Medical Tourism - a Flourishing Business

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Nowadays, many people are talking about medical tourism. Not just talking about medical tourism though. More and more people are getting curious how this booming medical industry can affect their lives.What is medical tourism? Medical tourism is simply a service rendered by private hospitals in other countries consisting of affordable and quality healthcare facilities. It’s a unique combination of health and tourism services. This concept of medical tourism is not new. The first recorded case of medical tourism actually dates back thousands of years ago when Greek pilgrims traveled from all over the Mediterranean to a place called Epidauria in the Saronic Gulf, the sanctuary …