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  2. Patients Beyond Borders - Wikipedia

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    The book surveys the economic and social trends associated with medical travel and provides information on medical travel destinations, [1] internationally accredited hospitals and corresponding medical specialties, subspecialties and procedures. Patients Beyond Borders has been cited by mainstream press organizations as a leading guidebook for ...

  3. Health care in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    This low number of personnel can be attributed to the increase in migration and resignation of Philippine nurses. [3] Comparing data from 2014 between Philippines, United States of America, and Canada, Philippines only spent 4.7% of their GDP on health while USA and Canada spent 17.1% and 10.4%. [4] [5] [6] Efforts are being performed to bridge ...

  4. Traveling to die: The latest form of medical tourism - AOL

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    In Oregon, 23 out-of-state residents died using medical assistance in 2023, just over 6% of the state total, according to the Oregon Health Authority. Oncologist Charles Blanke, whose clinic in ...

  5. Tourism in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Tourism is an important sector for the Philippine economy. The travel and tourism industry contributed 8.6% to the country's GDP in 2023; [1] this was lower than the 12.7% recorded in 2019 prior to the COVID-19 lockdowns. [2] Coastal tourism, encompassing beach and diving activities, constitutes 25% of the Philippines' tourism revenue, serving ...

  6. Health in the Philippines - Wikipedia

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    Health problems in the Philippines. The Philippines faces a large burden of disease: Proportional Death due to NCDs. The main Non-Communicable Diseases are Diabetes, Heart disease, Stroke, Cancer, and Chronic diseases that affect the airways and lungs. While these diseases affect different parts of the body in different ways, they often share ...

  7. Medical tourism - Wikipedia

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    Medical tourism is the practice of traveling abroad to obtain medical treatment. In the past, this usually referred to those who traveled from less-developed countries to major medical centers in highly developed countries for treatment unavailable at home. [1][2] However, in recent years it may equally refer to those from developed countries ...

  8. Philippine House Committee on Health - Wikipedia

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    The Philippine House Committee on Health, ... Quarantine, medical, hospital and other health facilities and services; Members, 18th Congress. Position

  9. Research Institute for Tropical Medicine - Wikipedia

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    The RITM is tasked by the Philippine Department of Health and the Philippine Government to supervise, plan, and successfully implement research programs to prevent and to control prevailing infectious and tropical diseases in the Philippines. This includes research involving the advancement of vaccines and medications used by medical ...