The report focuses on the present status of the medical tourism industry, a rapidly growing sector in the healthcare industry which is proving to be recession proof.

1. MEDICAL TOURISM INDUSTRY
The report focuses on the present status of the medical tourism industry, a rapidly growing sector in the
healthcare industry which is proving to be recession proof. The major facts the report cover include:
Industry Overview & Outlook - Look at the current situation of medical tourism industry & outlook
for top destinations.
Medical Tourism Destinations & Markets – Detailed information on all the top destinations &
markets.
Medical Tourism Sectors & Other Information – Top demand sectors of medical tourism,ethical
issues & the future.
Summary of the report:
Section 1: Industry Overview & Outlook
Section Key Facts
Medical Tourism Medical tourism is a rapidly growing global market which is now being actively
Industry developed by both public and private sector tourism and healthcare organisations.
Overview Over the last few years, a new trend in the healthcare industry known as Medical
Tourism, is gaining popularity among highly industrialized countries like the
United States
Global Medical Within this broad field, there are a growing number of specialised sectors of
Tourism Industry medical tourism, including surgical tourism, wellness and spa tourism, dental
Outlook tourism and reproductive tourism
Many countries are experiencing double-digit growth in medical tourism, which
is forecast to grow to 40 million trips, or 4% of global tourism volume by
2010.
Medical tourism in India could become a $1 billion business by 2012.
India is forecasted to treat the second highest number of medical tourist in
2013 after Thailand.
Thailand is forecasted to have the highest number of medical tourist among
other Asian countries by 2013.
By 2011, South Korea is planning to develop an island for medical tourism
with an investment of US$ 315 Million having all types of healthcare facilities.

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Contd. Summary:
Section 2: Factors Stimulating the Growth of Medical Tourism
Section Key Facts
Factors for The countries where medical tourism is being actively promoted include
the growth of Greece, South Africa, Jordan, India, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore.
medical India is a recent entrant into medical tourism.
tourism Medical tourism to India is growing by 30% a year and the Indian education
system is churning out an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 doctors and nurses each
year.
The Asian medical tourism industry is currently growing at double-digit growth
rate.
Section 3: Volume and Value of Medical Tourism
Section Key Facts
Volume & The Asian medical tourism industry revenue is projected to grow at a CAGR
Value of around 16% during 2010-2012.
Thailand, India and Singapore have dominated the region's medical tourism
industry, with a combined market share of around 90% in 2009.
While the economic recession has eroded the growth rate for medical tourism by
approximately 13.6 percent from 2007 to 2009
The economic recovery may help spur a sustainable 35 percent annual growth
rate for the medical tourism industry by 2010
Revenue per patient has also grown 2.5 fold from $92 in 1998 to $241 in 2008.
By 2010, medical tourism revenue per patient is estimated to reach $590.
Varying reports containing medical tourism statistics put the number of American
patients seeking healthcare abroad between 500,000 to 750,000 in 2007.
The rest of the summary/report presents upto date information for the sections 4 – 9 covering all the
aspects of medical tourism.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SUMMARY .........................................................................................................................................................
1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW & OUTLOOK ........................................................................................................
1.1. Medical Tourism Industry Overview ........................................................................................
1.2. Global Medical Torusim Industry Outlook ...............................................................................
1.2.1. Costa Rica Outlook ......................................................................................................
1.2.2. Brazil Outlook ..............................................................................................................
1.2.3. India Outlook ...............................................................................................................
1.2.4. Malaysia Outlook ..........................................................................................................
1.2.5. Panama Outlook ...........................................................................................................
1.2.6. Singapore Outlook ........................................................................................................
1.2.7. Thailand Outlook ..........................................................................................................
2. FACTORS STIMULATING THE GROWTH OF MEDICAL TOURISM ............................................................
3. VOLUME AND VALUE OF MEDICAL TOURISM ........................................................................................
4. MEDICAL TOURISM MARKETS AND DESTINATIONS ...............................................................................
4.1. Role of travel agents and travel trade ........................................................................................
4.2. Marketing in Medical Tourism .................................................................................................
4.3. Role of the state .......................................................................................................................
5. ETHICAL CONSIDERATIONS OF MEDICAL TOURISM ..............................................................................
6. THE COST OF MEDICAL TOURISM .........................................................................................................
6.1. Who pays ..................................................................................................................................
7. MEDICAL TOURISM SECTORS..................................................................................................................
7.1. Cosmetic Surgery ......................................................................................................................
7.2. Spa Tourism and Wellness Tourism .........................................................................................
7.3. Dental Tourism .........................................................................................................................
7.4. Fertility Tourism .......................................................................................................................
8. THE FUTURE OF MEDICAL TOURISM .....................................................................................................
9. CONCLUSIONS ..........................................................................................................................................
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