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Medical Tourism in Mexico and Panama
March 03, 2010
Source : Real Estrategy
The term “Medical Tourism” also known as health tourism is becoming very popular in these days. It means to travel across different countries to find health care. These health care or treatments include common problems and complex treatments such as cardiac surgery, joint replacement, cosmetic surgery and dental surgery. The customer and provider communicate through reliable sources to assure quality of service and making contract.
Read more »»Sectur will bet on health tourism with a new program
March 01, 2010
Source :www.elsemanario.com.mx
MÉXICO, february 18, 2010. - During the next ten years, the Ministry of Tourism (Sectur) is expecting to win up to 4,050 billion dollars and 450,000 tourists in 10 years thanks to health tourism, this program was inaugurated in a proof phase.
Read more »»Insurance And Medical Tourism
March 01, 2010
Source :www.articlesnatch.com
A lot of people are wondering if their current insurance policy can cover medical tourism packages. You should know that some individuals have fallen prey to dishonest individuals who promise quality treatment and accommodations but are truly only interested in getting their cash quickly. Others experienced worse by being treated by doctors who are not truly experienced or qualified to perform different procedures and surgeries.
Read more »»India – an Attractive Destination for Medical Tourism
February 27, 2010
Source :9DOWNSOFT Health
India – An attractive destination for Medical Tourism : India is emerging as the most favoured destination for Health Tourism. A report released by the Planning Commission states that the Indian Corporate hospitals are well equipped, proficient and could measure up to or even outshine any hospital in the west, making the nation an attractive destination.
Read more »»$3b in medical tourism revenue expected
February 25, 2010
Source :www.manilastandardtoday.com
The Tourism Department said Friday that medical tourism could bring in as much as $3 billion into the economy in the next three years as more foreigners seek quality healthcare from Filipino medical professionals.
Read more »»Medical Tourism Conference in Costa Rica
February 24, 2010
Source :Costa Rican Medical Care
Costa Rican Medical Care will be showcasing their services at this conference. The purpose of this conference is for insurance company executives, employee benefit mangers, health underwriters, insurance agents, third-party administrators, and other interested parties to experience first hand what the hospitals and physicians of Costa Rica and other Latin American countries have to offer.
Read more »»Korea Medical Tourism Conference April 13 – 16
February 22, 2010
Source :Medical Overseas Health
The Korea Healthcare Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) will be presenting its first national health care and medical tourism conference in Korea on April 13-16th, 2010, and they hope that the event will be the largest global healthcare and medical tourism conference in Asia.
Read more »»Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism Conference Korea
February 19, 2010
Source :www.medical-korea.org
KHIDI (Korea Healthcare Industry Development Institute) will hold the first national healthcare and medical tourism conference in Korea on April 13-16th, 2010, and the event promises to be the biggest global healthcare and medical tourism conference in Asia.
Read more »»Medical Tourism to Drive Philippine Economy
February 18, 2010
Source :HIM Communications
Medical tourism in the Philippines continues to grow, with the number of overseas patients and clients rising from 60,000 foreign patients in 2007 to about 100,000 foreign patients in 2008 and gross revenues estimated to be at US$350mn since the program was launched in 2006.
Read more »»Japan slow to adopt embrace medical tourism
February 16, 2010
Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and India are especially welcoming toward foreign patients seeking expert medical care at affordable prices. Japan has the expertise and its medical costs are relatively low; what it has lacked so far is the will to promote these assets overseas. Japan’s medical establishment, the magazine says, is a “closed culture
Read more »»Alternative Medicine – Avenue for Medical Tourism
February 11, 2010
Today, alternative medicine holds out immense potential in attracting medical tourists. For example, India is likely to become a major hub for medical tourism, with revenues from the industry estimated to grow from US$333 million in 2007 to US$2.2 billion by 2012, says a study by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and McKinsey.3 The major competitive advantages that India faces are cost effectiveness and traditional medical systems like Ayurveda and Naturopathy.
Read more »»Mexico as a major destination for ‘Medical Tourism’
February 02, 2010
Source :Globalsurance.com
Taking into consideration that a large number of American retirees may relocate to Mexico in the coming years, the Mexican Health Ministry recently expressed the possibility that in addition of the sunny beaches the country currently offers to visitors, medical treatments and surgeries could be offered as well.
Read more »»Mexico may become a major 'Medical Tourism' Destination
February 01, 2010
Source :MEXIDATA . INFO
Carefully observing the changing demographics of US society, Mexico's federal government is wagering that the graying of Gringolandia will give a strong impulse to medical tourism. "A million baby boomers, as they are called in the US, could come to live in Mexico in the coming years," said Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos at an event held earlier this month in Mexico to mark National Nursing Day. An opportunity exists, Cordova said, for tourism promoters to sell not only sun and sand but also "treatments or surgeries."
Read more »»High costs hobble Dubai medical tourism dream
January 28, 2010
Source :www.business.maktoob.com
DUBAI - Dubai's attempt to position itself as a hub for medical tourism faces tough competition from the likes of India and Singapore, where quality care is available at cheaper prices, experts tell Maktoob News.
Read more »»Turkey Tourism Industry by 2013
January 27, 2010
Source :www.researchandmarkets.com
Medical tourism is expected to see a maximum growth in coming years. Medical tourists are expected to increase by over 20% in coming years. Increasing healthcare costs in European countries and developing healthcare infrastructure in Turkey will drive the growth of medical tourism in Turkey. A part from that marine tourism and golf tourism is also expected to see a huge growth in coming years.
Read more »»Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA) participates in the Incredible India "Medical tourism road shows held by Indian Ministry of Tourism.
January 26, 2010
Source :Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA)
India's Ministry of Tourism organised four impressive Road Shows during October, 2009 in the high potential markets in the Middle East at Dubai, Doha, Kuwait and Jeddah. These road shows were supported by Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA) and many of IMTA's leading members that included leading lights from Indian Hospitals, Wellness services providers, Government and medical tourism facilitators participated in these events.
Read more »»GCC lags behind in attracting medical tourism
January 25, 2010
Source :www.ameinfo.com
Setting up healthcare cities has become en vogue in the countries of the GCC, as is shown by the popularity of the Arab Health Congress 2010 in Dubai. But can these projects reverse the trend of the region's patient exodus?
Read more »»South Korea eyes bigger slice of medical tourism market
January 19, 2010
Source :Canada.com
SEOUL - It built its economy on ships, steel and semiconductors but now South Korea is pushing a new growth engine -- a major share of the world's booming medical tourism market. The government's goal is one million foreign patients a year by 2020 and hospitals have launched aggressive marketing campaigns since they were allowed to advertise for foreign patients under a law that took effect last year.
Read more »»Tourism Authority of Thailand to focus on tourist spending, not numbers
January 19, 2010
Source :Phuket Gazette
PHUKET TOWN: Juthaporn Rerngronasa, The Tourism Authority of Thailand’s returning deputy governor for international marketing, has unveiled several strategies to approach a range of potential markets this year. According to Mrs Juthaporn, the TAT will also promote Thailand as a center of medical tourism. The Middle East is the main target. Moreover, "green tourism" campaigns are planned to appeal to tourists from Europe, where environmental awareness is high.
Read more »»The Rapid Expansion Of Medical Tourism In Singapore
January 18, 2010
Source :A Butterfly Effect
Singapore has become one of the major destinations for international medical tourists. Three agencies, the Economic Development Board, the Singapore Tourism Board and the International Enterprise Singapore, have banded together to develop Singapore as one of Asia’s leading health care destinations. Through their cooperative efforts, they successfully attract an average of 200,000 foreign patients to the tiny island state each year, bringing with them revenues of about US $3 billion annually.
Read more »»The top 10 travel trends for 2010, Healthy outlook for medical tourism
January 18, 2010
Source :USA Today
Medical travel made USA Today's list of top ten emerging travel trends for 2010. Citing increased coverage by U.S. insurers, an increase in high-deductible individual insurance other factors, medical travel earned position nine on the USA Today's list. As Washington lawmakers continue to grapple with health-care reform, more Americans — an estimated 1.6 million by 2012, according to Deloitte Center for Health Solutions — will combine foreign vacations with carpal tunnel surgery, dental crowns and other short-stay, outpatient procedures that cost 30%-70% less than U.S. prices. Driving the trend: more coverage of overseas medical care by major U.S. insurers, an increase in individual insurance policies that typically carry a high deductible, and a marketing push by companies that combine travel and medical services.
Read more »»SouthKorea's aims to boost medical tourism market
January 17, 2010
Source :Bangkok Post
"Today demand for medical services is higher than ever and medical tourism is growing rapidly," Vice Knowledge Economy Minister Kim Young-Hak told the opening of a three-day medical tourism expo recently.
Read more »»'Brit Govt could save millions by formally promoting health tourism to India'
January 17, 2010
Source :The Independent
The British Government could save tens of millions of pounds and slash the waiting lists if some National Health Service (NHS) patients were treated in India, according to health economists' calculations.
Read more »»Indian Hospitals, Wellness and Medical Tourism players join forces to make India the Global Healthcare Destination
January 16, 2010
Leading Indian Hospitals, Healthcare providers (both Modern Medicine and Traditional Indian Medicine), Travel and Medical Tourism Industry providers have come together to form an industry association - Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA) that aims to work together to make India the leading global healthcare destination.
Read more »»Cashing in on medical tourism
January 15, 2010
Source :Business World Online
Globalization contributed to this upsurge in medical tourism. The increasing costs of health care in developed countries, the long queues, the affordability and ease of foreign travel, easy access to information from the Internet, the growing competence of medical practitioners from developing nations, and the lower costs of medical care in Asia, Latin America, and Eastern European nations have all influenced the boom in the industry.
Read more »»GEORGIA: TBILISI tries to become a Medical Tourism Destination
January 13, 2010
Source :EurasiaNet.org
Private clinics and hospitals in Georgia are trying to break into the lucrative international medical tourism market by offering inexpensive procedures and taking advantage of lenient legislation.
Read more »»Malaysia Needs 'Medical Tourism Destination' Image
January 13, 2010
Source :BERNAMA.com
Despite the sporadic attempts to portray Malaysia as a medical tourism destination, the country's tourism planners have yet to formulate a strategic approach for this direction.
Read more »»Jordan's medical tourism revenues reach JD1bn in 2009
January 12, 2010
Source :www.zawya.com
Jordan's revenues from medical tourism sector in 2009 reached JD1 billion (US$1.4 billion), it was unveiled on Tuesday.
Read more »»Asian Medical Tourism Analysis (2008-2012)
January 12, 2010
Source :Companiesandmarkets.com
Medical tourism emerges as the fastest growing segment of the Asian tourism industry despite the global economic downturn. High cost of treatments in developed countries, particularly in the USA and UK, have been attracting patients from these regions to alternative cost-effective destinations.
Read more »»Malaysia Medical Tourism Outlook
January 09, 2010
Source :www.bharatbook.com
Medical tourism has emerged as the fastest growing segment of the tourism industry despite the global economic downturn. High cost of treatments in developed countries, particularly in the USA and the UK, have been continually attracting patients from such regions towards alternative cost-effective destinations like Malaysia.
Read more »»True cost of dental tourism exposed
January 07, 2010
Source :Dentistry.co.uk
An increasing number of dental patients are flying to other parts of Europe to get expensive courses of treatment at a lower cost. Research this week suggests that treatment is so expensive in Britain that 260,000 people a year go abroad to get their teeth fixed.
Read more »»Joint Ventures likely to drive Medical Tourism
January 04, 2010
Source :http://www.tribune242.com/sports/01042010_Medical-Page-1-4_Business#tb
Bahamian Healthcare facilities are likely to enter joint ventures and partnerships with overseas providers in a bid to develop a medical tourism sector, the minister of tourism has indicated, with the industry targeting profitable niche markets seen as having long - term sustainability.
Read more »»THAILAND TO BOOST MEDICAL TOURISM IN 2010
December 28, 2009
Source :NNN-BERNAMA
The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) will boost medical tourism in earnest in 2010, Vietnam news agency (VNA) reported Monday, citing the National news Bureau (NNT).
Read more »»Medical tourism is a gift for U.S. health care
December 25, 2009
Source :The Providence Journal
Consumers and providers of medical services in the U.S. often search for opportunities to cut costs. Increasingly, it is possible to find low-priced care alternatives abroad. In the heated debate about health-care changes, a key aspect is, of course, the expense of providing such care. The emergence and efficiency of medical tourism may well help bridge the chasm between costs and revenues, and between desire and ability.
Read more »»Japanese hospitals take interest in 'medical tourists'
December 25, 2009
Source :The Japan Times
While many Japanese companies have gone global over the years, making companies like Toyota, Sony and Canon household names in every corner of the world, the Japanese health care industry is focused largely on the domestic market and has long been shielded from pressure for change.
Read more »»'Health Tourism' Increasingly Popular in Asia
December 22, 2009
Source :VOANews.com
Medical tourism brought in $1 billion in 2007 and that is expected to triple by 2012, when the Health Ministry expects more than two million medical tourists.
Read more »»Medical tourism: '5-star' care at a discount
December 21, 2009
Source :SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE WASHINGTON BUREAU
Critics of health care reform often point to desperate Canadians who head south for surgery to escape waiting lists. But a bigger trend points in the opposite direction: Americans heading overseas to escape the exorbitant cost of U.S. care.
Read more »»India - A Fastest Emerging Destination for Medical Tourism
December 21, 2009
Source :RNCOS Industry Research Solutions
Medical tourism has developed into a new source of revenue generation for hospitals in Asia. Growth in the Asian medical tourism market can be attributed to change in the demographics of developed nations, quality healthcare services at low cost in Asian countries and many more.
Read more »»Jordan pushes medical tourism industry
December 20, 2009
Source :www.ameinfo.com
After establishing itself as a popular destination for medical care among Arabs in the Middle East, Jordan is now looking to attract more patients from outside the region in a bid to tap the growing market for medical tourism worldwide. With revenues topping $1bn annually, medical tourism is now considered one of the main contributors to the kingdom's economy.
Read more »»Innovative hospital has eyes set on the world
December 18, 2009
Source :Taiwan Today
A surgeon in the middle of a green room is performing an operation. Instead of looking directly at his patient, he is focused on a high-definition image projected on to a screen. By his side, a giant panel radiates blue, white and yellow lights. As the doctor performs his maneuvers, a set of auxiliary robot arms makes tiny incisions into the patient.
Read more »»Medical Tourism - An Option For Soaring American Healthcare Costs
December 06, 2009
Source :Artipot
With soaring health care costs, and many being unable to afford health insurance, Americans are traveling in large numbers overseas for surgery. In 2007 over 750,000 Americans traveled overseas for medical treatment, and with the current rate of growth, that number is projected to reach 6 million by 2010
Read more »»Taxing cosmetic surgery
December 02, 2009
Source :ScopeBlog, Stanford Medicine
As the overhaul of the nation's health care system continues on Capitol Hill, some of the debate has the pop of prime-time medical dramas. One proposed five-percent tax on elective cosmetic surgery--not procedures to correct congenital defects, injuries resulting from trauma or disease--strikes some surgeons as egregious.
Read more »»Booming Medical Tourism in India
December 02, 2009
Source :PressAbout.com
Medical tourism in India has emerged as the fastest growing segment of tourism industry despite the global economic downturn.
Read more »»Health Tourism Generated RM299 Million In Revenue Last Year
December 02, 2009
Source :BERNAMA.COM
KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) -- A total of 374,063 tourists visited Malaysia for health purposes last year which generated a revenue of RM299.1 million, said Deputy Health Minister Datuk Rosnah Abdul Rashid Shirlin.
Read more »»Health without borders: medical tourism
November 29, 2009
Traveling for health care isn't new. For decades people came to the United States to get sophisticated treatments that weren't available in their native lands. Now, the traffic flows in many directions, as physicians and hospitals in developing countries begin to catch up with the U.S.
Read more »»Thailand is 'in network'? Employers and insurers embrace medical tourism
November 28, 2009
Like some 47 million other Americans, Nancy Sowa doesn't have health insurance. So when her doctors last year told her she needed a total hip replacement, the office manager for a non-profit did what a growing number of U.S. citizens are doing: She headed abroad.
Read more »»Sun, antiquities and Medical Tourism
November 26, 2009
The Land of Israel, center for three faiths, amazing sunshine, 6000 years of history and the perfect destination for medical tourism. Israel’s excellent medical and care standards and front line medical technologies have brought it to the forefront of medical tourism in the Middle East and the world.
Read more »»Top Indian hospitals woo medical tourism from Canada
November 21, 2009
Toronto, Nov 21st 2009 www.newkerala.com By Gurmukh Singh India has launched a big initiative to woo medical tourism from Canada, showcasing the country's high-end and much cheaper healthcare industry to Canadians.
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