Medical Tourism / Global Medicine Business In Egypt

Dr. Samir Arafeh – www.ieSEAM.com - Tel: 310.909-8698 (USA) - E-Mail: SamA@ieSEAM.com

Medical Tourism – An Emerging International Business “In 2005, an estimated 500,000 Americans journeyed overseas for medical care. Medical tourism is now a world-wide, multibillion dollar phenomenon that is expected to surge in the coming years.”
Source: American Medical Association – June 2007.

In 2006, the medical tourism industry grossed about $60 billion worldwide. It is estimated this total will rise to $100 billion by 2012.
Source: McKinsey & Com¬pany.

With globalization, medical tourism is becoming a new and emerging international business. Along with this development come many entrepreneurial opportunities to capitalize on the growth of this industry. Much of the travel and services in the tourism infrastructure supports this industry and so promotes the growth. As hospital queues increase and the cost of......

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