| There are many people who avoid going on a | | | | tourism service. It refers to traveling to other countries |
| vacation just because they are undergoing any | | | | to get specialized and cost effective medical care. |
| treatment and they cannot waste their money in going | | | | People, who go for medical tourism, also experience |
| on a vacation. Since everyone likes to explore new | | | | the attractions of the destination country. Since, cost of |
| places, this seems quite disheartening that one is | | | | healthcare services is very high, a patient can get cost |
| restraining him or herself just because of poor health. | | | | effective but specialized treatment with it; at the same |
| For people who cannot enjoy every brighter aspect of | | | | time he or she can also explore the beauty and culture |
| life just because of their poor health, medical tourism is | | | | of that country. It is quite true that the credit of making |
| such a service, which incorporates the finest tourism | | | | these services popular among global patients goes to |
| and medical benefits. In a broad sense, it can be | | | | globalization; it is global communication and unity that |
| defined as the provision of cost effective medical | | | | made it possible for every patient to have the best |
| services in collaboration with the tourism industry; | | | | healthcare services in foreign countries. At present, n |
| basically, this service is tailored for patients needing | | | | numbers of countries are conducting these double |
| surgical and other kind of specialized treatments. | | | | beneficial traveling and healthcare packages; these |
| This service is facilitated by the corporate sector | | | | countries include a wide network of service providers |
| involved in medical care and tourism industry; | | | | such as airlines, hotels and resorts, traveling agents and |
| moreover, both private and public sectors equally | | | | hospitals so that a patient may get best care and |
| participate in providing people with the great medical | | | | services at every step. |