According to the WHO health is a state of physical mental and social well-being and not merely the complete absence of disease. Health and wellness involves several well-being dimensions including physical, mental, social, sexual, emotional, cultural, spiritual.
Indian hospitals have been struggling to compete against international hospitals to attract patients at various forums. India has many hospitals and clinics that offer treatments in nearly every medical sector including cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery.
In the digital age, change is instant, development and improvement are lightning fast, and access to everything is readily on-tap. With vision and determination, the finest global resources are increasingly woven into world-class facilities across many fields.
Medical tourism is the practice of patients travelling to another country for diagnostic, non-surgical or complex medical treatments. Domestic medical tourism has been in Australia for at least the past century, when patients travelled from very remote and regional areas to capital.
Few places on earth have as many spas, sanatoriums and clinics as the southern shores of Crimea – 2000 year old tradition. Following recent Ukrainian government activities, fiscal initiatives, renewed interest of Russian banks, Crimea is back – and with polish.
Coronary artery disease is caused by the plaque, a sticky sponge like substance that attaches to the arteries of the heart. Statins are a type of medication used to lower cholesterol by blocking an enzyme which is a cause of cholesterol production.
We hear about news and studies involving new treatments, surgeries and the increasing possibility of the cure of many diseases. Algarve, in Portugal, is one of the most beautiful and prepared places for short- or long-term treatments to recover from a surgery.
The benefits of the “Mediterranean Diet” for heart health have made headlines, but are they effective enough for the diet. With respect to effectiveness the “ORS Method,” is specific and targeted; its objective being to inhibit the activity of two enzymes.
Thalassotherapy is the use of ocean and seawater, ocean climate, marine products like algae, seaweed, mud, for medicinal purposes. Ozone therapy is the method of introducing molecule into the body, creating an oxygen-rich environment to stop various diseases.
An increasing number of patients travel to different places a great distance from their homes to seek medical procedures. Medical services are rapidly evolving for both the national and international providers.
Successful branding starts with the brand promise and the organization’s ability to ignite the cognitive sparks of target patients. As healthcare marketers, we understand that patients are interested in solving pressing health and wellness concerns.
In the wake of politics among Arab nations, a strong focus has emerged on the lack of quality healthcare in the Middle East. As the basic microeconomic premise suggests, increased quantity does not necessarily mean increased quality.
In the U.S. and most developed countries, the quality of medical care continues to grow in the treatment of acute disease. Diabetes, diabetic neuropathies and other neuropathy associated disease states consume large portions of healthcare resources in the U.S.
Patients can find in Seoul a higher standard of care than what is available in their host countries and at one-fifth the cost. Throw in endless sightseeing opportunities that blend ancient customs with cosmopolitan culture and the price is right in Seoul.
Granted, medical tourism is a relatively new, but rapidly growing industry with unlimited potential of expansion in future. Experience of medical outcomes and patient satisfaction in treating patients have proven that equal care is not equally effective.
Despite expectations of a widening debt, the Turkish economy looks healthy in the eyes of many who want to invest in its shores. Turkish tourism figures have increased by double-digit when 37 million tourists visited the sixth most popular travel destination.
People don’t think twice when traveling, despite economic descents, world travel and tourism is as robust as ever. Research shows journeys abroad continue to grow – totaling a 3 percent increase to the world’s Gross Domestic Product.
For any patient considering medical tourism for the first time, places like India, Thailand and Costa Rica can be a good choice. Patients thinking about becoming medical tourists have heard about the tremendous travel opportunities, the incredible cost saving.
Nobody expected Obamacare to get a free ride through Congress and onto the president’s desk for his signature – and it didn’t. Perhaps 23 percent claimed to not know enough to say which is representative of the state of confusion that is Obamacare today.
Wellness travel is one of the fastest growing trends in medical tourism today, and worth more than US $106 billion. The study reports there are 289 million active wellness consumers in the top 30 industrialized nations, prompting and enabling agents.
