Social risks of medical tourism

Abstract

Modern medicine as a subject of international tourism. Conceptual approaches to the definition and description of medical tourism were analyzed. International experience in rendering services of medical tourism, its rapid growth in such countries as the USA, Germany Israel and India was studied. A range of serviced rendered by foreign medical institutions was described. Prospects of medical tourism in today’s Russia was considered. Social role of travel agencies in development of medical tourism was described. Social risks were revealed and described and recommendations to develop medical tourism were suggested.