MEDICAL TOURISM

K EY POINTS Definition Medical Tourism Process Factors Of Medical Tourism Abroad For Treatment Specialties For Medical Tourism Benefits Of Medical Tourism Ethical Issues In Medical Tourism Legal Issues In Medical Tourism Points To Communicate Risks Of Medical Tourism Positive And Negative Impact On Medical Tourism In The UAE Some Of Dubai Statistic Articles About Medical Tourism Result References

DEFINITION Medical tourism or health tourism is the travel of people to another country for the purpose of obtaining medical treatment in that country.

MEDICAL TOURISM P ROCESS

F ACTORS THAT HAVE LED TO THE INCREASING POPULARITY OF MEDICAL T OURISM High Cost Of Health Care Long Wait Times For Certain Procedures The Ease And Affordability Of International Travel Improvements In Both Technology And Standards Of Care In Many Countries

W HY P EOPLE G O A BROAD FOR T REATMENT Some people travel to obtain medical surgeries or other treatments. Some people go abroad for dental tourism The costs of healthcare in developed nations have increased exceedingly. Nowadays, international travel is trouble-free and reasonably priced. Global standards of care and technological advancements in healthcare are rapidly improving all over the world. Improved communication opportunities make it easier to find and contact medical centers overseas.

W HAT ARE THE TOP SPECIALTIES FOR MEDICAL T OURISM ? Cosmetic surgery Dentistry (general, restorative, cosmetic) Cardiovascular (angioplasty, transplants) Orthopedics (joint and spine; sports medicine) Cancer Weight loss (gastric bypass) Scans, tests, health screenings

T HE B ENEFITS OF M EDICAL T OURISM Affordability and Cost-effectiveness High-Quality Healthcare Immediate Service Improved Flight and Communication Services Travel Opportunities

E THICAL ISSUES IN MEDICAL TOURISM Ethical issues can involve: Respecting people Treating people with dignity Treating people fairly Supporting patient’s choices

LEGAL ISSUES IN MEDICAL TOURISM Confidentiality Arranges for medical and travel-related services. Advises on/helps select destination provider. Arranges for/facilitates transmittal of relevant medical information. Arranges for/facilitates payment of destination provider fees. Arranges for/facilitates aftercare. Interfaces with all of the other relevant actors.

P OINTS TO COMMUNICATE : Agent of client, not provider. Not engaging in practice of medicine. Not making medical decisions. Client to consult with own caregivers, locally and abroad. Provide useful information about risks. Clearly define services being provided, medical and non- medical.

R ISKS OF M EDICAL T OURISM Communication may be a problem. Receiving care at a facility where you do not speak the language fluently increases the chance that misunderstandings will arise about the care. Doctors may reuse needles between patients or have other unsafe injection practices, which can transmit diseases such as hepatitis and HIV. Medication may be counterfeit or of poor quality in some countries.

Antibiotic resistance is a global problem, and resistant bacteria may be more common in other countries. Patients who cross borders in seek of a medical care are also potentially exposed to infections that they would not normally encounter, thus posing a public health risk when they return home. Safety of the blood supply and the quality of medications and medical devices available.

POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE IMPACT ON MEDICAL TOURISM IN THE UAE Positive Impact: Negative Impact Medical tourism attraction Overpopulation Economy rise The spread of disease Staffing and health service prices riseCultural differences for citizens and expatriates

SOME OF DUBAI STATISTIC

T HE RISE OF MEDICAL TOURISM IN THE UAE With the Ministry of Health projecting over a million medical tourists visiting Dubai every year by 2020

D UBAI REVEALS MASTER PLAN FOR 500,000 MEDICAL TOURISTS A YEAR medical-tourists-a-year Dubai will build 22 hospitals as part of plans to attract 500,000 medical tourists a year and boost its economy by up to Dh2.6 billion by Thousands of staff will be hired and new visas offered as part of the emirate’s plan to become a major center for medical tourism by the time it hosts Expo 2020.

D UBAI SETS PLANS IN MOTION FOR BIG GROWTH IN MEDICAL TOURISM medical-tourism A medical tourism club for healthcare facilities has been set up to find ways to sustain medical tourism as the emirate bids to increase numbers to 500,000 each year

D UBAI M EDICAL T OURISM P ROGRAM Regulation/Medical-Tourism-Office/Pages/default.aspx In April 2014, HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown prince of Dubai and chairman of the Dubai executive council approved the Dubai Medical tourism strategy with Dubai Health Authority (DHA) responsible for the initiative and to provide oversight and promote medical tourism.

D UBAI MEDICAL TOURISM HEADED FOR SUCCESS success The medical tourism policy of the Dubai Government will have a positive spillover effect on the private medical sector right across the seven emirates and the health-care industry is welcoming it with open arms, according to health-care industry experts

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