Health tourism is one of today’s highly thriving sections of the tourism industry in the world. It is one of the interesting industries in connection with economic, employment, cultural interactions, and even political advantages.
” Health tourism emerged in the 1990s when a few factors contributed in preparing the ground. People in the developed countries were challenged with high costs of medical services and slow services so that it would have taken ages to secure insurance confirmations.”
Consequently, people started to look for medical services in other countries. In 2003, India, Malaysia, and Thailand hosted 4.1 million medical travelers and enjoyed over $1 billion income. The number of the international patients reached 5.2 million in 2005 and the emerged market nowadays is worth 40-60 billion dollars and experiences a 20% annual growth .
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