Medical tourism has transitioned from a cottage industry to a satisfactory alternative for voluntary care. It is safe and cost effective method of treatment if coordinated by sound health plans and providers. However, medical tourism has become one of the most popular industries and many countries are interested in investing in this industry.
Medical tourism helps in overall development of the sector as it provides employment, opportunity, cultural development and improves the flow of tourists in a particular region.
Why it is also called as Sustainable Medical Tourism:
- Medical tourism provides fund to preserve wild life centuries, marine parks and thermal springs. It generates other sources of employment for local people, as it requires proper infrastructure and many other hospitality services, which helps in checking deforestation. It also creates awareness among local communities regarding natural resources and eco system and encourages them to preserve the nature.
- It brings direct foreign exchange earnings and contributes heavily to government revenues, which can be helpful in different ways. Moreover, it offers employment and business opportunities to the local residents. It is a huge source of foreign exchange for a particular destination. However, abroad medical tourists bring in foreign currency to pay for goods and services they receive during their stay.
- It also helps in developing the public facilities in the society. Tourists not only participate in health activities bur also take part in different sports, educational and cultural activities of the region.
- Medical tourism also helps in protecting the traditional cultures across the world. It gives native people a chance to interact with different cultures and way of life. Old customs not only attract tourists but also increase the awareness and interest of regional people in their traditional values.
- Additionally, it creates employment opportunities in smaller towns and villages or far off areas, and checks the migration of country population to larger cities or urban areas.
- Medical tourism brings physical and spiritual transformation and provides an opportunity for travelers to explore natural and historic places of the region where they can spend a relaxing and wonderful holidays.
Summary
Medical tourism is one of the most growing industries in the world. It serves many benefits to the people, such as health benefits, social and cultural benefits, economical benefits and environmental benefits. Apart from this, it also helps in the sustainable development of a particular region and country.
