Thailand pushes health care tourism
12-Sep-16, TTR Weekly
Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health has introduced health packages to support the country’s medical tourism marketing and sales campaigns. Called “Visit Thailand Enhance Your Healthy Life”, the project is expected to gain the support of 70 hospitals and clinics certified by JCI international standards.
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Wealthy foreign travellers who are in good health, but are hooked on annual check-ups are the main sales target. Three health packages are on offer including medical check-ups, dental service and infertility treatment with the latest medical reproductive technology.
"Medical tourism is not only about treatments and curative medicine, but also the vast area of health and wellness checks, massage and traditional medicine," said Tourism Authority of Thailand’s governor, Yuthasak Supasorn.