Thailand and South Korea on Medical Tourism as a Niche Market Segment: Compar...Leo Concepcion
1. The document compares the medical tourism industries of Thailand and South Korea, two pioneering and emerging destinations in Asia.
2. It outlines how Thailand developed its industry by capitalizing on crises, promoting through its tourism authority, and gaining a reputation for affordable, high-quality care. Key events like 1997's financial crisis and the 2004 tsunami helped growth.
3. South Korea is emerging more recently through government support like legal changes allowing international promotion and partnerships with foreign hospitals. It aims to follow Thailand's model and benefit from its technological expertise.
This document is from the International Journal of Marketing and Human Resource Management and discusses several previous studies on medical tourism. It provides an abstract of a study that analyzes why developing countries like India attract foreign patients for medical treatment and evaluates patient satisfaction levels at a hospital in New Delhi. The document also summarizes 6 previous reviews on medical tourism that examined topics like definitions of medical tourism, what motivates medical tourists, ethical issues, and the benefits and consequences of medical tourism for developing and developed countries. Overall, the studies concluded that countries can benefit economically from medical tourism but must ensure quality care and avoid creating dual healthcare systems.
‘Health is wealth’ medical tourism industry in india the new revenue generatIAEME Publication
The document discusses the growth of medical tourism in India. It provides 3 key points:
1) Costs of medical treatments in India are much lower (often 1/10th the cost) compared to countries like the US and UK, making it an attractive destination for medical tourism. Treatments in India are also of high quality.
2) India has a large number of hospitals, doctors, and nurses to support the medical tourism industry. It offers treatments across many specialties.
3) In addition to modern medicine, India also offers alternative treatments like Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, and Unani that are gaining global popularity. The growth of medical tourism generates revenue for India.
This document provides an overview of medical tourism in India. It discusses the status and prospects of medical tourism in India based on a research project submitted to fulfill the requirements for a Bachelor's degree in Hotel and Tourism Management. The document includes chapters on the introduction and purpose of the study, literature review on medical tourism, research methodology, results discussion, findings summary, and conclusions and recommendations. It also includes tables of data collected from travelers and doctors on their perspectives on medical tourism in India.
Medical tourism is a term to describe the rapidly
across international borders
travellers include elective procedures as well as complex specialized surgeries.
50 countries have identified medical tourism
healthcare revenues upward of US$3.3 trillion health care is world’s second largest
business after retailing. The healthcare industry in India is worth US$19 billion and is
expected to grow at an annual rate of 13% for the next three
spending on healthcare is 5.2% of GDP and is distributed bet
and public sector (37%) and pr
ventures (63%).
The aim of this study is to determine the effective factors for attracting medical
tourism to Bangalore in a variety of aspect such as propel’ function of related
organization, ‘ proper marketing mix according to special circumstances of
Bangalore. It seems that kno
Bangalore to medical tourism mar
be addressed for the medical tourism
range of strategic and tactical initiatives that would contribute to a faster growth
the industry. Special emphasis is placed on the need for
various stakeholders such as me
transportation services, tourism departments and the government.
on the factors that make India the most potential medical tourism market in
Actors such as lo cost, scale and ran
other medical tourism destinations
The document discusses medical tourism in India from the perspective of hospitals. It notes that while India lags in primary healthcare infrastructure compared to other developing nations, costs for procedures in India are much lower than in countries like the US and UK. For hospitals, there are opportunities to generate profits not just from medical procedures but also through premium accommodation, food, and other ancillary services provided to medical tourists. However, hospitals face challenges in differentiating their services for medical tourists and must focus on marketing, quality, and offering comprehensive packages to succeed in medical tourism.
Medical Tourism in Turkey: with IVF case study, comparison to USA implementat...Mustafa Said YILDIZ
Medical tourism has become an important mechanism of obtaining medical care services and it is estimated that total value of medical tourism has become more than $100 billion per year. The number of patients travelling internationally will continue to increase with lower effective travel cost, improvements in quality of care in “medical hubs”, and the cost-advantage of obtaining services elsewhere. The flow of patients is not unidirectional; patients flow from developed to developing regions, between developing areas as well as from developing areas to developed economies. A number of factors affect the size and direction of the flow. Turkey is now competing with other regional hubs to develop its medical tourism industry. Since medical tourism focus on services that show little or no decline in value with delayed receipt of services, it is not surprising that dental care, cosmetic surgeries, etc. are being promoted. The purpose of this study is to better understand the factors associated with increased popularity of medical tourism in Turkey.
To better understand the process of development of medical tourism for specific type of medical care, this study examines one specialized intervention, In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), as the case study. In the past few years IVF has become an important medical tourism service for Turkey and analysis of its development can indicate how medical tourism evolves within a “hub” and how it can lead to development of other services for increasing the demand for general medical care by foreign patients. Cost of medical services in Turkey is only about 30% of the costs in Western Europe and the USA but the high demand for IVF services is not due to cost-advantage only; the success rate of IVF is found to be higher in Turkey than in the USA. Therefore, after correcting for the success rate, the cost-advantage per successful case becomes even higher. Over the last few years, quality indicators of Turkish hospitals in major medical tourism cities are also showing significant improvements implying that Turkey is moving towards creating significant comparative advantage in medical tourism.
This research indicates that most medical hubs like Turkey are going through rapid changes in their domestic medical care markets. Turkey has been successful in maintaining significant cost-advantage per unit of service provided compared to the cost in developed countries. Despite relatively low cost of care, the quality indices are showing significant improvements. In this case study we observe that the success rate of IVF has become better in Turkey than in the USA. If this trend of lower-cost but high quality continues, demand for medical tourism is likely to expand at a very rapid rate. In fact, higher level of medical tourism will be welfare improving for all and should be encouraged.
Thailand and South Korea on Medical Tourism as a Niche Market Segment: Compar...Leo Concepcion
1. The document compares the medical tourism industries of Thailand and South Korea, two pioneering and emerging destinations in Asia.
2. It outlines how Thailand developed its industry by capitalizing on crises, promoting through its tourism authority, and gaining a reputation for affordable, high-quality care. Key events like 1997's financial crisis and the 2004 tsunami helped growth.
3. South Korea is emerging more recently through government support like legal changes allowing international promotion and partnerships with foreign hospitals. It aims to follow Thailand's model and benefit from its technological expertise.
This document is from the International Journal of Marketing and Human Resource Management and discusses several previous studies on medical tourism. It provides an abstract of a study that analyzes why developing countries like India attract foreign patients for medical treatment and evaluates patient satisfaction levels at a hospital in New Delhi. The document also summarizes 6 previous reviews on medical tourism that examined topics like definitions of medical tourism, what motivates medical tourists, ethical issues, and the benefits and consequences of medical tourism for developing and developed countries. Overall, the studies concluded that countries can benefit economically from medical tourism but must ensure quality care and avoid creating dual healthcare systems.
‘Health is wealth’ medical tourism industry in india the new revenue generatIAEME Publication
The document discusses the growth of medical tourism in India. It provides 3 key points:
1) Costs of medical treatments in India are much lower (often 1/10th the cost) compared to countries like the US and UK, making it an attractive destination for medical tourism. Treatments in India are also of high quality.
2) India has a large number of hospitals, doctors, and nurses to support the medical tourism industry. It offers treatments across many specialties.
3) In addition to modern medicine, India also offers alternative treatments like Ayurveda, Yoga, Naturopathy, and Unani that are gaining global popularity. The growth of medical tourism generates revenue for India.
This document provides an overview of medical tourism in India. It discusses the status and prospects of medical tourism in India based on a research project submitted to fulfill the requirements for a Bachelor's degree in Hotel and Tourism Management. The document includes chapters on the introduction and purpose of the study, literature review on medical tourism, research methodology, results discussion, findings summary, and conclusions and recommendations. It also includes tables of data collected from travelers and doctors on their perspectives on medical tourism in India.
Medical tourism is a term to describe the rapidly
across international borders
travellers include elective procedures as well as complex specialized surgeries.
50 countries have identified medical tourism
healthcare revenues upward of US$3.3 trillion health care is world’s second largest
business after retailing. The healthcare industry in India is worth US$19 billion and is
expected to grow at an annual rate of 13% for the next three
spending on healthcare is 5.2% of GDP and is distributed bet
and public sector (37%) and pr
ventures (63%).
The aim of this study is to determine the effective factors for attracting medical
tourism to Bangalore in a variety of aspect such as propel’ function of related
organization, ‘ proper marketing mix according to special circumstances of
Bangalore. It seems that kno
Bangalore to medical tourism mar
be addressed for the medical tourism
range of strategic and tactical initiatives that would contribute to a faster growth
the industry. Special emphasis is placed on the need for
various stakeholders such as me
transportation services, tourism departments and the government.
on the factors that make India the most potential medical tourism market in
Actors such as lo cost, scale and ran
other medical tourism destinations
The document discusses medical tourism in India from the perspective of hospitals. It notes that while India lags in primary healthcare infrastructure compared to other developing nations, costs for procedures in India are much lower than in countries like the US and UK. For hospitals, there are opportunities to generate profits not just from medical procedures but also through premium accommodation, food, and other ancillary services provided to medical tourists. However, hospitals face challenges in differentiating their services for medical tourists and must focus on marketing, quality, and offering comprehensive packages to succeed in medical tourism.
Medical Tourism in Turkey: with IVF case study, comparison to USA implementat...Mustafa Said YILDIZ
Medical tourism has become an important mechanism of obtaining medical care services and it is estimated that total value of medical tourism has become more than $100 billion per year. The number of patients travelling internationally will continue to increase with lower effective travel cost, improvements in quality of care in “medical hubs”, and the cost-advantage of obtaining services elsewhere. The flow of patients is not unidirectional; patients flow from developed to developing regions, between developing areas as well as from developing areas to developed economies. A number of factors affect the size and direction of the flow. Turkey is now competing with other regional hubs to develop its medical tourism industry. Since medical tourism focus on services that show little or no decline in value with delayed receipt of services, it is not surprising that dental care, cosmetic surgeries, etc. are being promoted. The purpose of this study is to better understand the factors associated with increased popularity of medical tourism in Turkey.
To better understand the process of development of medical tourism for specific type of medical care, this study examines one specialized intervention, In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), as the case study. In the past few years IVF has become an important medical tourism service for Turkey and analysis of its development can indicate how medical tourism evolves within a “hub” and how it can lead to development of other services for increasing the demand for general medical care by foreign patients. Cost of medical services in Turkey is only about 30% of the costs in Western Europe and the USA but the high demand for IVF services is not due to cost-advantage only; the success rate of IVF is found to be higher in Turkey than in the USA. Therefore, after correcting for the success rate, the cost-advantage per successful case becomes even higher. Over the last few years, quality indicators of Turkish hospitals in major medical tourism cities are also showing significant improvements implying that Turkey is moving towards creating significant comparative advantage in medical tourism.
This research indicates that most medical hubs like Turkey are going through rapid changes in their domestic medical care markets. Turkey has been successful in maintaining significant cost-advantage per unit of service provided compared to the cost in developed countries. Despite relatively low cost of care, the quality indices are showing significant improvements. In this case study we observe that the success rate of IVF has become better in Turkey than in the USA. If this trend of lower-cost but high quality continues, demand for medical tourism is likely to expand at a very rapid rate. In fact, higher level of medical tourism will be welfare improving for all and should be encouraged.
Medical Tourism : An Emerging Industry Anil Bankar
The document discusses various trends in the tourism industry including medical tourism. It notes that medical tourism has grown significantly in recent decades as countries like India and Thailand have become popular destinations for treatments that are more affordable than in other countries. The document provides details on the history of medical tourism and compares costs for various medical treatments between India and other countries. It also outlines the services provided by medical tourism operators and potential career opportunities in the growing medical tourism industry.
The document is a project report submitted by Ankur Puri, a third year student at the Institute of Hotel Management in Gwalior, India. The report thanks various faculty members, friends, colleagues, and family for their support and insights during the project. It then outlines the table of contents which covers topics like medical tourism surgeries, scope in India, favorable locations, government contributions, conclusions, and bibliography. The report appears to focus on analyzing medical tourism in India.
Scope and future of medical tourism in indiaIndmed Travel
The scope & future of medical tourism in India. What is Medical Tourism? The significance of medical tourism. The scope of India in medical tourism. The main reasons for the growing popularity of medical tourism in India.Conclusions. References.
Abstract: Medical tourism is a growing phenomenon with policy implications for health systems, particularly of destination countries. Private actors and governments in Southeast Asia are promoting the medical tourist industry. This article presents a conceptual framework that outlines the policy implications of medical tourism's growth for health systems, drawing on the cases of Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia and other hubs for medical tourism. Variables for further analysis of the potential impact of medical tourism on health systems are also identified. The framework can provide a basis for empirical, in country studies weighing the benefits and disadvantages of medical tourism for health systems. The policy implications described are of particular relevance for policymakers and industry practitioners in other Southeast Asian countries with similar health systems where governments have expressed interest in facilitating the growth of the medical tourist industry. This article calls for a universal definition of medical tourism and medical tourists to be enunciated, as well as concerted data collection efforts, to be undertaken prior to any meaningful empirical analysis of medical tourism's impact on health systems.
The document discusses the history of medical tourism. It mentions that medical tourism can be traced back thousands of years to ancient civilizations like Sumeria, Greece, Rome, Japan, India and others who established early healing centers around mineral springs and developed therapies. It then outlines the rise of medical tourism in Asia in recent decades as countries like Thailand, India, Malaysia, Singapore capitalized on the industry after the Asian financial crisis to boost their economies. The region is now projected to generate over $4 billion annually from over 1.3 million medical tourists by 2012.
Medical tourism involves traveling abroad to obtain medical care. It has grown rapidly as patients seek affordable, high-quality care. The document discusses the history of medical tourism, noting it dates back thousands of years. Key destinations like India are highlighted, with factors discussed like quality, cost savings, and availability of care. India is positioned as an attractive option due to world-class facilities, joint commission international accreditation, and significant cost savings compared to other countries. Risks like infrastructure and potential language barriers are also reviewed.
Medical tourism can be broadly defined as provision of 'cost effective' private medical care in collaboration with the tourism industry for patients needing surgical and other forms of specialized treatment.
For adventurous travel blog please visit http://wilsontom.blogspot.com/
This document provides an overview of health tourism in India. It discusses the history and definition of health tourism, as well as the key drivers that have led to its growth as a multibillion dollar industry. It outlines India's advantages as a health tourism destination, including world-class treatment at a lower cost compared to other countries. The document also examines the systems and facilities available in India, including modern medical treatments and traditional practices like Ayurveda. It analyzes the accreditation standards that Indian hospitals must meet and provides statistics on the revenue and patients generated by India's health tourism industry.
A look at health tourism in Costa Rica as well as elsewhere in the world. Many Americans are seeking an affordable alternative to health care in the US.
This document discusses medical tourism, which involves traveling abroad for medical treatment. It provides an overview of the scope and components of medical tourism, including treatment types, wellness, and reproduction services. India is highlighted as a major destination for medical tourism due to its high-quality care at low costs compared to other countries. Challenges and opportunities for India's medical tourism industry are examined through a SWOT analysis. The roles of the Indian government and private sector in promoting medical tourism are also outlined.
Introduction to Medical Tourism in IndiaRanganDatta2
Medical tourism involves people traveling to a different country or place to receive medical treatment. It is defined as seeking lower cost care, higher quality care, better access to care, or different care than what is available in the home country. India is a top destination for medical tourism due to its world-class facilities, excellent doctors, and significantly lower costs compared to countries like the US. Treatments in India can be 60-90% cheaper than in Western nations. While India has strengths like affordable costs and quality care, it also faces weaknesses like the need for more government support and uniform regulations to develop its medical tourism industry further.
This document discusses the rise of medical tourism in India. It provides the following key points:
1. Medical tourism is growing globally as a way for people to access affordable, high-quality healthcare abroad. India has emerged as a major destination due to its world-class facilities and staff at a fraction of costs in other countries.
2. Procedures like heart surgery, knee replacements, and cosmetic surgeries are some of the most common treatments sought by international patients in India. Costs for these can be one-tenth of prices in the US or Western Europe.
3. India has experienced rapid growth in medical tourists, increasing from around 150,000 in 2002 to an estimated 500,
India has a long history as a destination for medical tourism, dating back thousands of years. In modern times, India has emerged as a top destination for medical tourism due to the high quality care provided at a fraction of the cost of treatments in other countries. The Indian government actively promotes the country's medical tourism industry through initiatives like dedicated medical visas and the website IndiaHealthcareTourism.com. Major private hospitals in India provide treatments in cardiology, orthopedics, and oncology to attract medical tourists while also offering traditional Ayurvedic and other alternative medicine options.
The document discusses the challenges of health tourism in Kish Free Zone, Iran. It begins with background on health tourism globally and in Iran. It then describes a case study conducted in 2012 through interviews with 14 experts in tourism, healthcare, and health tourism in Kish Free Zone. The study identified 13 main challenges to health tourism in Kish related to policymaking, infrastructure, administration, and macro-level issues in Iran. Addressing these challenges will be important for Kish Free Zone Organization to develop health tourism in the region.
This document discusses medical tourism, which is when people travel internationally to obtain medical care. Common treatments received include dental, cosmetic, and elective surgeries. Over 50 countries have identified medical tourism as a national industry. Reasons for medical tourism include lower costs, shorter wait times, and the ability to combine treatment with travel. Popular destinations include India, Thailand, Singapore, and Turkey. The document also outlines some of the benefits, risks, and statistics associated with medical tourism.
HEALTH TOURISM IN IZMIR: POTENTIAL, STRATEGIES AND SUGGESTIONSİge Pirnar
This document discusses the potential for health tourism in Izmir, Turkey. It provides an overview of the global health tourism industry and its growth factors. Izmir is well positioned for health tourism due to its thermal resources, established centers, climate, and infrastructure. However, its potential is currently underutilized due to a narrow definition of health tourism, lack of standardization and coordination, and limited specialized facilities. Strategies are suggested to better leverage Izmir's strengths and opportunities in the health tourism sector.
Medical tourism is the practice of traveling abroad to receive medical treatment. India has become a preferred destination for medical tourism due to affordable treatment costs and world-class facilities. Key components of medical tourism include treatment of illnesses, cosmetic surgeries, wellness programs, and fertility treatments. Hospitals must be accredited by various international accreditation organizations to participate in medical tourism. The top states in India for medical tourism are Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Delhi. Medical tourism is a growing industry in India worth billions of dollars annually.
This document discusses health tourism, including its origins thousands of years ago when people traveled to sites like Epidaurus and Bath for healing. It notes that in the 21st century, low-cost air travel has expanded health tourism globally. India has become a major destination for health tourism due to its high-quality yet affordable medical care and treatments that are often one-tenth the cost of Western countries. The document outlines India's advantages in health tourism and identifies challenges that still need to be addressed to further develop the industry.
The document discusses developing health tourism in India. It outlines several benefits of health services trade including foreign exchange, consumer gains, and better regulation. Key barriers are standards, accreditation, and immigration. India can brand itself as a destination for quality healthcare at low costs compared to countries like the US and EU. Developing health tourism requires cooperation across medical, tourism and other industries as well as addressing issues like insurance, standards, and marketing.
Suzanne Reed has over 9 years of experience in project management, IT service management, and leadership roles. She has a proven track record of successfully managing over 25 projects on time and on budget in her role as Project Manager at CDI Managed Services. Prior to that, she held roles as Continual Service Improvement Manager and HelpDesk/Service Desk Manager at CDI, where she improved key processes and metrics. Reed holds ITIL and PMP certifications and is currently working towards her PMP certification. She aims to utilize her strong communication, leadership, and project management skills.
The Washington, DC Economic Partnership can provide several services to those looking to open or expand their business in Washington, DC. Services range from site location assistance (finding you a location for your business), market research (e.g. demographics, development trends) and educational seminars.
Medical Tourism : An Emerging Industry Anil Bankar
The document discusses various trends in the tourism industry including medical tourism. It notes that medical tourism has grown significantly in recent decades as countries like India and Thailand have become popular destinations for treatments that are more affordable than in other countries. The document provides details on the history of medical tourism and compares costs for various medical treatments between India and other countries. It also outlines the services provided by medical tourism operators and potential career opportunities in the growing medical tourism industry.
The document is a project report submitted by Ankur Puri, a third year student at the Institute of Hotel Management in Gwalior, India. The report thanks various faculty members, friends, colleagues, and family for their support and insights during the project. It then outlines the table of contents which covers topics like medical tourism surgeries, scope in India, favorable locations, government contributions, conclusions, and bibliography. The report appears to focus on analyzing medical tourism in India.
Scope and future of medical tourism in indiaIndmed Travel
The scope & future of medical tourism in India. What is Medical Tourism? The significance of medical tourism. The scope of India in medical tourism. The main reasons for the growing popularity of medical tourism in India.Conclusions. References.
Abstract: Medical tourism is a growing phenomenon with policy implications for health systems, particularly of destination countries. Private actors and governments in Southeast Asia are promoting the medical tourist industry. This article presents a conceptual framework that outlines the policy implications of medical tourism's growth for health systems, drawing on the cases of Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia and other hubs for medical tourism. Variables for further analysis of the potential impact of medical tourism on health systems are also identified. The framework can provide a basis for empirical, in country studies weighing the benefits and disadvantages of medical tourism for health systems. The policy implications described are of particular relevance for policymakers and industry practitioners in other Southeast Asian countries with similar health systems where governments have expressed interest in facilitating the growth of the medical tourist industry. This article calls for a universal definition of medical tourism and medical tourists to be enunciated, as well as concerted data collection efforts, to be undertaken prior to any meaningful empirical analysis of medical tourism's impact on health systems.
The document discusses the history of medical tourism. It mentions that medical tourism can be traced back thousands of years to ancient civilizations like Sumeria, Greece, Rome, Japan, India and others who established early healing centers around mineral springs and developed therapies. It then outlines the rise of medical tourism in Asia in recent decades as countries like Thailand, India, Malaysia, Singapore capitalized on the industry after the Asian financial crisis to boost their economies. The region is now projected to generate over $4 billion annually from over 1.3 million medical tourists by 2012.
Medical tourism involves traveling abroad to obtain medical care. It has grown rapidly as patients seek affordable, high-quality care. The document discusses the history of medical tourism, noting it dates back thousands of years. Key destinations like India are highlighted, with factors discussed like quality, cost savings, and availability of care. India is positioned as an attractive option due to world-class facilities, joint commission international accreditation, and significant cost savings compared to other countries. Risks like infrastructure and potential language barriers are also reviewed.
Medical tourism can be broadly defined as provision of 'cost effective' private medical care in collaboration with the tourism industry for patients needing surgical and other forms of specialized treatment.
For adventurous travel blog please visit http://wilsontom.blogspot.com/
This document provides an overview of health tourism in India. It discusses the history and definition of health tourism, as well as the key drivers that have led to its growth as a multibillion dollar industry. It outlines India's advantages as a health tourism destination, including world-class treatment at a lower cost compared to other countries. The document also examines the systems and facilities available in India, including modern medical treatments and traditional practices like Ayurveda. It analyzes the accreditation standards that Indian hospitals must meet and provides statistics on the revenue and patients generated by India's health tourism industry.
A look at health tourism in Costa Rica as well as elsewhere in the world. Many Americans are seeking an affordable alternative to health care in the US.
This document discusses medical tourism, which involves traveling abroad for medical treatment. It provides an overview of the scope and components of medical tourism, including treatment types, wellness, and reproduction services. India is highlighted as a major destination for medical tourism due to its high-quality care at low costs compared to other countries. Challenges and opportunities for India's medical tourism industry are examined through a SWOT analysis. The roles of the Indian government and private sector in promoting medical tourism are also outlined.
Introduction to Medical Tourism in IndiaRanganDatta2
Medical tourism involves people traveling to a different country or place to receive medical treatment. It is defined as seeking lower cost care, higher quality care, better access to care, or different care than what is available in the home country. India is a top destination for medical tourism due to its world-class facilities, excellent doctors, and significantly lower costs compared to countries like the US. Treatments in India can be 60-90% cheaper than in Western nations. While India has strengths like affordable costs and quality care, it also faces weaknesses like the need for more government support and uniform regulations to develop its medical tourism industry further.
This document discusses the rise of medical tourism in India. It provides the following key points:
1. Medical tourism is growing globally as a way for people to access affordable, high-quality healthcare abroad. India has emerged as a major destination due to its world-class facilities and staff at a fraction of costs in other countries.
2. Procedures like heart surgery, knee replacements, and cosmetic surgeries are some of the most common treatments sought by international patients in India. Costs for these can be one-tenth of prices in the US or Western Europe.
3. India has experienced rapid growth in medical tourists, increasing from around 150,000 in 2002 to an estimated 500,
India has a long history as a destination for medical tourism, dating back thousands of years. In modern times, India has emerged as a top destination for medical tourism due to the high quality care provided at a fraction of the cost of treatments in other countries. The Indian government actively promotes the country's medical tourism industry through initiatives like dedicated medical visas and the website IndiaHealthcareTourism.com. Major private hospitals in India provide treatments in cardiology, orthopedics, and oncology to attract medical tourists while also offering traditional Ayurvedic and other alternative medicine options.
The document discusses the challenges of health tourism in Kish Free Zone, Iran. It begins with background on health tourism globally and in Iran. It then describes a case study conducted in 2012 through interviews with 14 experts in tourism, healthcare, and health tourism in Kish Free Zone. The study identified 13 main challenges to health tourism in Kish related to policymaking, infrastructure, administration, and macro-level issues in Iran. Addressing these challenges will be important for Kish Free Zone Organization to develop health tourism in the region.
This document discusses medical tourism, which is when people travel internationally to obtain medical care. Common treatments received include dental, cosmetic, and elective surgeries. Over 50 countries have identified medical tourism as a national industry. Reasons for medical tourism include lower costs, shorter wait times, and the ability to combine treatment with travel. Popular destinations include India, Thailand, Singapore, and Turkey. The document also outlines some of the benefits, risks, and statistics associated with medical tourism.
HEALTH TOURISM IN IZMIR: POTENTIAL, STRATEGIES AND SUGGESTIONSİge Pirnar
This document discusses the potential for health tourism in Izmir, Turkey. It provides an overview of the global health tourism industry and its growth factors. Izmir is well positioned for health tourism due to its thermal resources, established centers, climate, and infrastructure. However, its potential is currently underutilized due to a narrow definition of health tourism, lack of standardization and coordination, and limited specialized facilities. Strategies are suggested to better leverage Izmir's strengths and opportunities in the health tourism sector.
Medical tourism is the practice of traveling abroad to receive medical treatment. India has become a preferred destination for medical tourism due to affordable treatment costs and world-class facilities. Key components of medical tourism include treatment of illnesses, cosmetic surgeries, wellness programs, and fertility treatments. Hospitals must be accredited by various international accreditation organizations to participate in medical tourism. The top states in India for medical tourism are Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Delhi. Medical tourism is a growing industry in India worth billions of dollars annually.
This document discusses health tourism, including its origins thousands of years ago when people traveled to sites like Epidaurus and Bath for healing. It notes that in the 21st century, low-cost air travel has expanded health tourism globally. India has become a major destination for health tourism due to its high-quality yet affordable medical care and treatments that are often one-tenth the cost of Western countries. The document outlines India's advantages in health tourism and identifies challenges that still need to be addressed to further develop the industry.
The document discusses developing health tourism in India. It outlines several benefits of health services trade including foreign exchange, consumer gains, and better regulation. Key barriers are standards, accreditation, and immigration. India can brand itself as a destination for quality healthcare at low costs compared to countries like the US and EU. Developing health tourism requires cooperation across medical, tourism and other industries as well as addressing issues like insurance, standards, and marketing.
Suzanne Reed has over 9 years of experience in project management, IT service management, and leadership roles. She has a proven track record of successfully managing over 25 projects on time and on budget in her role as Project Manager at CDI Managed Services. Prior to that, she held roles as Continual Service Improvement Manager and HelpDesk/Service Desk Manager at CDI, where she improved key processes and metrics. Reed holds ITIL and PMP certifications and is currently working towards her PMP certification. She aims to utilize her strong communication, leadership, and project management skills.
The Washington, DC Economic Partnership can provide several services to those looking to open or expand their business in Washington, DC. Services range from site location assistance (finding you a location for your business), market research (e.g. demographics, development trends) and educational seminars.
Cause-and-effect diagrams, also known as fishbone diagrams or Ishikawa diagrams, are tools used to explore and display the potential causes of quality problems or other effects. They involve drawing a diagram with the effect at the head of the fish and primary causes as bones extending from the backbone. Secondary and tertiary causes are drawn as smaller bones extending from the primary causes. The diagrams help identify, define, and display the major factors influencing a process and their relationships to better understand problems and their possible solutions.
The document outlines various job listing and advertising options on a job site. It describes enhanced listings that include premium positioning and branding. It also discusses options for featured jobs like jobs of the week. Targeted advertising options are presented that can appear alongside relevant search results. Additional options include employer profiles, video content, access to a CV database, and online advertising placements like logos, buttons, and banners to increase brand recognition and attract candidates.
The document discusses Models, Views, Controllers (MVC) and related topics. It provides an agenda that includes explaining what MVC is, answering questions about adopting MVC, demonstrating an MVC application, discussing inspirations, and taking questions. The demonstration is of a Pet Shop application built with ASP.NET MVC Preview 5 that separates concerns and uses technologies like LINQ to SQL and jQuery.
The Repeatit Trinity 323 is a high performance, ruggedized point-to-point and point-to-few transparent bridge that operates in the 5.150-5.845 GHz frequency band using OFDM, PSK, QPSK, 16QAM and 64QAM modulation. It has a maximum transmission power of 23 dBm, receives down to -97 dBm with sensitivity and provides encryption, authentication, QoS, bandwidth control and other features while achieving latency between 2-4ms. The Trinity 323 is IP67 rated and can withstand temperatures from -40° to +55° C with a wind survival speed of 200 km/h.
This document provides information about Black History Month, which is celebrated in February in the United States and Canada and in October in the United Kingdom. It began as Negro History Week in 1926 to honor important African Americans like Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Black History Month aims to remember influential people and events in the history of black communities. Facts are presented about the slave trade, difficulties black people faced after slavery, and the Civil Rights Movement that fought against racial discrimination and injustice. Resources for further learning about African American history are also listed.
A great presentation from a well versed friend in research and EBM, Dr Yaser Faden.
This is a simple introduction to study design with an accompanying workshop to simplify the different types of research study designs.
This document discusses dental caries diagnosis using radiographs. It describes how bitewing and periapical films are used and factors that can affect detection. Stages of caries are defined from incipient to severe based on depth of lesion. Occlusal, root, and recurrent caries diagnosis methods are also outlined. Cervical burnout is distinguished from root caries based on location and appearance on radiographs. Rampant and radiation-induced caries are also briefly mentioned.
The document describes the genome of the nematode C. elegans, noting that it has two sexes, hermaphrodites and males, with sex determined chromosomally. Classical genetic techniques can be used to study C. elegans, mapping mutant genes to chromosomes. The genome project involved sequencing over 2500 cosmids and other clones to assemble the physical map and fully sequence the genome.
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2) Key factors for medical tourists include treatment costs, quality and reputation, while tourism tourists consider destination attractiveness and convenience.
3) Thailand has been successful in medical tourism due to its low costs, good healthcare quality, and beautiful landscapes. However, the country needs more medical tourism agencies to coordinate services and develop its medical tourism cluster further.
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This article explains the medical tourism industry, it's history, advantages and the disadvantages and why one should opt for a medical treatment abroad
India has grown as a medical tourism destination due to its low costs for procedures that are 20% of costs in countries like the US. Medical tourism could generate $2 billion for India by 2012. However, India needs to improve its branding and perception as a healthcare destination through coordinated marketing efforts. It must promote itself as offering high quality care at affordable prices and leverage attractions like tourism to become a leading medical tourism brand.
Effect of globalization on health care meghadevgan3
Globalization is characterized by the circulation of goods and services between countries using the criteria of efficiency.
The direct health effects of globalization has not been yet observed but there are factors which may influence this phenomenon the further discussion of the impacts is given under following:
Circulation of Patients
Circulation of Health Professionals
International Accreditation System
Role of the modern entrepreneurship in the development of the health tourism ...inventionjournals
Tourism in general, and especially health tourism is one of the fastest growing, most important industrial sector and one of the most characteristic global phenomena in the 21st century. Tourism induces growth, stimulates economic development, revives cultural heritage and contributes for national integration of people. Nowadays in times of great changes it is necessary for the firms to apply innovative concept of doing business. Modern entrepreneurship is such an innovative process which by default means finding and application of new methods of doing business and behaviour towards employees. Therefore, in the tourism market the recognizing opportunities and entrepreneur’s innovativeness is very important. This paper besides theoretical part consists also of applied part where questionnaire is being used for data collection. Hypothesis set here is that development of health tourism is dependent on existence of appropriate supply and institutions – firms. This paper will contribute by showing the importance of the concept of entrepreneurship in the enterprises from the area of health tourism and contribution to the development of the sports tourism.
India is one of the oldest countries in the world that offered state of the art medical services to many acute and chronic ailments since ages. The Great Indian Medical Practitioners ‘Charak’a and ‘Sushrutha’ developed the Medical and Surgical Procedures much before the world knows about medicine to many diseases. The Charaka Samhitha is considered as the Oldest Writing in the Medical History which guided many of the medical practitioners across countries. The ‘Sushruta Samhita' contains the major surgical text of the Vedas and is considered to be the most advanced compilation of surgical practices of its time. India is the mother land for the alternate medicinal practices like Ayrveda, Unani and Nature Cur also. Our Ancient Indian Medical Practitioners performed complicated surgical procedures with equipment available naturally in those times. After the development of Allopathic Medicine, our Medical Practitioners adopted the best possible methods for curing the ailments of the people with utmost care thus making India the best among the world in health care. This has paved way for attracting many people from all over the world to chose India as the Best Place for curing their diseases. Travelling from one place to another place for the purpose of Medical needs is termed as Medical Tourism. Off late, this has developed as the most prominent service sector and is creating a lot of business and employment opportunities to the organizations and localities offering this service. In this back drop, the authors have attempted to focus on the concept and highlighted the recent developments in the area of Medical Tourism.
The document discusses the growing demand for medical tourism among Ethiopians as local healthcare is limited, with many traveling to countries like India, Thailand, and Dubai for treatments. It then provides information on Sri Lanka as an alternative destination, highlighting the quality and accreditation of its hospitals, lower costs compared to places like the US, and ease of travel. Contact information is also included for the Sri Lankan consulate in Ethiopia to facilitate medical tourism to Sri Lanka.
The document summarizes key challenges and potential benefits of health trade between India and Pakistan. It finds that patients from Pakistan seeking medical treatment in India face informational, financial, and visa-related problems. They rely heavily on informal channels due to a lack of information and rigid visa requirements, which causes delays and financial uncertainty. Movement of doctors and patients is also discouraged by the inhospitable political situation. The study recommends formalizing health services trade between the two countries by establishing information centers, facilitating financial transactions through designated banks, and increasing institutional collaboration between hospitals and medical institutions.
Recently, health tourism has gained a lot of importance in South Asia as numerous people
across the world acquire medical care in countries such as Pakistan and India. Health tourism is
defined as patients and public traveling abroad for seeking quality and affordable medical
treatment which is often not available in their home country. Literature on health tourism engages
with different dimensions of health trade such as, cross-border movement of people but hardly
reflect on the nature of obstacles people face in obtaining health care. By focusing on health
tourism, this study explores key challenges and potential benefits of health trade between India
and Pakistan. The study considers the perception and opinion of doctors, private sector
organizations, state officials, businessmen and traders in Pakistan as primary sources of knowing
the bottlenecks in undertaking and promoting cross-border trade in health sector. The patients in
Pakistan seeking medical treatment in India encounter; informational, financial and visa related
problems. These patients heavily rely on informal channels in acquiring visa which leads to
frustration, delays and financial obligations of uncertain nature. The prevailing inhospitable and
security situation also discourages movement of doctors and patients across the border. The study
also notes that variants of health sector trade between the two countries have also not received
adequate attention in policy circles.
The subject of this research is the knowledge of the properties of medicinal herbs and their use by tourists from Vrnjacka Banja. The aim of the research is to examine the connection between knowledge of spa tourists about medicinal herbs and the possibility of their usage in everyday life.A prospective study is done using a survey questionnaire, that contains three groups of variables: demographic data, knowledge of the properties and use of medicinal herbs.The research has shown that the respondents are best acquainted with the healing properties of fruits and vegetables.As for the use of medicinal herbs (such as tea or fruits), most of the respondents use them periodically, while being healthy.After they get sick, the respondents under 50 years of age, start their treatment by combining medicinal herbs with the medicines from pharmacy, whereas the elder ones above 50 years of age, address the problem by going to their chosen doctor.
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The Center for Medical Tourism Research was founded to study trends in medical tourism and its economic, social, and societal impacts. The Center aims to serve as the premier research center for medical tourism worldwide. Its mission is to conduct influential, ethical research on medical tourism to examine perspectives from various fields and stakeholders. The Center's research agenda includes studies on the drivers of medical tourism, its marketing, quality of care, economic impacts, and legal issues. Current activities include research partnerships, conferences, and publications to further understanding of the industry.
This document provides an overview of the medical tourism industry. It discusses that medical tourism involves traveling abroad to obtain healthcare services. Common reasons people engage in medical tourism are significant cost savings compared to domestic healthcare costs, access to procedures not available domestically, and a perception of high-quality care at international facilities catering to medical tourists. India is highlighted as a top destination for medical tourism due to its growth in high-quality corporate hospitals, trained medical professionals, and cost-competitive care. The document also outlines objectives and limitations of a study on the medical tourism sector in India.
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Assessing preparation level of medical tourism in zahedan city
1. European Journal of Business and Management www.iiste.org
ISSN 2222-1905 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2839 (Online)
Vol.6, No.23, 2014
Assessing Preparation Level of Medical Tourism in Zahedan City
Mostafa Mir* Abolfazl Tajzadeh-Namin
Tourism Management Department, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran
*m19_mir@yahoo.com
Abstract
Purpose- The objective of this study is assessing preparation level of the city of Zahedan in carrying out
activities concerned with medical tourism. The objective is demonstrated in the framework of assessing the
status quo of medical tourism in Zahedan in four areas of “hospital Facilities/Services”, “Hotels, Food and
Beverage”, “Tourism Facilities” and “Governmental Factors”.
Design/methodology/approach- The research method adopted in the study is descriptive-survey. The
population of the research includes managers, medical experts from Zahedan hospitals. To attain the objectives a
questionnaire was designed in four main parts of Zahedan medical tourist system based on Likert.
Research limitations/implications- The limitation of this paper is the needs to find the hospital and health
experts that have view about tourism industry in Zahedan.
Practical implications- The main implication of this paper is for Zahedan city to do better for the health tourism
management. Also this paper improves the health tourism system model in the developing countries .
Originality/value- this paper exam the systematic model for managing medical tourism in Zahedan city as
tourism destination. This systematic model explores the main elements of medical tourism destination.
Findings- The results showed that Zahedan has some shortcomings in carrying out activities concerning medical
tourism. The shortcomings include low costs of treatment and accommodation, having no various historical and
recreational places, having no experts in treatment, endemic diseases, no serving of a diet appropriate to patients
and bad attitudes among people of other towns.
Keywords: medical tourism, medical tours, hospital experts, Zahedan.
1. Introduction
Tourism industry has increasing importance in modern world. Many developed and developing countries have
put the industry of tourism among their economic priorities. These countries have dedicated a great share of the
world market to themselves. The importance of tourism is not limited to providing job opportunities and
revenues. Since 1950 tourism industry has undergone great changes so that some call it tourism revolution.
These changes have led to vast and extensive tourism and in the future will turn into qualitative tourism.
Currently tourism is a great and powerful professional activity in the world in a way that it first preceded
petroleum in importance, then was level with it and after that got a higher position than petroleum (Masoumi,
1385,9). Tourism has developed considerably during the last 50 years. Today tourism has turned into a world
industry and by itself it is a great economic source (Hallmann et al, 2012). Tourism is a complex social and
economic event which needs to be studied at different levels so as to be able to reach the expected development
(Risteski et al, 2012). For management in the area of tourism, other than definition, an understanding of all types
of tourism and their categories is very important for demands and services required by different tourists are not
identical (Kazemi, 2006). Also the IT and internet serves as a new communication and distribution channel for e-travellers
and suppliers of travel services and products. This new channel also enables tourism business to
improve their competitiveness and performance(Law et al, 2004).
Today the countries have organized expansion of service market for the purpose of increasing their
national gross income. They have found tourism the most important market with cash cycles, productive job
opportunities and high profit margins. Increasing growth of international trips on the one hand and increasing
interest in travel destinations on the other hand have added more suffixes and prefixes to the term of tourism
such as religious tourism, sport tourism, war tourism, leisure tourism, health tourism etc. Medical tourism is
considered one of the most important types of tourism. Today medical tourism has dedicated a growing part of
market to itself among tourism markets (Connell, 2012). The towns of Sistan o balouchestan and particularly
Zahedan can be recommended to tourists as a unique tourist destination owing to their special tourist attractions.
Also having a prestigious medical university in different fields, Zahedan can be recommended for medical
tourism all over the country. Surgical operations such as eye surgery and general surgeries are among cases
which can make Zahedan a famous destination for medical tourism. Thus in this study we try to determine
preparation level of medical tourism in Zahedan which plays a key role in successful management of medical
tourism with the aid of theoretical and practical researches. At length we will offer some guidelines for
improvement of this preparation. In other words we try to examine subjects and attain the objective of assessing
preparation level of Zahedan in order to turn it into a medical tourist destination.
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2. Literature Review
Tourism is defined and categorized based on different factors. However one of these categories is called medical
tourism. Various definitions of medical tourism have been offered. In one of these definitions, medical tourism is
applied to a type of travel which is done to other countries and for reception of services such as treatment, dental
services and surgical operations. In another definition offered in 2005 in global analysis report of medical
tourism, medical tourism is applied to any form of travel from living place to another destination in order to
receive surgical services and the like. This journey must at least include one night of accommodation outside the
living place (Sadrmomtaz and Agharahimi, 2010). Also medical tourism is applied to journeys to receive health
care service in other countries as tourists. Nowadays medical tourism is among the most important factors
concerning tourism industry that has high economic advantages and is applied to international journeys which an
individual makes to receive medical services and surgical operations in order to use medical services which are
less costly than his own country (Correra and Bridges, 2008).
It must be noted that one type of medical tourism is the one in which doctors, nurses and job holders in
the department of treatment work voluntarily for developing countries (Edelheit, 2008). However we mean it is a
type of trip that the individual takes for the purpose of health care and treatment. In spite of long waiting on the
part of patients, heavy medical expenses and also obstacles to travel to other countries, patients are still inclined
to travel to other countries to getthemselves treated and use medical services. There are various reasons in
support of medical tourism. First providing health care brings about procurement of financial income. This in
turn enhances regional health care system of a country (Rerciveil et al, 2006). Since mid-1990 some factors
reinforced this industry of which the following is mentioned:
1. Expansion of firms with medical tourism services (for example in Canada there are at least 15 medical
tourism companies (Gorcia, 2006,Korcok, 1997). Thus in spite of long waiting lists, more people travel
to other countries for medical treatment (Priest, 2007).
2. Cost reasons (for example American patients can receive medical services at 1/4 cost even in some
cases 1/10 of local cost abroad. besides 40 million Americans do not have treatment insurance (Awodzl
and Pando, 2005).
3. Escalating rate of demands for receiving treatment is related to growth of old population and expenses
in developed countries. For example many Japanese companies send their employees to Thailand for
checkups every year. Also in Canada delay in intermediary surgical operations is a serious issue and
lack of access to family doctors makes treatment arduous. Thus such patients take trips to countries like
Thailand and India (Turner, 2007).
4. Some patients prefer to keep their treatment especially plastic surgery, beauty and sterility secret. That
is the reason why they go abroad (Ildoromi and Sefidi, 2011).
Among the most important surgeries in the world, the most attention is given to thigh and knee surgery,
cardiac surgery and dental services and different types of plastic surgeries. Other types of treatment can also be
put under the category of services offered in this tourism. Thus through travelling a health tourist can use
treatment services of other countries in order to gain his well -being. Currently more than 50 countries are known
to use medical tourism as a national industry for gaining profits (Gahlinger, 2008). There is no exact information
as to the number of patients receiving health services at medical tourist destinations. The main problem in
determining the number of medical tourists is related to exact definition of these tourists. In fact the reported
figures include treatment of foreigners staying in target country, traders and tourists needing health services
during accommodation. Also the number of those using Ayurveda and health services such as yoga, massage etc.
may be added to this list. In spite of these shortcomings, it is evident that a considerable number of patients
participate in the process of medical tourism (Delgoshaee et al, 2012).
To gain a better understanding of the status of medical tourist market, Caballero and Muomba (2007)
have shown essential and selective information concerning this type of tourist market. They argued about what
we need to pay attention to different factors besides medical status and current potentials of hospitals in order to
reach medical tourism. These factors including: Consumer benefits, branding, social issues, operators, legal
framework, communication channel, infrastructure, product and target market.
To gain success in the area of medical tourism we must pay attention to other factors besides the ones
mentioned above. Since the concept of ''destination'' is a basic concept in organization, medical tourism needs to
be studied in an organized framework. In tourism the concept of destination can be applied to a country, region,
city or state which is in pursuit of enhancing its unique attractions and also improving its image so as to be
competitive among other purposes of tourism (Hallmann et al, 2012).
Despite great advances in modern technology, producing safe food and keeping it safe remains a
worldwide public health problem with illness caused by the consumption of contaminated food described as the
most widespread health problem in the contemporary world. Available data indicate that:
• most causes of such illness are of biological origin;
• the majority of these are caused by micro-organisms;
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• that mishandling of food at some stage along the food chain is often responsible; and
• food businesses within the hospitality industry are implicated in a disproportionate number of outbreaks,
The implementation and management of safe food handling procedures is, therefore, of crucial importance to
both industry and consumers(Taylor,2008), especially in Heath Tourism.
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3. Research Hypotheses
1. The status of Zahedan in terms of facilities and medical services is appropriate for the use of health
tourists.
2. Zahedan's tourism in terms of accommodation, food and drink is appropriate for the use of health
tourists.
3. The status of Zahedan in terms of services and facilities of tourism and infrastructure is appropriate for
the use of tourists.
4. Regional factors affecting Zahedan's tourism are in good condition.
4. The Research Model
The model utilized in this study has an organized framework which is known as medical tourism system and is
mentioned in Gyuko’s(2011) studies. In his model (figure 1) he has divided medical tourism into 2 parts. The
first part includes destination of medical tourism to which a tourist travels to receive medical services. The
second part includes the starting point of a tourist which is his living place. The relationship between the two
destinations is formed through coming and going of medical tourists. In this relationship marketing plays a key
role. In this system a tourist or the person travelling for medical services has the main role for if this type of
tourist did not exist, other parts would lose their meaning. In this model in the tourist's starting point (living
place) there are 6 types of patients as follows: patients with heavy surgeries, patients with minor surgeries,
plastic surgery, diagnostic surgery, substitution behaviors and patients having special lifestyles. Other than
patients, there are also other sections in this area: employees in treatment section, insurance companies, and
travel agencies conducting health tours and arranging trips. In the other section of the model which is a tourist -
inviting region or a medical tourist destination there are 4 main parts besides travel agencies: hospital services
and facilities, and regional and state factors. In this study only destination is examined and the model and its
parts are examined in Zahedan. Since travel agencies in Zahedan have a weak role in the organization of patients’
trips, they are eliminated.
Hospital services and facilities show the capacity of the destination to offer medical services and things
like medical expenses at destination, accessibility to expert doctors, necessary hospital equipment and the
like. .Accommodation part includes hotels and their facilities for the use of patients. The main factor in this part
is existence of types of food suitable for patients and facilities like bathroom and elevators in hotels of medical
tourism destinations. Target tourism services and facilities are infrastructures of destination. Cases like historical
and cultural attractions, recreational facilities and good image of destination are included. Regional factors
include features of a medical tourist destination and cases like the rate of hospitality by native people, observing
the rights of guests and cultural differences between guest and host (Guyko, 2011). Also The Hotel and lodging
industry has been competing on guest satisfaction and such competition has become more intense in recent
decades(Oh & Jeong, 2010).
Figure.1, Medical Tourism System Model
Source: GyuKo,Medical Tourism System Model, International Journal of Tourism Sciences, Volume 11, 2011
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5. Research Methodology
The current research is ‘’applied research’’ and data gathering is based on ‘’survey’’ method. The population of
the research constitutes hospital experts and treatment section of medical university of Zahedan. Experts are
chosen from hospitals of Khatam al anbia, Ali ibnAbitaleb, Baharan hospital, ophthalmology of Alzahra and
Boali hospital. These experts are acquainted with subjects of health tourism. Regarding clarity of research
subject in Zahedan and limitations of the expected population to comment on the subject, the snowball method
was employed in sampling. A number of 110 questionnaires were issued to eligible people and 102 ones were
received and became the criterion for conclusion. In order to gather research literature field studies were
employed through issue of questionnaires and to measure research hypotheses the Likert scale test was utilized.
In the questionnaire options from 1 to 6 are related to measuring variable of hospital services and facilities,
options from 7 to 12 are related to the variable of accommodation, food and drink, options from 13 to 18 are
related to the variable of civil and tourism services and facilities and options from 19 to 24 are related to the
variable of regional factors. To measure validity, a questionnaire with the method of content validity and
corroboration of experts was used. To measure reliability, a number of 35 questionnaires in the form of a
primary sample wereissued. The coefficient of Cronbach’s Alpha equals 0.80 which indicates reliability of the
questionnaire.
6. Analysis
The researcher has employed descriptive and deductive statistics to analyze data.Descriptive statistics include the
frequency of Likert scale options, median, mean, standard deviation of research variables. In deductive statistics
the researcher has employed the Friedman test to examine importance of the research variables.
1.6 Descriptive analysis of factors of research variables
The results obtained from descriptive analysis of research data which includes frequency of dedicated codes to
Likert scale of each question, median and mean for each variable is as follows:
7. Result
1.7 Variable of "medical facilities and services"
Regarding the values shown in table no.1, participants had the most agreement in survey with questions 1, 3 and
4, the medians of which are 3.96, 5.17 and 4.20 respectively. The most disagreement was with questions 2,5 and
6, the medians of which are 3.30, 3.47 and 2.61 respectively. It is worth noting that closeness of mean and
median of data shows normal distribution of data.
2.7 The variable of "hotels, food and beverage"
Regarding the values shown in table no.2, the participants had the most agreement in survey with questions 2,3,4
and 55, the medians of which are 4.01, 4.42, 4.04 and 3.80 respectively. The most disagreement was with
questions 1 and 6, the medians of which are 3.55 and 3.14 respectively. It is worth noting that closeness of mean
and median of data shows normal distribution of data.
3.7 The variable of "tourismfacilities and services"
Regarding the values shown in table no.3, the participants had the most agreement in survey with the questions 3,
4, 5 and 6, the medians of which are 3.95, 3.98, 4.88 and 3.92 respectively. The most disagreement was with the
questions 1 and 2, the medians of which are 2.74 and 2.25 respectively. It is worth noting that the closeness of
mean and median of data shows normal distribution of data.
4.7 The variable of "governmental factors"
Regarding the values shown in table no.4, the participants had the most agreement in survey with the questions 2,
3 and 4, the medians of which are 4.64, 3.83, and 4.25 respectively. The most disagreement was with the
questions 1, 5 and 6, the medians of which are 2.40, 2.74 and 2.61 respectively. It is worth noting that the
closeness of mean and median of data shows normal distribution of data.
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Appendix 2 - Table No.1, Descriptive statistics of the variable of Research Model
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St.
Deviation
Mean Median
No
Variable Item
0 6 5 4 3 2 1
Medical expenses in Zahedan are low. 5 17 24 16 22 15 3 3.96 4 1.44
Hospital Facilities and
Services
There is export medical personnel in hospitals. 4 10 14 14 31 16 13 3.30 3 1.50
Threat of endemic diseases in Zahedan. 9 39 38 11 3 0 0 5.17 5 0.91
9 26 20 14 19 8 6 4.20 4 1.56
After discharge, asking about pattents’ health is
done.
10 10 13 20 24 18 7 3.47 3 1.43
Medical equipment like wheelchair and the like is
a lot in Zahedan.
14 2 6 8 24 36 12 2.61 2 1.17
To facilities treatment, contracts have been signed
with different insurances.
Accommodation expenses are low in Zahedan. 21 9 12 17 24 15 4 3.55 3 1.37
Hotels, Food and
Beverage
Hotels staff in zahedan are professional. 46 8 12 15 15 0 0 4.01 4 1.22
43 13 19 13 9 4 1 4.42 5 1.27
Zahedan hotels serve suitable type of food and
beverage for patients.
The costs of food and drink are low in Zahedan. 19 15 18 15 27 7 1 4.04 4 1.31
There are services like internet in Zahedan hotels. 39 9 11 14 18 10 1 3.80 4 1.34
Facilities like elevator and bathroom. 27 8 8 5 28 18 8 3.14 3 1.45
Access to Zahedan through air and land is easy. 8 1 10 6 35 31 11 2.74 3 1.15
Tourism Facilities
10 1 1 16 14 30 30 2.25 2 1.18
Mentality of people in other towns towards
Zahedan is good.
7 8 29 21 27 8 2 3.95 4 1.21
General transportation services in Zahedan are
appropriate.
5 21 21 14 23 13 5 3.98 4 1.53
The weather in Zahedan is favorable most of the
time.
5 39 27 16 12 2 1 4.88 5 1.18
There are a lot of cultural and recreational
attractions in zahedan.
There are services like sport facilities in Zahedan. 11 14 25 12 24 12 4 3.92 4 1.44
Rights of guests are observed in Zahedan. 15 3 3 6 25 27 23 2.4023 2 1.24
Governmental Factors
11 28 31 16 6 8 2 4.64 5 1.33
The rate of hospitality among people of Zahedan
in high.
28 10 18 23 4 11 8 3.8378 4 1.55
There is cultural interchange between natives and
people of other towns.
The rate of crime is high in Zahedan. 8 28 18 16 19 8 5 4.2553 4 1.53
32 1 5 9 23 24 8 2.7429 3 1.13
Different jobs in Zahedan have their own
syndicates.
ATM services are easily done. 3 3 4 5 42 30 15 2.6162 3 1.12
1=Completely disagree 2=Disagree 3=Moderately disagree 4=Moderately agree 5=Agree 6=Completely agree
5.7 Similarity test of independent research variables
In order to examine rating of research variables of the research Friedman test was employed. Table no.5 shows
median of rating for each variable. The higher the values in the median of ratings, the more important they are.
In this study the variable of tourist facilities with rating median of 3.03 receives the most importance and the
variable of regional factors with rating median of 1.69 receives the least importance. Regarding the variables
shown in table no.5 (sig=0.00,X2= 123.432) sig˃5 and this indicates that importance of research variables is not
similar from the viewpoint of participants in survey.
Appendix3- Table No.2, Mean Rank
Variable Mean Rank
"Hospital Facilities and Services" 2.70
"Hotels, Food and Beverage" 2.58
"Tourism Facilities" 3.03
"Governmental Factors" 1.69
Appendix 4- Table No.3, Friedman Test
N 102
X 59.856 2
df 3
P-value 0.000
8. Research Findings
This paper obtains results of the survey from experts of medical department of Zahedan’s hospitals. Research
findings for 4 independent variables are as follows:
1.8 The variable of medical services and facilities
According to descriptive data it is concluded that: Zahedan has a good status in terms of medical expenses and
caring about patients after discharge. There are endemic diseases in Zahedan and medical centers are weak
owing to lack of medical experts, medical facilities and contract with different insurances.
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2.8 The variable of accommodation, food and drink
According to descriptive data it is concluded that: hotels in Zahedan are appropriate owing to expert personnel,
suitable types of food for patients, low costs of food and drink, access to internet for medical tourists. However
in terms of accommodation expenses and existence of facilities like elevator and bathrooms in hotels and
procurement of appropriate types of food for patients, it has some weaknesses.
3.8 The variable of tourist facilities and services
According to descriptive data it is concluded that: in the area of tourist facilities and services, appropriateness of
general transportation services, favorable weather most of the time, existence of recreational facilities, rich
culture and sports facilities, Zahedan has great potentials. However it does not have a good status in terms of air
and land accessibility and mentality of people in other towns.
4.8 The variable of regional factors
According to descriptive data it is concluded that: people in Zahedan are hospitable and there is cultural
interchange between natives and people of other towns. The high value in the median of question 4 indicates
high rate of crime in Zahedan from the viewpoint of participants in the survey. Zahedan has some weaknesses in
terms of observing the rights of guests, existence of jobs with special syndicates and ATM services.
9. Conclusion
Sadr momtaz and Agharahimi (2010) in their study show coordination between the parts involved in tourism and
creation of incentives to invest in medical tourism. This coordination is accessible through a systematic and
organized approach. The model under study in this research includes all parts of medical tourism both in starting
point and destination and it offers some guidelines with respect to the role of each one.
Delgoshaee et al (2012) have classified challenges and opportunities for Iran’s medical tourism in four factors of
strategic and competitive status, terms of demand, dependent industries, patrons and operating terms. Organizing
medical tourism with systematic approach and expanding it causes enhancement of competition in tourist
destination among other destinations and the first step is correct management for expansion of medical tourism.
Regarding the results of research analysis and previous studies it is concluded that the town of Zahedan has the
necessary potentials to conduct activities in the area of medical tourism. Low costs of treatment turn Zahedan
into a proper place for medical tourism in the country and east. Also Zahedan needs to absorb experts and
expansion of hospital equipment must be considered by organizers. Controlling endemic diseases must also be
taken into account. Regarding low expenses of accommodation in Zahedan, hotels and accommodation centers
in Zahedan have the opportunity to attract medical tourists. If they pay more attention to matters like serving
appropriate types of food for patients, they will have better opportunities. Existence of historical and recreational
attractions in Zahedan is a major factor in trips taken by medical tourists. Also mentality of people and citizens
in other towns needs to be improved through organizing and conducting marketing activities. Hospitality of the
people in Zahedan must be taken into account. To control crime rate in Zahedan correct management by
responsible organizations is essential.
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