Many of us are confronted with the word "Medical Tourism" very often and I am sure that many of you are not aware of it.
Let me tell you briefly about it.
Medical tourism is a word coined by travel agencies and mass media to describe the rapidly growing practice of travelling across international borders to obtain health care.
These services typically include specialized surgeries such as joint replacement, cardiac surgery, dental surgery and cosmetic surgery.
The Ministry of Health is behind the management of healthcare services in the public sector and responsibilities are shared between the central and provincial administration.
The healthcare sector consists of around 1360 hospitals, of which about two-thirds are in the public sector.
The public sector hospitals deliver good coverage at various levels.
At the provincial level the country has provided coverage of 100 per cent with 90.
6 per cent coverage at district level.
Numerous major hospitals come under management groups that make sure top-class standard of medical service is offered through their branch hospitals at various locations across the country.
All this expertise and proficiency point to the fact that Thailand's hospitals are safe options for those looking for medical treatment.
The US consular information sheet gives the Thai health care system high marks for quality, particularly facilities in Bangkok, although the World Health Organization ranks the Thai healthcare system at number 47, below the USA's ranking at 37 and the United Kingdom's ranking at 18.
The UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office web site states "There are excellent international hospitals in Bangkok but they can be expensive".
Treatments for medical tourists range from organ transplants to cosmetic and cardiac surgery, treatment also includes spa, physical and mental therapies- and in 2006 the numbers of treatment seekers coming from abroad topped 150,000 patients.
Thailand boasts of world class hospitals and treatments.
You can get a successful cure for your disease and that too in half or probably one-tenth of the price.
I hope that by reading the above article many of your doubts must have got cleared.
Visit Thailand and enjoy a world-class treatment!