Health tourism boosts Thai economy
Over two million visitors from US, UK and Gulf states spent nearly $4bn in medical-related expenses in 2012.
Published On 18 Dec 2013
In just four years the amount of money medical tourists have spent in Thailand has more than doubled.
Last year the government launched a programme to make the country the Medical Hub of Asia by 2016.
Al Jazeera’s Scott Heidler reports from Bangkok.
Source: Al Jazeera