Articles of category "Health tourism"

Health tourism is the travel to a different country or state for health related reasons. Medical tourism ? patients going to a different country for either urgent or elective medical procedures ? is fast becoming a worldwide, multibillion-dollar industry. With the growth of medical-related travel and aggressive marketing, Bangkok became a centre for medical tourism in Thailand. Bangkok's International Medical Centre offers services in 26 languages, recognizes cultural and religious dietary restrictions and has a special wing for Japanese patients.

Medical Tourism in India is a developing concept whereby people from world over visit India for their medical and relaxation needs. Most common treatments are heart surgery, knee transplant, cosmetic surgery and dental care. India is considered the leading country promoting medical tourism-and now it is moving into a new area of "medical outsourcing," where subcontractors provide services to the overburdened medical care systems in western countries.