Medical Tourism in Middle East
Medical tourists from different countries travel for health care purposes to those countries having quality healthcare services at reasonable prices.
Middle East is a popular medical tourism destination, because even with airfare and accommodations, you can get a medical treatment a lot cheaper than in Europe and USA.
Medical tourists can save up to 80 on healthcare services in the Middle East as compare to US. Middle East is popular for IVF, dental treatments, cosmetic procedure, weight-loss and orthopedic surgeries. Analysts have declared that 260,000 medical tourists came to the Middle East last year. It`s a huge number and it shows a constant rise in Middle Eastern medical tourism industry.
There are 4 key Middle Eastern medical tourism markets: Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan and Israel.
Middle Eastern doctors received Western education and only use cutting-edge technology.
Some example prices: in the USA IVF runs around $12,000, but at a good clinic in the Middle East - IVF would cost you $2,000 - $5,000.