National characteristics of medical tourism

The first is the world-class medical level. Although most public hospitals in India are in poor condition, with an average of less than one bed per 1000 people, emerging private hospitals stand out from the rest. The tall trees in Escot Hospital. Not far away, Apollo Hospital looks like a palace from a distance, with all kinds of advanced medical equipment in the ward. Terry Han said that the conditions of most private hospitals in India are not worse than those in big cities in Europe and America, and even exceed them. In addition, ensuring the quality of medical care is the key to attracting people. Escot Hospital completed 4,200 heart operations last year, with a mortality rate of only 0.8% and an infection rate of only 0.3%. In developed countries, the average mortality of the same operation reached 65438 0.2%, and the infection rate was 65438 0%.

Second is the very low medical price. Anna Moker, president of Apollo Hospital who has worked hard in the medical field in the United States for more than 20 years, said that a magnetic resonance imaging scan costs $700 in the United States and only $60 in India. According to a report of the Federation of Indian Industries, the charges in India are generally110 in Europe and America. After undergoing heart bypass surgery in a private hospital in Bangalore, Mr. Mascher from England said happily: "This operation needs 6.5438+0.9 million pounds in the UK, and it will have to wait in line for half a year. It's only 4,800 pounds here, including round-trip air tickets. "

Third, English-speaking medical staff. Most medical staff in India can speak English, which is convenient for patients from all over the world to communicate with them. Advantages: Established a cosmetic support center.

Suitable projects: cosmetic surgery, stem cell therapy.

Most foreign patients go to Korea to seek medical services, mainly dental care, plastic surgery and physical examination. It is also reported that with more and more women from Asian countries such as Japan and China coming to South Korea for cosmetic surgery, Seoul, the capital of South Korea, began to contact Seoul Cosmetic Surgery Hospital for "foreign cosmetic tourists" this year. Among local autonomous organizations, Seoul will take the lead in setting up a cosmetic support center to actively attract medical tourists. The Korea Medical Tourism Association said: Seoul's attempt to focus medical tourism on plastic surgery will achieve better results than the medical tourism being promoted by the Korean government. Relevant persons also said: After the Beijing Olympic Games, China people's demand for medical tourism will surge. Advantages: the medical expenses are very low.

Appropriate items: health examination

In order to attract more tourists, the Malaysian government began to actively promote "medical tourism", that is, to combine medical or health examination with tourism. At present, the government has designated 44 private hospitals and more than 7,000 beds to participate in this program. This is another measure after Malaysia successfully launched "eco-tourism" and "agronomy tourism". The slogan of "medical tourism" is: "Relaxation is the best time for physical examination". During leisure, shopping or even playing golf, visitors can go to the medical center connected to the hotel for chest X-ray examination, blood pressure test, liver scan and other health checks. It usually takes about 5 hours to get a complete inspection report. If further treatment or surgery is needed, you can transfer to a medical center for further treatment. The biggest advantage of promoting "medical tourism" in Malaysia is that the medical expenses are very low. According to a report in a London newspaper, the cost of providing health check-ups for tourists is only 65,438+0.5 of the cost of similar check-ups in Britain. Advantages: Accurate medical service is listed as the best country in Asia by the World Health Organization.

Suitable items: weight loss surgery, health examination.

Singapore, which is listed by the World Health Organization as the country with the best medical system in Asia, has become the favorite of wealthy businessmen from neighboring countries to see a doctor in recent years. Many wealthy Indonesian businessmen even go to Singapore for a week every year for health check-up, which has evolved into a form of medical leave. Singapore is also actively developing medical tourism. In 2005, 400,000 overseas patients came to Singapore for a series of medical treatments, including X-ray examination, eye, heart, brain and cancer surgery, which brought in about HK$ 3.88 billion.

However, medical tourism in Singapore is facing challenges from Malaysia and other countries. In order to explore the market, this year, the country will target the rich in China and India. At the end of last year, many departments in Singapore went to Shanghai to promote local medical tourism business, aiming to attract 6.5438+0 million foreign patients to Singapore for medical treatment every year before 2065.438+02. Advantages: there are medical travel agencies and professional high-level dentists.

Suitable projects: "Restoration of Residual Teeth" and "Implantation of New Teeth"

Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Although mineral resources are scarce, it has beautiful natural scenery, distinctive architectural features, hot springs everywhere and distinct climate. In recent years, Hungary has attracted many French tourists, one of which is the "absolutely attractive and competitive" dental expenses in Hungary. Although the French enjoy one of the most favorable medical insurance systems in the world at present, in recent three or four years, due to the increase of medical expenses, the French themselves have to bear an increasing share of medical care and the waiting period is longer. Therefore, many French people choose to take advantage of their holidays and go to Budapest to have their teeth treated.

Hungary is famous for treating teeth, and there are countless excellent dentists. In a small town with a population of only 50,000 on the border between Hungary and Austria, the number of dentists has reached 400. How many teeth can Budapest plant for about 465 euros? The same medical project in France or Austria costs 1500 euros. Since Hungary joined the European Union in 2004, it has received thousands of foreign tourists every year. As many French people spend their holidays in Budapest to "repair their residual teeth" and "plant new teeth", many travel companies have emerged. In addition to booking air tickets and hotels, they are also responsible for introducing doctors to French tourists according to their needs and providing translators to facilitate their daily life and medical treatment in Budapest.

Israel is the capital of IVF in the world.

■ In order to advocate fertility, Israel is the only country in the world that provides high subsidies for IVF surgery, even free of charge in public hospitals.

Israel's IVF surgery is world-famous, because in this prolific society, in order to improve the fertility rate of the people, high subsidies are provided to women undergoing IVF surgery. This kind of operation is expensive in other countries, but in Israel, most of it is paid by the government.

Sabah Hospital in Tel Aviv, Israel, has an endless stream of patients coming to see a doctor every day. People of all kinds, whether Jews or Arabs, heterosexuals or homosexuals, come here with only one purpose: to bring them a baby through medical technology and retain Jewish descent.

Israel is already the capital of IVF in the world. Sabah Hospital performs about 7,000 IVF operations every year, making it the most frequent IVF clinic in the world. Unlike other countries, Israeli couples need to spend a lot of money on artificial insemination. In Israel, the government provides unlimited number of IVF embryo implantation operations (in vitro fertilization; ; IVF).

In public hospitals, this operation is completely paid by the government. In private hospitals, patients need to pay about $65,438+050 if supplementary insurance is used. Although women have to pay for ovulation needles themselves, the government also provides subsidies. This policy has made Israel the region with the highest per capita IVF operation in the world. Although the treatment of induced pregnancy accounts for the largest part of Israel's public health expenditure, this policy rarely attracts criticism or opposition, because encouraging fertility is the common goal of the Israeli government and Jews.

In the unique Israeli society, rewarding IVF surgery is a rare issue that everyone agrees on. Goolden, a medical sociologist who studies IVF regulations at Hebrew University, said, "The uniqueness of Israel lies in its high-tech culture, but at the same time it is very traditional. 」

The fertility rate in Israel is already quite high, with an average of 2.9 children per family. This country is committed to promoting fertility, and looks forward to retaining most Jewish blood to counter the rapid growth of Arab population at home.

Goolden said, "On the one hand, because of fear of losing children in high-risk military operations, on the other hand, because the family is a very important Israeli social unit, and children are the center of family. 」

There are 28,000 test-tube operations every year.

Goolden mentioned, "It's natural to have a baby here. She said that in Israel, the general conversation often asks how many children the other party has. " If you only have 1 child, the other person will ask you why you only have 1 child. 」

According to the statistics of the Israeli Ministry of Health, the government spends about $3,450 on each operation, but some people bluntly say that the actual cost should be higher.

According to the survey of Human Reproductive News in 2002, Israel has performed IVF operations 1.657 per million people every year, ranking first in the world, followed by Iceland with 899 cases, and the United States with only 1.26 cases, far behind European countries.

4% of children's induced pregnancy output

The proportion of IVF in Israel still exceeds that in other parts of the world. Experts say that at present, 4% of children in Israel are the products of artificial conception, while in the United States, this ratio is only about 1%. You can sunbathe by the sea and by the lake. On the beach, most of the skin of the body is directly exposed to the sun, and through the complex effects of ultraviolet rays and infrared rays of the sun on human tissues, the effect of treating diseases is achieved.

Pay attention to the following points when sunbathing: It is best to sunbathe between 9 am and 1 1 and between 4 pm and 6 pm. The temperature is 20-32 degrees, which is too cold below 20 degrees and too hot above 32 degrees.

Cover your head. Not suitable for direct exposure in the sun. You'd better wear sunglasses to protect your eyes.

Don't spend too long in the sun at first, and gradually increase the sun exposure time, which is usually 5- 10 minutes at first.

Not everyone is suitable for a sunshine bath. You should consult a doctor in advance. Patients with acute and infectious diseases should not sunbathe.

Applicable diseases: weakness, malnutrition, hypertension, diabetes, bone and joint tuberculosis, joint trauma, obesity, neurosis, anemia, rickets, postoperative recovery, furuncle, eczema, tinea pedis, etc.

Uncomfortable symptoms: tachycardia, heart disease, tuberculous peritonitis, pleurisy, infiltrating tuberculosis, arteriosclerosis, hyperthyroidism, fever, etc. Include various forms of swim in seawater or soaking that whole body and half body in seawater.

Applicable diseases: hypertension, asthma, gastrointestinal diseases, anemia, chronic respiratory diseases, neurasthenia, weakness, obesity, gout, silicosis, urticaria, etc.

Inappropriate diseases: old age, infirmity, fever, hepatitis, liver cirrhosis, cerebrovascular accident, nephritis, kidney calculi, pregnancy, etc. It can be divided into warm water bath, cold water bath and cold water bath. When taking an air bath, the body surface will be directly exposed to the surrounding air.

Applicable diseases: rhinitis, pharyngitis, bronchitis, weakness, anemia, mild heart disease, tuberculosis, nervous system diseases, etc.

Improper symptoms: 1, heating bath: fever, severe weakness; 2, cool air bath: fever, kidney disease, bleeding tendency, severe trachea, lung or heart disease. Cover the affected limbs and bodies with hot sand. This therapy can promote metabolism, improve blood circulation and respiratory function, and promote bone tissue regeneration.

Applicable diseases: rickets, obesity, neuralgia, pelvic inflammatory disease, chronic gastritis, sprain, fracture, arthritis, etc.

Discomfort symptoms: weakness, fever, tuberculosis, tumor, acute inflammation, heart failure, etc. After heating, various mud-like substances are applied to a certain part of the patient to play a therapeutic role.

Applicable diseases: chronic rheumatoid arthritis, chronic gastritis, chronic hepatitis and abdominal adhesion. Chronic otitis media, pelvic inflammatory disease, osteomyelitis, osteomyelitis, neuralgia, varicose veins, phlebitis, etc.

Inappropriate diseases: diabetes, hyperthyroidism, leukemia, pernicious anemia, tuberculosis, tuberculosis, heart failure, cerebral arteriosclerosis, tumor, hypertension, severe asthma, etc. Mineral springs with health care and medical functions are called medical mineral springs. Different mineral springs treat different diseases. Common mineral springs are radon spring, carbonate spring and bromine spring. Different mineral springs have different indications or contraindications, which need to be selected according to the doctor's opinion.