| Medical travel, or medical tourism, as it is also called, | | | | surgery capital, and it is still generating a considerable |
| has become a rapidly growing industry in recent years. | | | | amount of medical tourism and revenue because of it. |
| This is because, as cost of health care in developed | | | | As far as non-cosmetic medical procedures go, |
| countries like the U.S. and Britain has risen, the cost of | | | | however, Brazil has just now entered the market. |
| health care in developing countries like Thailand has | | | | Cuba, on the other hand, has been a non-cosmetic |
| remained low while their quality standards have risen | | | | medical tourist destination for over 40 years. It's |
| (sometimes even above those of developed nations). | | | | attractions include experienced doctors, beautiful |
| If you're thinking about getting surgery overseas or | | | | beaches in which to recuperate, and medical costs |
| abroad, there is literally a world of options available. | | | | that are 60 - 80% lower than medical costs in the U.S. |
| The Country | | | | Mexico is another long standing medical tourist |
| Different countries are renowned for having specialists | | | | destination, especially for U.S. residents who regularly |
| in different fields, so you should choose the country | | | | cross the border for dentistry and plastic surgery |
| accordingly. Here is a brief look at some of the medical | | | | treatments. |
| travel options there exists. | | | | Asia |
| Africa and the Middle East | | | | Korea has quickly been rising as a medical traveling |
| Jordan and Israel are the two most popular | | | | destination in recent years, and was even featured on |
| destinations for medical tourism in the North Africa | | | | CNN as one of the "hottest destinations" for medical |
| Middle East region. Many of the people who travel to | | | | tourism. Korea is popular amongst Japanese cosmetic |
| Israel for medical reasons are from Central European | | | | surgery patients. |
| nations like Romania, where certain surgical | | | | Thailand is a long standing player in the medical tourism |
| procedures are not available. Israel is known for its high | | | | industry and is still growing. In 2005, one Bangkok |
| quality in-vitro fertilization treatments and its Dead Sea | | | | hospital alone reported serving over 150,000 medical |
| spa, a world famous therapeutic resort where many | | | | tourists. The treatments offered in Thailand include |
| go to recover. | | | | cosmetic surgery, organ transplants, cardiac surgeries |
| Jordan is an emerging player in medical tourism. The | | | | and orthopedic treatments. |
| majority of medical tourists who visit Jordan are from | | | | India's medical tourism industry is projected to |
| Iraq, Palestine, and Sudan. Treatment costs in Jordan | | | | experience a growth rate of 30% every year. Some |
| can be 25% that of treatment costs in the U.S. The | | | | of the reasons for India's success in the field of |
| kingdom is rated number 5 in the world as a medical | | | | medical tourism include low health care costs |
| tourism destination by the World Bank. | | | | combined with adherence to international healthcare |
| Latin America | | | | standards, as well as the fact that English is widely |
| Brazil has enjoyed long-time popularity as a cosmetic | | | | spoken. |