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Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare – Where Are You Going?

The American Medical Association (AMA) defines medical tourism as “the organized travel outside of one’s health care jurisdiction, usually one’s country, to enhance or restore health through medical intervention.” A less technical definition comes from Harvard Business School, which defines medical tourism as the act of “traveling far and wide for health care that is often better and certainly cheaper than at home.” The practice is also known as health tourism, medtrotting, or cross-border health tourism.

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What Is Medical Tourism

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

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Chinese Prosperous Inbound Tourism Market In 2010

With the development of the society, the tourism industry has become one of those industries with the highest growth rate and the largest development scale in the world. The tourism industry plays an increasingly important role in the urban economy, stimulating the development of urban economy, social employment, culture and environment. In China, the tourism industry is also regarded as a pillar sector.

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“Medical Tourism” by Rameez Raja

Indian corporate hospitals excel in cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, joint replacement, orthopedic surgery, gastroenterology, ophthalmology, transplants and urology to name a few. The various specialties covered are Neurology, Neurosurgery, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology, ENT, Pediatrics, Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Neurology, Urology, Nephrology, Dermatology, Dentistry, Plastic Surgery, Gynecology, Pulmonology, Psychiatry, General Medicine & General Surgery.

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Highlights of Tourism in India

India is one of the most sought after tourism destinations in the world. It appeals tourists and vacationers from all over the world. It presents tourists a great opportunity for awesome tourism experience and excellent accommodation facilities. Delhi, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Kashmir, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, etc are some states of India which are internationally known in point of view of great tourism.

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