Medical tourism

MEDICAL TOURISM
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KEY POINTS
 Definition
 Medical Tourism Process
 Factors Of Medical Tourism
 Abroad For Treatment
 Specialties For Medical Tourism
 Benefits Of Medical Tourism
 Ethical Issues In Medical Tourism
 Legal Issues In Medical Tourism
 Points To Communicate
 Risks Of Medical Tourism
 Positive And Negative Impact On Medical Tourism In The UAE
 Some Of Dubai Statistic
 Articles About Medical Tourism
 Result
 References

DEFINITION
 Medical tourism or health tourism is the travel of people
to another country for the purpose of obtaining medical
treatment in that country.

FACTORS THAT HAVE LED TO THE INCREASING
POPULARITY OF MEDICAL TOURISM
 High Cost Of Health Care
 Long Wait Times For Certain Procedures
 The Ease And Affordability Of International Travel
 Improvements In Both Technology And Standards Of
Care In Many Countries

WHY PEOPLE GO ABROAD FOR TREATMENT
 Some people travel to obtain medical surgeries or other
treatments.
 Some people go abroad for dental tourism
 The costs of healthcare in developed nations have
increased exceedingly.
 Nowadays, international travel is trouble-free and
reasonably priced.
 Global standards of care and technological advancements
in healthcare are rapidly improving all over the world.
 Improved communication opportunities make it easier to
find and contact medical centers overseas.

WHAT ARE THE TOP SPECIALTIES FOR MEDICAL
TOURISM?
 Cosmetic surgery
 Dentistry (general, restorative, cosmetic)
 Cardiovascular (angioplasty, transplants)
 Orthopedics (joint and spine; sports medicine)
 Cancer
 Weight loss (gastric bypass)
 Scans, tests, health screenings

THE BENEFITS OF MEDICAL TOURISM
 Affordability and Cost-effectiveness
 High-Quality Healthcare
 Immediate Service
 Improved Flight and Communication Services
 Travel Opportunities

ETHICAL ISSUES IN MEDICAL TOURISM
 Ethical issues can involve:
 Respecting people
 Treating people with dignity
 Treating people fairly
 Supporting patient’s choices

LEGAL ISSUES IN MEDICAL TOURISM
 Confidentiality
 Arranges for medical and travel-related services.
 Advises on/helps select destination provider.
 Arranges for/facilitates transmittal of relevant medical
information.
 Arranges for/facilitates payment of destination provider fees.
 Arranges for/facilitates aftercare.
 Interfaces with all of the other relevant actors.

POINTS TO COMMUNICATE:
 Agent of client, not provider.
 Not engaging in practice of medicine.
 Not making medical decisions.
 Client to consult with own caregivers, locally and
abroad.
 Provide useful information about risks.
 Clearly define services being provided, medical and non-
medical.

RISKS OF MEDICAL TOURISM
 Communication may be a problem.
 Receiving care at a facility where you do not speak the
language fluently increases the chance that misunderstandings
will arise about the care.
 Doctors may reuse needles between patients or have other
unsafe injection practices, which can transmit diseases such as
hepatitis and HIV.
 Medication may be counterfeit or of poor quality in some
countries.

 Antibiotic resistance is a global problem, and resistant
bacteria may be more common in other countries.
 Patients who cross borders in seek of a medical care are
also potentially exposed to infections that they would not
normally encounter, thus posing a public health risk
when they return home.
 Safety of the blood supply and the quality of medications
and medical devices available.

POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE IMPACT ON MEDICAL
TOURISM IN THE UAE
Positive Impact: Negative Impact
Medical tourism attraction Overpopulation
Economy rise The spread of disease
Staffing and health service prices rise Cultural differences for citizens and
expatriates

SOME OF DUBAI STATISTIC
 http://nuviun.com/content/dubais-high-quality-of-health-care-top-reason-for-medical-tourism-boom

THE RISE OF MEDICAL TOURISM IN THE UAE
 http://gulfnews.com/leisure/health/the-rise-of-medical-tourism-in-the-uae-
1.1325133
 With the Ministry of Health projecting over a million
medical tourists visiting Dubai every year by 2020

DUBAI REVEALS MASTER PLAN FOR 500,000
MEDICAL TOURISTS A YEAR
 http://www.thenational.ae/uae/tourism/dubai-reveals-master-plan-for-500-
000-medical-tourists-a-year
 Dubai will build 22 hospitals as part of plans to attract
500,000 medical tourists a year and boost its economy by
up to Dh2.6 billion by 2020.
 Thousands of staff will be hired and new visas offered as
part of the emirate’s plan to become a major center for
medical tourism by the time it hosts Expo 2020.

DUBAI SETS PLANS IN MOTION FOR BIG
GROWTH IN MEDICAL TOURISM
 http://www.thenational.ae/uae/health/dubai-sets-plans-in-motion-for-big-growth-in-
medical-tourism
 A medical tourism club for healthcare facilities has been
set up to find ways to sustain medical tourism as the
emirate bids to increase numbers to 500,000 each year

DUBAI MEDICAL TOURISM PROGRAM
 https://www.dha.gov.ae/EN/SectorsDirectorates/Directorates/Health
Regulation/Medical-Tourism-Office/Pages/default.aspx
 In April 2014, HH Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin
Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown prince of Dubai and
chairman of the Dubai executive council approved the
Dubai Medical tourism strategy with Dubai Health
Authority (DHA) responsible for the initiative and to
provide oversight and promote medical tourism.

DUBAI MEDICAL TOURISM HEADED FOR
SUCCESS
 http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/dubai-medical-tourism-headed-for-
success-1.1397746
 The medical tourism policy of the Dubai Government
will have a positive spillover effect on the private
medical sector right across the seven emirates and the
health-care industry is welcoming it with open arms,
according to health-care industry experts

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THANK YOU
 Mariam Al Dosari(H00205468)
 Maha Al Hosani(H00205394)
 Dr. Ahmaed Sharafeldin
 HCL-4303 (23602) 04B7HCL21

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