Croatia Jan.2014 | Page 8

Medical Tourism Since ancient times, men and women have always traveled from one region to another or from one country to another for surgical, medical or welfare. Over the centuries, it has evolved and has become a tourist and economic center in its own right and a financial windfall for some Maghreb countries of Eastern Europe and in recent years, Croatia. This phenomenon has become global; Croatia is taking a prominent place in this new market. To better understand this new form of tourism, it is wise beforehand to explain the reasons why the tourism and Croatia starts to pull ahead. game It is good to know that the younger of Europe (remember that Croatia became not European since 1 July 2013) has great advantages in the field of medical tourism. The first is the proximity of other European countries, for example, it takes only 2 hours to Zagreb from Paris, Brussels or London. The fact that the standard of living is lower in Croatia, medical cost also, and the last point but the main is the skill of the medical staff and infrastructure HightTech. Everything is in place to reassure the patient and allow him to make his stay more enjoyable. It is also good to note that Croatia , all institutions present in the field of medical tourism are private and are subject to a drastic regulation of the Croatian health authorities. Another advantage in Croatia and take all its importance, it is the country itself. The beauty of its landscape, the friendliness and helpfulness of the Croatian people. What are the areas of medical tourism that we find in Croatia? Whether you want to get fixed teeth, an intervention to treat dermatological diseases, any kind of laser therapy or even a liposuctions or breast implantation. All medical fields present on the Croatian territory. Important is that Croatia have the best medical and surgeons in the world. Some of them providing operations around the world, such as USA and Latin America. For who? For everyone,there is no age or social levels to take care of their health and body. Why choose Croatia? As we said before, its proximity to the European countries, the high technological level of its professionalism and its practitioner’s medical