, of the regional directions of the Public Health of Tunis, Nabeul and Jendoubas, of the settings of the Office of Thermalism and the managers of thalassotherapy centers.
  
The general manager of the Office of thermalism Mr Fredj Daouas presided February 27, 2009 in the seat of the office, a session of work concerning the sector of thermalism in Tunisia with the involvement of the settings of the office and in presence of a Libyan media delegation.
  
The Office of thermalism that has between other for mission of developer the sector of hydrotherapy in Tunisia and to reinforce its role of interface and communication within the world economic place, organized the involvement of the professionals in the exhibition of the Thermalies that took place in Paris Carroussel of the Louvre, of the 22 to 25th January, 2009.
This Parisian exhibition that is the leader of the sector and that plays the international card with the setting up of international pavilions, is a place ideal for the Tunisian professionals to approach the evolution of the foreign customers.
  
The Office of thermalism participated at the first Tunisian Libyan exhibition of health that took place of the 22 to February 24, 2009 in Tripoli in Libya.
  
In the setting of its control missions, the Office of thermalism did of the work visits in the thalassotherapy centers set in the gouvernorats of Tunis, Jendouba and Medenine and this in collaboration with the regional directions of the public health of these regions.
  
The national and international demonstrations:
The Office of thermalism participated at the show" Beauty Med Tunisia" the exhibition Mediterranean of Beauty and the Good to be" Spas and Thalassotherapy, Aesthetic, Cosmetic and Relooking…" that took place from April 2009, 24 to 27 in the hotel El Mouradi Club Sousse.
The Office of thermalism participated free March 25,26 and 27, 2009 in the 2nd edition of the Frensh Tunisian meetings of thalassotherapy and thermalism organized by the Economic Mission to the close to the Embassy of France. This second edition was an opportunity for the professionals of the sector to organize business meetings with French societies specialized in the sectors of project engineering, the formation, the facilities, the cosmetic products and the treatment of waters.
To held it of these meetings, Mr Mondher Zneidi minister of the Public Health attended a lunch debates to the course of which Mr the minister gave out in inscription the opportunities offered by Tunisia concerning export of the health services.
On the occasion of the 21st birthday of the change, the Professional Cell of the Agents of the Office of thermalism and the K-Study society (Tunis) organized November 06, 2008, under the aegis of Mr Mondher Zneidi Minister of the Public Health, a symposium on" The export of the services of water cares: a promising domain for Euro Mediterranean cooperation ".
  
Studies:
The consultancy firm hired by the Office of thermalism to prepare the strategic study on the sector in the horizon of 2016 has finalised the second phase, dealing with the development strategy for the sector of thermalism by determining priorities and proposing the necessary action plans to achieve the set objectives. This phase of the study has determined very important results.
Cooperation in the sector of thermalism:
An agreement of cooperation in tourist area has been signed between the Tunisian and French governments containing an engagement of the French part for the formation and the retraining of the settings of the Office of thermalism.
  
The news of the hot waters sector :
Adoption of the Tunisian Norm n°126-06 structural on the guide of good practices in the spas whose objective is to guarantee a quality better of the thermal product to all stages of its exploitation (the source, the facilities, the environment, the professional expertises…).
Accreditation of the laboratory of the Office of Thermalism:
Following the internal audits done on the subject by experts and to the audit preliminary achieved by the TUNAC, the laboratory of the Office took in consideration the given out recommendations and got ready to organize a magazine of direction following which the experts of the TUNAC will be invited to start the audit of accreditation.
The Office of thermalism continues to reinforce the laboratory by facilities of high technology through the acquirement of a GS-MS for the detection of the pollutants and in particular of the pesticides in the conditioned waters and of a power station of temperature surveillance for the non-stop mastery of the meteorological function in the laboratory.
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