Travel to Asia and get treated by state of the art doctors! Apart from being a popular tourist destination for people who love enjoying Asia’s famous beaches and sightseeing, Thailand and Malaysia are also popular destinations for medical tourists who love low prices and high quality.
Thailand
Thailand’s booming medical tourism industry can be partly attributed to the government’s interest in accreditation.
When choosing a medical provider, patients can feel confident about their treatment by knowing that any clinic or hospital with an accredited arm by the Joint Commission International ( JCI) is professionally safe.
Even the World Health Organization has recognized Thailand’s world class health care facilities where patients feel safe, a distinction that medical tourists have taken note of.
Thailand offers medical tourism services that attract vacationers and foreign nationals. The reason many people choose Thailand for their surgery is the same reason medical tourists travel abroad: its affordability. Hip replacement surgery in Bangkok is around a half-price when you compare it to the United States, but other procedures offer a similarly low price point.
India
India promotes its physicians and surgeons as being not only world class but also trained locally, often through the country’s renowned medical universities and research centers like AIIMS, JIPMER, Annamalai University to name a few.
According to some estimates visiting India for a surgical procedure can save up to 85%.
Some experts say that India will become a clear leader in medical tourism across Asia and around the globe, due to the cost-effective nature of care within the country.
Singapore
Although Singapore is known as an expensive city to live in, its medical care facilities isn’t too pricey.
A knee replacement can cost about US$50,000 in the United States; but in Singapore patients pay about US$15,000 for their procedure.
The country has more than 15 hospitals that are dedicated to satisfying the needs of medical tourists from all over the world. These facilities offer cutting-edge technology and up-to-date equipment for a totally stress-free experience, at an affordable price.
English is widely spoken in the country which allows medical tourist to feel at ease.
South Korea
Patients who seek serious medical treatments for illnesses tend to turn to Singapore and India in order to accomplish their goals. However, those who opt for cosmetic procedures go toward South Korea.
This East Asian country actively promotes itself as a center of excellence for plastic surgery and other related services.
Malaysia
An up-and-coming destination for medical tourists, Malaysia appeals especially to patients interested in both Eastern and Western holistic medicine. At alternative clinics designed for international visitors, qualified health care professionals provide osteopathy, naturopathy, homeopathy and other forms of holistic and traditional Chinese medicine.
Malaysian physicians and surgeons are knowledgeable in Muslim customs, which is why they are sought after by patients looking for a health care experience (and holiday excursion) where food is Halal, prayer rooms are available and people remember to set the right tone with their guests accordingly.
As well as Singapore, many of these employees speak English near-native tongue and may be trained in other European languages too.
