- IBI Partners undertook a detailed study investigating healthcare tourism industry across the Asia Pacific region, identifying the main source markets for patients, their size and value, in addition to the main destination markets for patients, their size and value.
- It was found that during 2011, there was an overall growth of 13% in the number of international patients from within the Asia Pacific region, with the largest source countries being Indonesia, China and the Philippines, and the largest destination countries being India, Thailand and Singapore.
- The number of patients travelling to the Asia Pacific region for healthcare from other regions increased by 19% in 2011, with the largest patient numbers coming from the Middle East, followed by Europe and North America, with the lower cost of treatment and immediacy of treatment being the main drawcards.
Healthcare Tourism continues to be a fast-growing industry across the Asia Pacific, growing at 13% in 2011 and forecast to grow at 17% in 2012
