I thought why not begin with an introduction to the leading medical tourism destinations in the world. Today medical tourism industry is growing very fast and has become a million dollar industry with number of medical tourists growing year by year. Due to the financial benefits of medical tourism a lots on countries and spending to market medical tourism. However not every country is fit for medical tourism. Lots of factors come into play while choosing a medical tourism destination (I will write about these factors later). Main factors while going abroad for treatment include:
- Is country safe to travel
- Does travel expense compromise the cost savings
- Countries medical infrastructure
- Hospitals accreditation
- Surgeons experience
- Climate etc...
So according to a variety of parameters countries listed below qualify for the top medical tourism destinations of the world:
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
- Hungary
- India
- Malaysia
- Mexico
- Singapore
- South Korea
- Thailand
- Turkey
- Spain
- Belgium
- Panama
I will post about medical tourism conditions in each country listed above soon.
