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For the last ten years, the medical tourism market has expanded significantly, most of it is due to the rapid development of the level of medicine in Asian countries. The growth rate of medicine in the Asian region are among the fastest in the world. Leading international analytical publications predict an increase in the flow of foreign patients in these countries to 40% in the next few years.
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ABOUT THE REASONS OF POPULARITY …
Compared with medical institutions in Europe, North America with many years of experience and impeccable reputation, Asian clinics have advantage in pricing, and in the availability of modern medical equipment. The constantly developing information technologies of the Internet, as well as the availability of air transportation, contribute to the popularization of this field.
The progress of medicine in the countries of the Asian region is so high that it attracts leading European experts to joint scientific research and medical practice.
ABOUT THE TREATMENT …
The range of affordable medical services in Asian hospitals is quite wide. Both simple surgical interventions and complicated surgical operations are carried out in the most complex areas of modern medicine: oncology, neurosurgery, transplantology etc. In addition, Asian countries are known for high quality dental services, alternative medicine services (traditional Chinese, Korean medicine, Ayurveda), plastic and aesthetic surgery.
ABOUT COUNTRIES WHERE PATIENTS ARE GOING …
The leading countries in some areas of medicine are already present in Asia.
South Korea
South Korea is one of the leading countries not only of the Asian region, but also in the world market of medical services. Seoul has become one of the capitals of international medical tourism in almost all areas of medicine.
Thanks to rapid scientific and technological progress in medicine, Korea quickly took the leading positions in world ratings. This country has long won the trust of foreign patients in the treatment of cancer, spinal surgery, orthopedics and other areas of medicine.
All high-tech developments are used to successfully treat patients here. In addition, Korea ranks second in the world in terms of the number of plastic and aesthetic operations performed each year, second only to the United States. In 2015, more than 996,000 plastic procedures were performed in Korean hospitals.
India
India is no less popular destination for medical tourism. For quite a long period of time, this country has attracted hundreds & thousands of patients with a decent standard of medical services and a fairly lower price policy.
Despite the high level of poverty among population, the medical sector here is working on higher standards and is constantly developing. Every year, the number of patients coming for the treatment to this country is steadily increasing by an average of 20%.
Indian hospitals cooperate officially with the Ministries of Health of the developing countries in the sphere of organ transplantation, which shows the high level of medical services, particular in the development of the transplantology sector in this country.
Patient here are also provided the highest level of care in cancer treatment, neurosurgical procedures, cardiovascular surgeries and with many other pathologies. To date, more than 30 medical centers in the country are accredited by the “Gold standard of medicine” JCI.
Highly qualified specialists, modern equipment, affordable but quality drugs (generics), an affordable price tag for medical services (the cost of treatment in India can be 50-60% lower than in Europe) that attracts large number of patients.
Singapore
Singapore is one of the best Asian medicine destinations. Hospitals of Singapore are especially popular for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer.
Singapore’s medicine is successful combination of innovative technologies, highly qualified doctors and the most up-to-date scientific advancements in the medical sector.
Over the past few years, this country has been visited by more than 1.6 million cancer patients. Despite the fact that the price tag for medical services is higher than in some other Asian countries, the cost is still lower than the hospitals of Europe and North America.
Many of the medical centers in Singapore have been accredited by JCI, and practicing doctors often have higher medical education obtained from leading US universities.
Thailand
Thailand – a popular tourist destination, has proven itself in medical tourism as well, especially in the area of plastic surgery and aesthetic medicine. Plastic surgery in Thailand is one of the most popular specialty. To seek the services of this beauty industry, hundreds of thousands of tourists come here to enjoy their leisure trip and improve their appearance.
In terms of medical services provided, Thai hospitals can compete with clinics of Malaysia, India, and in some cases Singapore. In addition to plastic surgery, medicine in Thailand has been boasted by the presence of specialists in field of cardiology, reproductive medicine, orthopedics, dentistry and spinal surgery.
Thailand, like many other Asian countries, is developing dynamically but despite the rapid economic recovery, the cost of medical services for foreign patients here remains affordable.
China
China is a country that deserves attention both from the general medicine point of view and from the point of view of alternative practices available in the form of traditional Chinese medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine is rapidly gaining popularity among foreigners who want to strengthen and improve their health.
Beijing is particularly in demand among patients and the island-resort of Hainan. Medicine in China is quite developed and offers patients wide range of medical services in all areas. The peculiarity of medicine in this country is having a strict control of the requirements for doctors and hospitals from the state.
Dentistry is of high standards. In China, there are huge number of multinational companies of global corporations that produce not only electronics, but also high-quality dental implants.
In conclusion, we can say that the medical tourism market in Asia is developing by leaps and bounds and already now has huge number of medical centers, hospitals and clinics. But because of the growing demand, an international patient needs to be on the alert in carefully choosing a medical center. After all with lack of knowledge about the market & inexperience, you can not only get medical services of poor quality, but also harm your own health.
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