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TOURISM (Industries involved (Insurance, Tour groups, Transportation,…

- - - - Not doing very well in sg
        
        Receipts dropped from $1.1 bill(2012) to $832 mill(2013) to $994 mill(2014)
      - Hospitals in Thailand and msia stepping up their game
        
        Not exactly state of the art like sg
        
        Compete by offering standard surgeries at fraction of cost
      - Value of SGD and appreciation makes sg services less affordable
    - - Usually for surgeries(Cosmetic or otherwise)
      - Dental tourism
      - Fertility tourism
      - Rare genetic disorders may be better understood overseas
    - - Exposure to local diseases
      - Quality of post operative care
      - Inadequate complaints policy
      - Legal issues
        
        Limited nature of litigation
        
        Inability for doctors to pay financial damages from patient that has sued them
        
        Illegal medicinal practices done overseas
      - Ethical issues
        
        Organ transplants
        
        Inequality issues
        
        EG: Doctors too busy treating foreigners instead of locals
    - - Arrival
        
        Most include transport/pick up from airport
        
        At the very least point you in direction on how to arrange it on your own
        
        Go either directly to hospital for tests/consultation with doc/ to hotel
        
        Can try to schedule trip for a few days before medical tourism procedure to go sightseeing
        
        Food shouldnt be a worry
        
        Can make requests before hand to hospital liaison/medical tourism facilitator for specific dietary restrictions
      - Communication with friends and family
        
        Purchase prepaid calling card at home/calling card at destination
        
        bring roaming cellphone
        
        Skype using personal laptop/hospital computer
        
        May be provided with a pre-paid cell phone
        
        Some hospitals offer international patients free long distance calling