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In its research report “Poland Medical Tourism Market 2013 – An Untapped Opportunity”, IMRS has identified Poland as one of the most promising destination for medical tourism in Europe. In recent years tourists from countries like the UK and Germany have increased visits to hospitals and clinics in Poland for medical consultations and procedures. Driving this increase has been lower treatment costs in Poland and shorter waiting times. Also important has been Poland’s entry into the Europena Union, and,as a European country, it is placed in its market and there are no visa issues for Europeans.   The only challenge for Poland comes from already established medical tourism destination like India, Singapore and Thailand. According to the report, the medical tourism industry in Poland has the potential to grow exponentially because it has government support and an increasing number of private healthcare facilities.  A growth of 15% in medical visits to Poland is expected over the next several years.