Top 5 Medical Tourism Destinations in the World
[Bharat Jha]
Medical tourism where patients struggling to afford or find the right treatment at home head overseas is booming, with many countries jostling to offer high-quality health care at a good price. here are the top 5 medical tourism destinations around the world:
India
India boasts of large number of Medical Tourists every year approximately 10 lakhs and Bangladesh forms the major portion of it.
It has top Corporate Hospitals
Good Number of good Medical Tourism facilitators to take care of the patients
Top Resorts and spas for leisure activitie
Medical Visa that can be used three times in a year by a patient
Visa on arrival servicesMedical
Visa that can be used three times in a year by a patient
Thailand
Top Hospitals with best Medical Tourism Departments
Bumrungrad Hospital alone receives one million patients every year
Major Hospitals have tie ups with best resorts and spas
After the treatment patient can avail the services in resorts and spas
Price is also one tenth of US
Visa on arrival services
Malaysia
Dentistry, orthopedic and Cosmetic are the biggest revenue generator for Malaysia’s Medical Tourism Sector
Malaysia boasts of good number of JCI hospitals
The government of Malaysia is very supportive for growth of Medical Tourism sector
Its a most favored destination for Indonesian patients as thousands of Indonesians travel every year for treatment
Hungary
Its a Dental Tourism capital of the world and its located in most central part of Europe and easily accessible by many European countries
Many patients from US and UK comes to Hungary for better treatment related to Dental Care
The Dental Tourism Associations in Budapest is promoting the Dental Tourism a lot and wants to promote it to other countries as well
Mexico
As it shares border with USA its receives lots of patient from them
It has recently introduced no visa requirement facility for Medical Tourists
Also lots of patients from Europe travel every year to Mexico
Some of the cities have been developed exclusively for Dental Tourists for eg-Molar City
Author:
Medical Tourism Consultant, Mumbai, India
Email-medicaltourism85@gmail.com
