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An Overview of Global Medical Tourism

The last few years— definitely not amounting to a decade— has witnessed the rapid growth of medical tourism industry by leaps and bounds. Studies have shown that medical tourism industry generates about US$20 billion dollars per year and the figure is expected to double by 2011.

The essence of medical tourism is nothing but traveling to offshore locations or beyond one's home country to another country for the purpose of healthcare. Most people take up medical travel for health checks, elective surgery like—joint replacement (knee/hip), cardiac surgery, dental surgery and cosmetic surgeries, alternative medicine and spa/ wellness related purpose. According to a recent study listed by International Medical Travel Journal, over 130 countries worldwide offer or ‘wish to offer' medical tourism services. It doesn't come as a surprise to acknowledge it given the fact that the industry has a huge revenue turnover in the world platform.

In addition, citizens of the United States, Canada and Europe constitute the bulk of recipients for medical treatment abroad. The year 2009 witnessed nearly 60,000 Britons traveling abroad to obtain medical treatment clubbed with a full fledged vacation at the same time. Currently, there are about 28 countries catering to medical tourists that practically sums up to more than two million foreign patients in a year. Today, Asian countries like India, Thailand, Singapore and Philippines have become some of the most popular medical tourism destinations in the world.

Costa Rica in the South American belt is among the most favored destinations for cosmetic surgery, well-known for its state-of-the-art hospitals and highly skilled cosmetic surgeons. Tens of thousands of Americans travel every year to this beautiful exotic country to enjoy a grand, sandy, aquatic fun-filled holiday along with quality healthcare sessions. Without a doubt, the main reason for the rapid rise in the number of medical tourists from developed countries traveling globally for cheap plastic surgery speaks volume about the soaring medical costs in the developed nations. Costa Rica has a rich scenic beauty and that is why it is the first choice for eco-tourism destination coupled with a comparatively affordable plastic surgery and other healthcare services price. The plastic surgeons of this soil are internationally trained equipped with cutting-edge methods and medical technology.

Medical tourism is a multi-billion dollar industry and plastic surgery medical tourism has shown remarkable increase in recent years. A brief random comparison of cosmetic prices in Costa Rica and the US gives significant insight into the potentials of the industry. A liposuction surgery in the US may cost up to $8000 depending upon the number of areas of the body under the procedures whereas it is a little over $4000 in Costa Rica. The affordability in the medical costs, leisure aspect and safe health care procedures make medical tourism a viable option for many people around the world.

About the Author

Medical Retreat Aborad is one of the leading medical tourism company offering medical treatment in abroad. Offers medical tourism, cheap plastic surgery in Costa Rica at Hospital Clinica Biblica in Costa Rica.

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Help me decide what course to take please?

I will study in a Uni here in Australia. I just cant decide what course to take. In your on point of view, which is better? also considering the future income i can get..

Psychology
Marketing
International Business
Management
Dentistry (thats what my father wants)

actually i dont really know what i wanted to be. please help me. I took tourism for a year in the Philippines (where im from) but i dont wanna be a FA anymore. I can also imagine mself workin in a big company, have my own office, or have a dental clinic maybe so that im a boss of my own.. what do you think?

You have to look at things in terms of the returns they will produce stacked up against the investment you have to make. As a dentist, you will make a lot of money. However, this means going to get a bachelor's degree, then med school, THEN learning to be a dentist. You're talking at least 8 years of your life for that degree.

Management, international business, and marketing are all good choices, but not the best. If I were to rank business degrees in order of income and job opportunities it would be as follows:

Accounting
Economics
Finance
Management Information Systems
International Business
Business Management
Marketing

As you can see, the three business fields you chose are at the bottom. This is not because I have a particular affinity or distaste for any of the fields (marketing was my first major, and management my second), it's about the realities of the business world. Marketing is very difficult to find a good position in when you graduate, and you're likely to be stuck in sales for a large chunk of time. Management doesn't mean jack unless you have professional training in another field already, otherwise you'll be a secretary for the first five years of your life. International Business is good, but you have to invest a lot of time in multicultural studies, so it will take you longer and your job opportunities will be sporadic. Management Information Systems (MIS) is growing in value, and I'm not sure its ranking is very deserved, and I might have to reconsider that in the future. It is invaluable to be able to build and quantify managerial databases. Finance is awesome, the problem is most companies are looking for finance majors with masters degrees in accounting, so you might as well do accounting. Economics is also a great option, but the investment is longer (typically you should go for your doctorate) and the concepts get pretty advanced. Accounting requires about five years of school instead of the standard four, but can get you six figures (100,000 US and up) within three to five years after college, and it is the second highest demand job in the job market at the moment.

Now, going into psychology, I wouldn't really bother unless you really love the subject. It is interesting and all, but that bachelor's degree won't get you far. You really have to get your doctorate if you are going to go into psychology, and that's about 7 to 8 years of commitment there.

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