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Table 6 Comparison of Top Destination Asian Country Medical Tourism Industries

From: A bilingual systematic review of South Korean medical tourism: a need to rethink policy and priorities for public health?

Country Summary of Strategy Size (foreign patients) % of Tourism to GDP (2019)
Thailand Visa procedure simplification
Tax exemptions for health facilities for medical tourists
Center of Excellent Health Care of Asia Initiative 		2.5 million 21.6%
India Lower import duties
Prime land at discounted prices
Tax concessions 		0.85 million 9.2
Singapore SingaporeMedicine
(Multi agency partnership)
Agreements with Middle Eastern nations 		1.2 million 10.00%
South Korea Medical Tourist Visa
Medical institution registration system
Allowing physicians and dentists to dispense medicines
Medical tourism hotel business
Malpractice insurance policy for a medical institution
Multilanguage advertisement 		0.30 million 2.7%
  1. Sources: Strategy: Noree et al (2016), Lunt et al (2011), Size: Korea Tourism Organization (2016), % of Tourism to GDP: World Travel & Tourism Council (2019)
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BMC Public Health

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