Medical tourism flows to Russia

 15-Nov-17, International Medical Travel Journal 

According to the Russian Medical Tourism Association, in 2017, the number of medical tourists from Southeast Asia seeking medical care in Russia more than doubled compared to 2016.

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2017 will see 20,000 people medical tourists in Russia. 60% of all general medical services for foreigners are in Moscow. The main sources are China, Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand and India. They seek dental services, IVF treatment, cosmetic surgery, eye surgery, cardiovascular surgery and orthopaedics.

With the weakening of the Russian Ruble against foreign currencies it can be cheaper to be treated in Russia than in Europe.

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