Combine side trips to explore Croatia while on medical vacation

With world class health facilities, zero waiting time and most importantly one fifth to one tenth of medical costs spent in the US or UK, Gujarat is becoming the preferred medical tourist destination. More than 1,000 non-resident Indians (NRIs) and foreigners visit every year for medical procedures.

India’s emergence as the preferred Global Healthcare destination has attracted patients from the globe to come to India particularly Gujarat for treatment which is estimated to contribute 25-31 % of the industry earnings of one hundred thousand crores. (more…)

Clinica Biblica and CIMA are both private hospitals serving medical tourists in Costa Rica

Costa Rica is home to some of the most highly trained physicians, many of them American trained, that provide quality health, dental, and cosmetic surgery care and serves medical tourists at a fraction of the cost compared to the United States and Canada.

With health care costs skyrocketing out of control in the United States, Costa Rican medical tourism has become a very attractive option for cost-conscious consumers seeking quality care at an affordable price.

Because of Costa Rica’s close proximity to the USA, the country attracts over 20,000 US patients a year.  Costa Rica is only 2 ½ hrs from Miami, 3 hrs, from Dallas, and flights are very inexpensive. (more…)

Mexico is developing it's medical touirsm trade to include popular tourist destinations

According to a Feb 2 post on Breaking Travel News, Mexico is gearing up for a boom in medical tourism as the ageing U.S. population heads south not just for sun and sand but also “treatments and surgeries”.

“A million baby boomers, as they are called in the US, could come to live in Mexico in the coming years,” said Mexican Health Minister Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos.

In coordination with other federal agencies, the Health Ministry plans to build up the country’s medical tourism infrastructure during the next two years.

The initiative includes training a corps of bilingual Spanish-English nurses, and a push to increase the number of private Mexican hospitals accredited by a joint US-Mexico commission. Cordova told Mexidata.info that eight such private institutions have been certified under the commission’s standards.

Regional initiatives to promote medical tourism are underway in the northern border states of Chihuahua, Baja California and Nuevo Leon, Cordova said greater coordination at the federal level is needed to tap a global market enjoyed by nations including Thailand, India, Costa Rica and Brazil, which are targeting the growth in medical tourism.

Price Shopping For Your Prescriptions in Mexico

Jon Couch, a pharmacist from Texas, has a website  ”expatriate.rph.consultants” providing the names of the top 200+ drugs of Canada and the US and the corresponding names you will find in Mexico.

Couch describes his business as follows:

I am a pharmacist working in Texas and living in Texas and in the state of Jalisco, Mexico.  We, (that’s me plus three other pharmacists, a registered nurse, and a medical doctor), are offering help with your prescription medications in Mexico.

We don’t sell drugs and this is not a mail order pharmacy!

We do provide you with the names of the TOP 200+ Drugs of Canada & the United States and the corresponding names you will find in Mexico.  I do say NAMES, because there may be up to 75-80 new brand names for your drug from home.

And in addition to the names, we now provide the prices you will find, not only for rx’s, but for the top consumer products throughout Mexico.

Our major posting of drugs & prices is for Guadalajara, the 2nd largest city in Mexico.  There are 33 other cities with this information available and they are at our web site.

I have found that Guadalajara is a pretty good default city.  This city is large and diverse with an excellent medical school.

As you consider your relocation, the cost of medicines should be a priority.  We can help.   And if you are heading to another city, check our list.  We should be able to provide the necessary information for you.   What’s more, if you are already in Mexico, let us know who you are paying for your medicines.  We have a form on our website you can complete & e-mail to us.

And for questions, e-mail to:
YourVirtualPharmacist@gmail.com