Travelling for medical treatment is an exciting, valid choice for today’s patient. It opens up a range of choices otherwise unavailable, giving access to some of the world’s best healthcare professionals. Medical Tourism does not just mean lower costs and shorter waiting times, it can also mean access to cutting edge procedures performed by leading exponents. Choose your destination for convenience, language or specialist treatments: There is a world of quality medical care available right now.

Dynamic approaches

Countries like Thailand and Singapore are pioneering a new approach to healthcare. By adopting a global outlook, they are able to create some of the world's leading medical facilities. Centres of excellence attract some of the best professionals from around the world. The outlook is competitive, only the best facilities prosper. The latest, most advanced technologies are invested in; Research partnerships are sought with the most prestigious graduate schools. These bold, progressive strategies are creating a healthcare revolution with broad ranging benefits for patients and professionals.

More can be better

Hungary is a lesson in the advantages of specialisation on a vast scale. Dentistry is practiced at the highest levels by a huge number of professionals – not only does this encourage low prices but such a competitive marketplace pushes standards every higher. Large patient numbers from Switzerland and Austria mean that surgeries can invest in the latest imaging and treatment technologies. The benefits of a more competitive, focused environment can also be seen in the ‘hothouse’ environments of Malaysia and Singapore: where medical technologists are grouped with bioengineers and practicing healthcare professionals to push the frontiers of medical knowledge.

A global profession

Doctors and nurses are some of the world’s most travelled professionals. Procedures developed in one region are rapidly disseminated throughout the profession. Indian doctors are among the best cardiologists available with some of the highest success rates for complex procedures. South African surgeons pioneered many of today’s heart operations including the world’s first heart transplant. The global nature of healthcare enables you to choose treatment from among a large selection of destinations with the assurance that standards can be judged at an international level.

Making the right decision

Once you have embraced the idea of Medical Tourism your only problem will be deciding among the wealth of medical providers worldwide. Combine the information on specific destinations in this section, with information from our Medical Travel Guide to make the right choices for better health.