Philippines latest to join medical tourism bandwagon
ABU DHABI & MANILA — Philippines is the latest country to join the world medical tourism destination. With pristine white beaches, lush vegetation, rolling hills and tempting volcanic mountains, the country of 7,100 islands certainly has travel appeal, but the real challenge is to offer world-class medical services at competitive prices.
During the International Medical Travel Conference held last month in Manila, the Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) announced that it is expecting to raise $40 billion from medical tourism by attracting 780 million patients.
European and American experts in the industry, though, think that the figure is highly ambitious, but also highly necessary to boost the Philippine economy. Read more