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Medical Tourism Global Potential Facts and Figures 2019

January 2019 | 1300 pages | ID: MF84C4E96BBEN
Ian Youngman

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Medical Tourism Global Potential Facts and Figures 2019 examines the global background and potential, for medical and health tourism in 165 countries.

This is the most comprehensive report ever on global medical tourism by an author who has been writing about medical tourism for 15 years.

This report investigates current and potential opportunities for medical tourism by analysing inbound and outbound numbers by country and revenue.

Report Summary

Global medical tourism is increasing annually. What is changing rapidly is each country’s share of the total, and the type of medical tourist they are attracting,

It highlights those countries that are or are becoming major destinations, why, and what they are doing to promote their country.

The report shows where medical tourists are coming from, the treatments they seek, and why they go where they do,

Key Findings
  • The global demand for medical tourism is changing
  • Some countries see increasing numbers but others struggle
  • This is a very fluid market
  • Some strategies and marketing are working well
  • This market is not just price driven
  • Successful countries work hard to attract medical tourists
Reason to Buy

Every country and organisation needs to update and refine its medical tourism strategy and to do that they need to know the latest on which countries are doing well, who goes there, the treatment they seek and why they go there.

This bang up to date report is essential reading to any organisation serious about medical tourism, with background material suitable for both experts and newcomers.

The report analyses figures and does not accept them at face value.
OVERVIEW

Introduction
History
Wellness and medical tourism
UNWTO definitions

INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL TOURISM FIGURES

Global figures on medical tourism
Global figures problems
International patients
Why migration alters figures
Global medical tourism figures by country
Global medical tourism figures illusions
Top 50 global medical tourism destinations
Top 45 outbound medical tourism sources
Top 40 health and wellness destinations
Global medical tourism potential
Global tourism and medical tourism
UNWTO/ETC health tourism report
European Parliament report on health tourism
European Regional Development Fund
Global medical price trends
Global travel
World tourism economy
European travel
Asia travel
Gulf travel
Economic impact of tourism sectors
Health and wellness tourism figures
Health and wellness tourism potential
Medical tourism revenue
Medical tourism revenue top 25 destinations
Health and wellness tourism revenue
Health and wellness tourism revenue by sectors
Health and wellness tourism trends
Spas in the USA
Medical spas in the USA
Wellness communities
Hair transplants

INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL TOURISM MARKET

International medical tourism
Regional medical tourism
Domestic medical tourism
Distribution
Agencies
Agency failures
Agency frauds
Agency regulation
Agency requirements of hospitals
Agency scams
Agent training and education
Advertising and fake reviews in South Korea
Advertising and fake reviews on social media
Advertising regulation
Advertising regulation in the UK
Airlines
Apps
Direct chat
Hotels and medical tourism
International medical accreditation
Legal and ethical issues
Medical cruise tourism
Medical negligence
Medical price comparisons sites
Medical price comparisons sites and CMA
Medical tourism scams
Stop medical tourism scams
Mobile technology
Price comparisons
Price regulation
Smart phones
Social media
Travel agencies and tour operators
US travel bans
Videos

MEDICAL TOURISM CUSTOMERS

Defining medical tourists
Customer demand
Carers
Crowd funding
Cultural sensitivity

LBGTX

Luxury travel
Muslim and Halal
Older patients
Safety
Security and terrorism
Taking time to be a tourist
Uninsured Americans
VIP patients
Waiting times
Wellness travel preference
Why people become medical tourists

MEDICAL TOURISM PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Addiction treatment
Birth tourism
Cancer
Cosmetic surgery
Cosmetic surgery ethics
Cosmetic surgery ISAPS survey
Cosmetic surgery Brazilian butt lift
Cosmetic surgery aftercare
Cosmetic surgery mental health screening
Cosmetic surgery problems
Cosmetic surgery standards
Dental implants
Dental tourism
Dental tourism and Australia
Diabetes treatment
Elderly care
Eye care
Eye care safety
Fertility treatment
Obesity treatment
Organ transplants
Organ transplants regulation-Europe
Organ transplant regulation-elsewhere
Organ transplant problems in Costa Rica
Organ transplant problems in Egypt
Organ transplant problems in India
Procreation tourism
Sex change tourism
Spa and wellness
Spa definitions Visit Britain
Spa definition-ISPA
Spa and wellness definitions- International Medical Spa Asspciation
Spa and wellness definitions- Wellness Tourism Association
Sports medical tourism
Stem cell treatment
Stem cell treatment in USA
Stem cell treatment in India
Stem cell treatment in Switzerland
Stem cell treatment in Canada
Stem cell treatment problems
Stem cell treatment advice from FDA
Stem cell treatment regulation
Surrogacy
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Traditional Korean Medicine

MEDICAL TOURISM AND INSURANCE

Medical tourism and insurance
Travel insurance
Medical tourism insurance UK
Medical negligence and insurance
Medical negligence and medical complications insurance
Stem cell insurance
Insurers as medical tourism agents
Cosmetic surgery insurance
Spas

EUROPEAN CROSS BORDER HEALTHCARE

European Health Insurance Card
European Union cross-border healthcare
EU cross-border healthcare official EU patient information
EU cross border healthcare in EFTA countries
European Reference Networks
Evaluative study on EU cross-border healthcare directive
European Commission 2018 report
European Court of Auditors 2018 audit
EU cross-border healthcare rules on professional liability
EU cross-border projects
EU Package Travel Directive
European standards on cosmetic surgery
European standards on non-surgical medical procedures

INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS

ACHS International
Acreditas Global
Accreditation Canada
American Accreditation Commission International
American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities
American Nurses Credentialing Centre
CHKS
COHSASA
DNV-GL Healthcare
European Aeromedical Institute
European co-operation for Accreditation
European Society for Quality in Healthcare
European Historic Thermal Towns Association
European Spas Association
Global Clinic Rating
Global Healthcare Accreditation Programme
Global Healthcare Travel Council
Haute Autorite de Sante
Healing Hotels of the World
International Board of Medicine and Surgery
International Hospital Federation
International Medical Spa Association
International Organization for Standardisation
International Society of Aesthetic Global Surgery
International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery
International Society for Quality in Health Care
International Spa Association
Joint Commission International
KTQ International
Leading Hospitals of the World
Leading Doctors of the World
Leading Hotels of the World
Medical Tourism Association
Royal College of Surgeon
SafeCare
Swiss Leading Hospitals
Temos
Treatment Abroad
Wellness Tourism Association
World Federation of Chinese Medicine Societies

COUNTRIES PROFILED

ABU DHABI
AFGHANISTAN
ALBANIA
ALGERIA
ANDORRA
ANGOLA
ANTIGUA
ARGENTINA
ARMENIA
AUSTRALIA
AUSTRIA
AZERBAIJAN
BAHAMAS
BAHRAIN
BANGLADESH
BARBADOS
BELARUS
BELGIUM
BELIZE
BERMUDA
BOLIVIA
BOSNIA
BOTSWANA
BRAZIL
BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
BRUNEI
BULGARIA
BURKINA FASO
BURUNDI
CAMBODIA
CANADA
CAYMAN ISLANDS
CHILE
CHINA
COLOMBIA
COSTA RICA
CROATIA
CUBA
CURACAO
CYPRUS
CZECH REPUBLIC
DENMARK
DOMINICA
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
DUBAI
ECUADOR
EGYPT
EL SALVADOR
ESTONIA
ETHIOPIA
FIJI
FINLAND
FRANCE
GEORGIA
GERMANY
GHANA
GIBRALTAR
GREECE
GRENADA
GUATEMALA
GUERNSEY
GUYANA
HAITI
HONDURAS
HONG KONG
HUNGARY
ICELAND
INDIA
INDONESIA
IRAN
IRAQ
IRELAND
ISRAEL
ITALY
JAMAICA
JAPAN
JERSEY
JORDAN
KAZAKHSTAN
KENYA
KOREA
KUWAIT
KYRGYZSTAN
LATVIA
LEBANON
LESOTHO
LIBYA
LITHUANIA
LUXEMBOURG
MACEDONIA
MALAWI
MALAYSIA
MALDIVES
MALTA
MAURITIUS
MEXICO
MOLDOVA
MONACO
MONGOLIA
MONTENEGRO
MOROCCO
MOZAMBIQUE
MYANMAR
NETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALAND
NICARAGUA
NIGERIA
NORWAY
OMAN
PAKISTAN
PANAMA
PAPUA NEW GUINEA
PARAGUAY
PERU
PHILIPPINES
POLAND
PORTUGAL
PUERTO RICO
QATAR
ROMANIA
RUSSIA
RWANDA
ST KITTS AND NEVIS
ST LUCIA
SAUDI ARABIA
SERBIA
SINGAPORE
SLOVAK REPUBLIC
SLOVENIA
SOUTH AFRICA
SOUTH KOREA
SPAIN
SRI LANKA
SUDAN
SWAZILAND
SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND
SYRIA
TAIWAN
TANZANIA
THAILAND
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO
TUNISIA
TURKEY
TURKS AND CAICOS
UGANDA
UKRAINE
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
UNITED KINGDOM
USA
US VIRGIN ISLANDS
URUGUAY
UZBEKISTAN
VENEZUELA
VIET NAM
YEMEN
ZAMBIA
ZIMBABWE


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