Medical tourism and it’s places

India

Medical tourism is a growing sector in India. In mid–2020, India’s medical tourism sector was estimated to be worth US$5–6 billion.[1] In 2017, 495,056 patients visited India to seek medical care. According to a report from 2019 by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Ernst & Young, most of the medical tourist arrivals in India were from Southeast Asia, Middle East, Africa, and SAARC region.[2] India also receives significant number of medical tourists from Australia, Canada, China, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.[3] The city of Chennai has come to be known as the healthcare capital of India.

Medical tourism in South Africa

• Medical Tourism is undeniably a high-growth industry, and patients traveling to destinations with reasonable affordability and accessibility to healthcare is becoming a norm. South Africa, as a medical tourism destination, with a global ranking of 22th in the world medical tourism index, is an industry leader in Africa. Medical tourists from all over Africa, Europe, the USA, and other parts of the world come to South Africa each year. They are attracted by the country’s well-developed infrastructures, high quality of care combined with attractive locations and activities.
• Healthcare in South Africa, a medical tourism destination, is administrated by the Department of Health. There are over 200 private hospitals across the country with highly specialized, high-technology health services available in both the private and public sectors. The larger regional hospitals are administered by the provincial health departments. Primary care clinics and smaller hospitals are administered at the district level.

Medical tourism in Costa Rica

• Costa Rica is now a top medical tourism destinations. The ministry of tourism recently announced that medical tourism accounted for 6 to 8% of the total of tourists who entered the country each year, including dentistry and plastic surgery. A good education system has played a big role in this recent shift.