Is Italy among the top healthcare destinations?

 23-Nov-17, Destination Health 

Medical Tourism is a phenomenon that involves 11 to 14 million people worldwide generating a turnover around 150 billion dollars. Thailand paved the way 15 years ago, with the Bumrungrad Hospital in Bangkok that became a centre of medical excellence. Now it attracts 400,000 foreign patients each year.

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70% of outbound travel for health is for wellness and spa holidays, while only 30% is for more serious medical purposes. From this perspective, Germany can boast more than 1 million foreign health and medical trips and tops the chart followed in Europe by Russia, France and Italy.

Italy is not yet considered a top health tourism destination in the public imagination although it has all the numbers and right credentials to be the next world’s leading medical tourism destination.

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