Thailand: Medical tourism profile
Overview
Inbound medical tourism 2019 | 632,000 |
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Tourists 2019 | 39.8 million |
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Population 2021 | 70.0 million |
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The standard of healthcare varies from excellent if crowded public hospitals in major cities, to basic care in rural areas.
Inbound
Medical tourism numbers in
Kasikorn Research Centre: number of treatments to international patients:
Outbound
Medical tourism numbers out
10,000.
Environment
Medical tourism promotion
The country promotes medical and health tourism but is niche marketing to drive up income rather than just going for larger numbers.
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Medical tourism news and opinion
- Why Bangladeshis travel overseas
The healthcare system in Bangladesh has undergone significant developments in recent years, and yet thousands of Bangladeshi patients still travel abroad in search of medical
- Medical travel: why we should stop focusing on increased numbers
Medical travel analyst Ian Youngman argues that medical tourism destinations need to stop concentrating on increased numbers. Mainstream tourism countries, including regions and cities in
- South Korea: malpractice review poses risks for medical travel sector
Health minister Cho Kyoo-hong is set to review measures to relieve the burden of medical professionals in South Korea, including possibly enacting a special law