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Just remember that you might be displacing poor locals from getting the treatment instead. Poor countries have bigger shortage of good doctors and they prioriti
by searchableguy 6y ago
Just remember that you might be displacing poor locals from getting the treatment instead. Poor countries have bigger shortage of good doctors and they prioritise foreign appointments due to getting paid more than the local prices.
Edit: This is true for India which is a top medical tourism place:
https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/implications-india-medical-tourism-industry/ https://www.orfonline.org/expert-speak/implications-india-me...
https://scroll.in/article/931857/with-20-medical-professionals-for-every-10000-citizens-can-india-provide-universal-healthcare https://scroll.in/article/931857/with-20-medical-professiona...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC404528 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC404528
http://www.who.int/hrh/resources/16058health_workforce_India.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwjOot2Jv6rrAhX8xjgGHfVeBu8QFjAAegQICRAB&usg=AOvVaw2WC1j-8-xB8HJ7k0gIlsnx http://www.who.int/hrh/resources/16058health_workforce_India...
- samatman 6y agoYou just made this up. No, really: you just, flat out, made this up. You have no way of knowing that demand for services in every single country with medical tourism outstrips supply of professionals. You just assumed it. If it doesn't, which is just as likely (I think more, but I also don't know, and unlike you I won't pretend to know), then you're injecting money into the local economy, while getting medical/dental care at a lower price: win win. The US has a uniquely onerous path of education and accreditation for medical professionals, with substantial supply-side limitation in the form of slots for medical school. Other places aren't so burdened. Something to think about.
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