28 Jul
Global Medical Tourism Expo and Congress in Mexico, August 24-26
A Global Medical Tourism Expo and Congress in Peuerto Vallarta Mexico will look at the trends and opportunities offered by the Medical Tourism in Mexico. Medical Tourism is the largest growth sector within the area of health services industries. Attendees will include representatives from Mexico’s Tourism Bureau, state Tourism Bureaus, the Ministry of Tourism, universities, tourism developers, tourism businesses, hospitals, clinics, and medical associations. Thousands of US, Canadians, and Europeans already travel to Latin America countries searching for cheaper drugs and medical treatments, including stem cells implants, plastic surgery, heart surgery, dental implants, alternative treatments, and medical and wellness spas. US citizens alone spent US$20b on medical tourism in 2008, and this is expected to rise to US$79.5b by 2017. US insurance companies are fostering strategic alliances with out-of-country hospitals because it is cheaper for them to send their clients abroad for treatment than to pay for the same treatment to be done in the US. The stay of a foreign patient includes on average 1 to 4 weeks for recovery, so that access issues will need to be addressed.
