news about medical tourism and patients travelling to foreign countries for medical treatment

Medical Tourism

news about medical tourism and patients travelling to foreign countries for medical treatment

Friday, July 27, 2007

Giving a Big Boost


First it was a special medical visa, then an e-commerce platform which will provide information on any destination in India.
Now the Indian Tourism ministry has plans to increase the duration of the special medical visas by 3 years. A very wise move considering that the medical tourism industry is worth $333 million and is growing at the rate of 25 percent every year.

Ambitious move

Monday, July 23, 2007

Promoting Healthcare in Malaysia


Even as the UAE is promoting health tourism , Malaysia is getting ready to show case its health care facilities through Malaysia Today in the Gulf.

Poach and counter poach

Luxury Hospital


Bumrungrad Hospital in Thailand is considered to be one of the top Medical tourism destinations in Asia. It has the best features - including expert doctors - that any hospital in the west can boast of but provides health care at a fraction of the cost.

Is it any wonder that patients from the west are flocking there.
5 star Hospital