Medical Tourism: Prospects and Challenges Rath Shakti1,*, Akhtar Naushaba2, Panda Sangram3 1Assistant Professor (Research), Central Research Laboratory, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India 2Post Graduate Student, Asian Institute of Public Health, Pahala, Bhubaneswar-Cuttack NH-5, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India 3Reader, Department of Prosthodontics, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O'Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India *Corresponding Author Shakti Rath, Assistant Professor (Research), Faculty of Dental Sciences and Nursing, Central Research Laboratory, Institute of Dental Sciences, Siksha ‘O ’Anusandhan (Deemed to be University), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India, e-mail: dr.shaktirath@gmail.com
Online published on 13 November, 2019. Abstract The main purpose of this article is to present a review on medical tourism and identifying its interrelationships and existing risk on health and biosafety. This article focuses on identifying the extent of biosafety risk that encourages an individual to purchase cross-border health services and products. Also, it highlights the causes of growth of medical tourism in India along with the major challenges faced by patients and authorities. Top Keywords Medical Tourism, Biosafety, Biosecurity, Health services, Challenges, Prospects. Top |