Hey! In this episode of WhatsWhat we covered Medical and Health tourism, an industry with high potential. Global Medical tourism refers to people traveling to a country other than their own to obtain medical treatment. About 14 million patients use medical services outside of their country of residence each year. Even by adding flight, accommodation, and other transportation costs, getting treated in other medical tourism sites can allow you to undergo treatment without breaking the bank. Among the medical tourism destination abroad, India has become a popular hub of medical tourism, attracting a large number of foreign patients every year. The benefits of medical tourism are immense. The best hospitals in these medical tourist hot spots have highly-trained, English-speaking doctors, just like you’d find at home and a rare combination of advanced facilities, skilled doctors, and low cost of treatment. Varying currency standards has certainly given rise to what can be the mega future in healthcare industry- The Medical Tourism industry.
