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South Korea Almost Unknown a Year Ago, is Being Very Active Targeting Specific Markets for Medical Tourism in 2008

Tuesday March 18 10:16 PM

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c86176) has announced the addition of Medical Tourism 2008 - South Korea to their offering.

New series of medical tourism country reports

By 2010 medical travel is expected to be a $-billion business, with millions of patients seeking care outside their principal country of residence.

What the leading countries-India, Singapore and Thailand- are doing is well documented. There are less well-documented new emerging countries that aim to grab a share of this growing market.

Ian Youngman, author of the 760 page, " Medical Tourism 2008 - The World-Wide Business Guide", is producing anew series of country-specific reports, going into much greater detail than is possible in a world overview.

The first report in the Emerging Medical Tourism Countries series is now available; South Korea 2008

This will be followed by Taiwan, China and Hong Kong, Costa Rica, The Philippines, Mexico, Israel, and Malaysia.

South Korea was chosen as the first country as, almost unknown a year ago, it is being very active and targeting specific markets.

These unique reports investigate from a business perspective what is happening and will happen in all types of medical and health tourism in individual countries. They are not consumer guides.

Author's Note

There are many new countries seeking medical travellers. Those with a high profile are not necessarily those that will have the most impact. I have chosen countries with long- term potential for success. South Korea is underrated and under-estimated by its competitors."

Content Outline:

Introduction

The country

Entry requirements

Medical visas

Healthcare

Health insurance

Medical tourism background

Numbers in

Targets

Where medical travellers come from?

Targeted travellers

Information sites in Korea

Other bodies promoting medical tourism

Medical travel agencies based in Korea

Overseas medical travel agencies offering Korea as a destination

Overseas medical travel agencies considering Korea

Overseas medical travel agencies with offices in Korea

Travel agencies offering Korea as a medical destination

Hospitals with JCI accreditation

Hospitals seeking JCI accreditation

Other CKMOP members seeking international patients

Other medical facilities seeking international patients

New hospitals targeting foreigners

Korea in China

Korea in Japan

Korea in Malaysia

Korea in USA

Promotion and marketing

Treatments

Advantages of South Korea

Challenges for South Korea

Medical tourism conference

Histostem

What else is planned?

What Medical Tourism is...

Cost comparisons

Americans without health insurance

Business travellers

Expatriates

IMTA

JCI

MTA

Medical travel agencies

Insurance

Conclusions

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c86176

Contact:

Laura Wood
Senior Manager
Research and Markets
press@researchandmarkets.com
Fax: +353 1 4100 980

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