Nowadays it is beyond all doubt that the health care activity in its entire volume, on the one hand, represent parts of the global economic system, developing in a considerable mutual dependence. In the paper, within the scope of the development of tourism, one of its narrower segments is perceived: the health care of the tourist population. The research work has been done in Istria, one of the most outstanding tourist destinations, where scientists and experts have been working intensively on the tourism development forecast up to 2010. In addition to healthy food, clean sea and environment, a tourist has to have certainty that in case of illness he/she will get a service corresponding to the world standards. The concourse of tourism and h...