Medical Tourism - Tunisia

      
Medical Tourism - Tunisia

Introduction

"Medical tourism" is defined as movement in a country other than that of his residence

usual to get treatment. Also known as health tourism or tourism hospital, he has to

order to qualify for a medical procedure. tourists whose travel is motivated by medical care.

The latter is defined as a medical tourist or international patient, whose service is

either unavailable or inaccessible in his own country, for reasons of

legislation for reasons relating to the provision of care (skills, cost) (Hottois & Missa

2001).

Travel for treatment back to the origins of civilization. In ancient Greece, the

pilgrims converged across the Mediterranean to seek treatment at the monastery of "doctor god"

Asklepios at Epidaurus. Reconcile vacation, tourism and medical care of high quality is

now a trend evolving. Indeed, first, the sales campaigns

in the field of "medical tourism" proliferate in this sense, highlighting the fact that

some areas offer both medical expertise and a high quality environment

conducive to tourism. In addition, hospitals that receive "medical tourists" have agreements

with commercial tour operators, offering tailored travel services. As

regard to this point, the law is different from country to country: in France, professionals

tourism are not authorized to sell surgery elsewhere. By cons, Germany or

Canada, for example, some travel agencies offer products contain both an act

Surgical and a tour. In the United States, there are more than fifty companies

"medical tourism". In the same vein, the Office of Tourism of India in several

capitals in Europe and America delivers a list of hospitals in the country with their specialties. Goes

same with the tourist Hungary issuing pamphlets on dental clinics

the country. This shows the extent to which health is exploited for economic purposes and

helps promote tourism in the countries concerned.

Indeed, more and more travel agencies offer tourist packages "surgery vacation"

combining surgery and excursion. In this area of South Africa is the best

placed.

Since "scalpels-safaris" are practiced since the late 1990s. Agency Surgeon & Safari

(http://www.surgeon-and-safari.co.za), established in 1999, is best positioned in this area. its

flagship product is a twelve day stay including a cosmetic surgery (most

often a face lift), accommodation in a luxury hotel and a safari. The average amount of this type of

Delivery is € 10,000, which is equivalent to one of the intervention price in the United States or

United Kingdom.

To attract more "medical tourists" from other countries, such as Tunisia, Morocco the

Bolivia, are moving towards this type of product. This practice only concerns a minority of

patients. Indeed, the majority of them have only motivation for seeking care quality and

inexpensive. In this sense, they are not likely to be of interest to tourist amenities

proposed. On the other hand, they are often physically unable to undertake the visit

country in which the place medical care. Their presence has still an impact on

tourist infrastructure. Particularly in the field of hospitality: since the period

recovery does not usually happen in the hospital but in luxury hotels. 
 
 Finally, "tourism

medical "is primarily a catchy name that has very little to do with tourism

first sense. However, the actors involved in the health sector are determined to

invest more in this direction.

We note that in recent years, increasing competition in the field of

"Medical tourism". Indeed, the host countries are ever more numerous and, in those countries,

hospitals that receive foreign patients are increasing. The tourism sector is seen

as an important development potential and medico-commercial products offered

therefore compete in originality. recent advent of the "baby safari" tour combining natural parks

meeting and artificial insemination, perfectly illustrates this point.

 

Medical Tourism full mutation

Until recently, "medical tourism" consisted mainly of mobility wellness. care

consumed were mainly preventive care or be curative but

most often involved relatively mild morbidity. Since the 1980s, what was

become accustomed to call "medical tourism" is oriented towards diversified care 

This practice relates to serious diseases that require sophisticated care and extremely

techniques. At first, the most relevant medical surgery was Esthetic 

we note that in recent years, "medical tourism" encompasses all

type of disease, ranging from cardiac anomaly organ transplantation.

Another feature of this movement to contemporary therapeutic purposes lies in the distance

traveled by patients. More specifically, the globalization of trade, the dissemination of knowledge or even retraction distances due to the improvement of means of transport.

This has caused a sharp increase in the practice and extension distances traveled. In this case, the use of community care is rare.

The originality of this practice also lies in the choice of destinations. Indeed, fluxs'orientent

mainly to emerging and developing countries. Traditionally, these were considered

places as places of ill health, characterized in part by infectious diseases and

parasitic, and, secondly, by offering inadequate and unsafe care. Unfortunately,

still, these images remain. Though fortunately they coexist with another

vision of the medical offer, this time, is characterized by a quality expertise and presence

medical technologies. Thus, if the flows to developed countries still exist, they

have nevertheless become secondary.

The growing number of hospitals that receive international accreditation Justify this medical expertise in emerging and development.

This is a guarantee of quality and source of confidence for patients. Moreover, a 2008 study by the American Association on

Medical tourism has revealed that 81% of respondents took into account the accreditation in the selection of their destination.
Surgery In The Sun: the medical tourism in Tunisia par cosmeticatravel_fr