On 11 October 2009 11:22:33 PM Guest answered :

Medical tourism refers to patients leaving their country to seek either necessary or elective medical procedures in a different country.
Medical tourism is a concept that was invented thousands of years ago as people from ancient Greece and later, Europe, would travel great distances for healing and medical care.

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On 11 October 2009 11:25:17 PM Guest answered :

Patient travel to US,UK and other developed countries to india,mostly because it is cheap here.

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On 24 April 2011 11:54:30 AM ramagopal pothuru answered :

Medical tourism (also called medical travel, health tourism or global healthcare) is a term initially coined by travel agencies and the mass media to describe the rapidly-growing practice of travelling across international borders to obtain health care. It also refers pejoratively to the practice of healthcare providers travelling internationally to deliver healthcare.[1][2]

Services typically sought by travelers include elective procedures as well as complex specialized surgeries such as joint replacement (knee/hip), cardiac surgery, dental surgery, and cosmetic surgeries. However, virtually every type of health care, including psychiatry, alternative treatments, convalescent care and even burial services are available.

Over 50 countries have identified medical tourism as a national industry.[3] However, accreditation and other measures of quality vary widely across the globe, and some destinations may become hazardous or even dangerous for medical tourists.

In the context of global health, "medical tourism" is a pejorative because during such trips health care providers often practice outside of their areas of expertise or hold different (i.e., lower) standards of care.[4][5] Greater numbers than ever before of student volunteers, health professions trainees, and researchers from resource-rich countries are working temporarily and anticipating future work in resource-starved areas.[5][6] This emphasizes the importance of understanding this other definition.

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