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PRESENT POLICY OF MEDICAL TOURISM OF THAILAND

The Thai government began strategic plans since 2004 to promote Thailand as a prime medical tourism destination. Since then, the country has enjoyed a large number of visitors in this category.In 2005 there were 1.25 million patients and increased to 1.4 million in 2006 which generated more than 45 billion Bath. The Department of Export Promotion and the Department of Health Service Support reported a rapid growth of 16.48% during 2001-2009 for health services delivery to foreigners:

Thailand is now widely acclaimed among the international community as the medical hub in Asia, with significant advantages including the availability of modern equipment and specialties, easy entrance, competitive prices, and great hospitality from service operators and personnel. These, when coupled with the well-established fact that Thailand is a superb tourist destination with serene beaches and mountains, intriguing arts and culture, food, entertainment, and shopping, make Thailand a great medical tourism destination.

 Source: The Royal Thai Embassy, Washington D.C., http://www.thaiembdc.org