Thailand sees boost in medical tourism

 01-Aug-17, TTR Weekly 

Income from international patients at private hospitals will generate THB49 bn (USD1.5 bn) this year, an increase of 4% year-on-year.

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The number of patients from the Middle East has declined steadily, mainly due to a change in healthcare policies in their home countries and an improvement in quality and standards of their public health systems.

However, the drop in medical tourists from the Middle East should be compensated by international patients from other regions, in particular Asian countries, such as Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and Japan.

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