Bridging Allure with Importunity of Medical Tourism

Abstract

Of course, advantages as much as risks exist in the practice of medical tourism. Patients in an originating continent chose to visit medical facility in a destination continent for a treatment and this process is recognized as medical tourism. In 21st century, medical advancements have become reality in several continents due to the globalization. Some de facto in the medical tourism are affordable cost and/or advanced medical facility. A lack of authentic pertinent information associated with such facto cripples its usage in the discussion of popularity of a specific continent for medical tourists. How should an analyst proceed to capture and illustrate the attractiveness (or rather importunity) of a destination continent among the alluring patients in an originating continent? This question is the research theme of this article. For discussions in this article, Africa (AF), Asia (AS), Europe (EU), Latin America (LA), Middle East (ME), North America (NA), and Oceania (OC) are considered.