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Medical tourism: A review of literature analyzing the comparison between India and Nigeria

Author:

Erhauyi Meshach Aiwerioghene, Maj Gen (Dr) Mahavir Singh, Dr. Puneeta Ajmera and Dr. H. K. Satia

Subject Area:

Health Sciences

Abstract:

Globalization of healthcare has brought about the possibility of medical tourism, where medical treatment can be provided across border. Medical professionals from all over the world travel to developed countries for getting new technologies to be applied in their medical services. The term medical tourism has become a household name, which involves patients from developed and underdeveloped countries to seek medical treatment abroad for various reasons. This paper reviews and analyzes the literature based upon a comparison between the health care system in India and Nigeria. Across the globe, India has become one of the most sourced out destination for medical tourism. This paper also reviews the studies analyzing the issues faced by the Nigeria Healthcare sector, which has seen an increased level of travel of its patients for obtaining medical treatment abroad.

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