Taiwan is set to focus, as are other nations, on promoting “medical tourism”.  In the initial stages the development and promotion of this effort will focus on promoting globalization of several medical areas primarily the medical sciences and treatment of liver transplant, craniofacial surgery, cardiovascular surgery, artificial insemination and joint replacement surgery. 

        10 Taiwanese hospitals will be selected to join in this joint marketing experiment. 

       It is estimated that the medical service globalization project will create $212 million U.S. dollars worth of business and inspire an additional $ 200 million dollars in private investment, and create 3500 jobs over four to five years. 

     As well it is estimated by the years of 2017, the medical service globalization project will generate about 1550 $ million in business annually, accounting for 0.7 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP), and provide medical services to 930,000 foreign patients per year. 

     Intangible benefits will include upgrading the country’s international image, facilitating medical diplomacy with such countries as

Vietnam and

Mongolia, as well as stimulating development in relevant industries and services including

Israel,

Turkey and

Germany as well as the

U.K. 

   Analyzing

Taiwan‘s competitive edge in the global medical service and health care market,

Taiwan outpaces major forerunners in this field, including

India,

Thailand,

Malaysia and

South Korea, in terms of service quality.  

Taiwan‘s service charges are very reasonable and even cheaper. 

   

Taiwan can offer very convenient and highly efficient medical services and local medical institutions and travel service agents are keenly interested in getting into this market. 

    Additionally as a benefit and result of language and cultural factors, Tsai said,

Taiwan also stands a good chance of attracting patients of Chinese descent, particularly white-collar Chinese citizens particularly from the

United States and the

United Kingdom 

   However all is not roses –

Taiwan has several disadvantages as well in the field of medical tourism. 

Taiwan has inadequate English-speaking skills of medical workers, a lack of platforms for the medical sector to cooperate with other service industries, and legal restrictions. 

      Generally globalized medical services cover two areas, namely tourism plus health care and special medical treatment.

Taiwan will focus on tapping the latter category, with Southeast Asian and ethnic Chinese people as the main service targets.

 

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