Health Tourism: Introduction

Health, in this day and age, means a lot of wealth to many engaged in the practice of healthcare and allied services. This precisely is the theme of this book that deals with the rapidly growing phenomenon of health tourism, also referred to as medical tourism. However, the dimensions and proportions have changed. Health tourism brings in vital foreign exchange and creates employment for developing economies. Recognizing this, a number of developing countries and hospitals individually are aggressively promoting themselves as healthcare destinations of choice to potential overseas clients.