Niue is a small island country situated in the South Pacific Ocean. It is situated on a land area of 260 sq. kilometers. The country is struggling to attract its population, as it is a small island and sometimes known as “lonely planet”. Where most of the countries are struggling to cope with rapidly growing population, Niue is struggling to hold its residents in the country.
According to population statistics, 50 years ago, the population of the country was around 5000. Today, the island is home to only 1600 people. A good chunk of the population moved to New Zealand, which is around 1500 miles away from Niue.
The government of the country is trying to attract more population in this beautiful place. As a result, the country is boosting its health care sector. Medical tourism is becoming very popular with people who want to get quality and affordable medical treatment in a foreign land. The government of Niue is also following this concept and trying to improve its medical facilities. For this, the country is looking forward to privatize its medical care system.
The main motive behind the privatization of healthcare sector is to sell cosmetic and minor healthcare procedures to people of foreign countries, especially New Zealand. A hospital situated in the capital of the country, Alofi is capable of handling more than 5000 international patients. It is very sad that this facility has been underutilized since years because of country’s limited population. The hospital has skilled staff and can facilitate more patients. Therefore, the idea is to bring more patients from outside the country.
If the country will be able to attract more medical tourists then this will helps the healthcare sector to generate sufficient revenue to invest on the growth and development of the healthcare services. This will further help the country to become a part of medical tourism sector. This will help the country to gain popularity in the world as one of the best medical tourism destination.
Niue is a perfect destination for vacations as you can spend your holidays at the beautiful seashore. Avatele beach can be a perfect place in order to get the benefits of sunbath and seawater bath. It is a place where you can enjoy your vacations while getting desired treatment for your ailments.
Summary
Like other countries, Niue is also trying to boost its healthcare sector. For this, the government of the country is looking forward to privatize its healthcare sector in order to make the country as one of the best medical tourism destinations.