For 2011, the German National Tourist Board’s tourism campaign will focus on health and medical tourism. This includes health and fitness, spas, health resorts, wellness and beauty hotels, hospitals and clinics.
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The first ever detailed study on health and medical tourism in Australia,’ Health tourism in Australia: supply, demand and opportunities” has been published by the government funded Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre. This technical report presents a robust understanding of health and wellness tourism in Australia, and to a much lesser extent, medical tourism. It provides information and outcomes relevant for future development of the wellness and medical tourism industries in Australia.
LOS ANGELES/PRNewswire/ — In what can potentially be a ground-breaking development, the California based medical tourism company Global Medical Excellence LLC has developed an innovative arrangement to tackle the increasing cost of healthcare in the U.S. GME has entered into contracts with U.S. Board Certified surgeons who agree to travel to India or Lebanon (and soon other countries) to perform surgeries on GME’s patients. Contrary to the existing phenomenon wherein U.S. patients traveling abroad are operated upon by foreign doctors, patients can now visit GME’s website and choose to have either a U.S. doctor or a foreign doctor for various elective surgeries such as Joint Replacement, Spinal Disc Fusion, Lap Band, Plastic Surgery, etc. Moreover, GME will be providing a comprehensive insurance coverage to the patients to mitigate all risks.
NEW DEHLI: Even as the US government is trying to bring down healthcare costs, hospitals in India are hopeful that their medical tourism industry will not be affected.
Many Indian hospitals have tied up with US corporates to treat their employees at affordable rates.
Korea has been a popular destination for patients from Asian countries, but its expertise in medical tourism has so far been underappreciated in other parts of the world, particularly the Middle East.
NEW DELHI: Delhi with its rich heritage sites, modern healthcare centres and swanky business hubs emerged as the favourite destination among foreign tourists including business travellers in 2008, a study has revealed.
Partial knee replacement in India, medical tourism arranges this orthopedic surgery at the health care centers of Hyderabad and Chennai. The hospitals and clinics in our international association are among the most advanced medical facilities in the world, with specific programs carefully designed to attract potential patients like you.