Essays on Medical Tourism

Introduction In the past few decades, there has been the globalization of the health care market. The free movement of goods and services under the auspices of the World Trade Organization and its General Agreement on Trade in Services (Smith, 2004, Smith et al, 2009b)…

It is necessary to begin by shaping what is meant by the medical-industrial enterprise. For the wants of this report, we have a tendency to tend to stipulate medical-industrial enterprise as once customers elect to travel across international borders with the intention of receiving some…

Introduction and Research Questions The view and belief that tourists travel to different countries mainly for site seeing and pleasure is fading out given that in this recent time new forms of tourism are emerging such as sports, pilgrimage, business, medical, cultural, and many others….

Medical tourism can be quite appealing to Canadians; however, it can lead to healthcare delivery challenges with potential ethical and medical-legal risks. Demographic variations, especially the aging population, along with the rising incidence of chronic conditions add to the demand for better health services. Waiting…