Physicians as medical tourism facilitators in Nigeria: ethical issues of the practice

Makinde, Olusesan Ayodeji

doi:10.3325/cmj.2016.57.601

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“…Cardiac surgery has over the past decade accounted for much of the nation's huge foreign spending on medical tourism. 37 The National Health Insurance Scheme in the country does not routinely cover open heart surgery expenses. Parents, nongovernmental organizations, parents' employers, and government often bear the cost of the cardiac surgery.…”

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Congenital Heart Defects in Nigerian Children: Preliminary Data From the National Pediatric Cardiac Registry

Ekure

Bode‐Thomas

Sadoh

et al. 2017

World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg

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This is the first prospective, registry-based, multicenter study of CHDs in Nigerian children. We demonstrate important differences between the Northern and the Southern geographical regions of the country in terms of age at diagnosis, type, and severity of lesion as well as access to cardiac surgery. The findings demonstrate the utility of a national CHDs registry for understanding clinical epidemiology of CHDs in low- and middle-income countries and its potential to serve as a basis for research and planning.

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Congenital Heart Defects in Nigerian Children: Preliminary Data From the National Pediatric Cardiac Registry

Ekure

Bode‐Thomas

Sadoh

et al. 2017

World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg

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“…Tourism has been changing its nature rapidly in recent years due to the amalgamation of the health and medical industries in tandem with tourists' complex quests for rest, relaxation, leisure, fun, and sustainable tourism attractions in order to find overall improvement in their quality of life [1,2]. It is noted that many individuals are moving across national borders to find their optimal health status [3][4][5]. While this style of human movement is similar to tourism, it is different from conventional traveling in terms of pleasure and rest, and is commonly termed medical tourism [6,7].…”

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Health Resorts and Multi-Textured Perceptions of International Health Tourists

Majeed

Majeed³

et al. 2018

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Health and medical tourism is considered one of the fastest growing segments of the tourism industry. Recently, research on health resorts has been gaining academic attention in tandem with the positive contribution of the health and medical segments to the tourism industry. The purpose of this study is to better conceptualize how the behavioral intentions of health tourists are shaped in the emerging context of the health resort. This study illuminates the likely perceptions of prospective tourists about the attractions of health resorts, and endeavors to examine the response of health tourists using data from 359 international health tourists/travelers, comprising of Thai, Indian, and Chinese nationalities. The study also uses the partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) technique in order to analyze the responses of international tourists gathered at two international airports in China. The present study shows that tourists' expectations and their behavioral intentions are generally associated indicators of perceived health resort attractions. Expectations play a significant mediating role, while culture impacts the overall phenomenon of proposed associations in a moderating way. Moreover, sustainable tourism attractions also play a significant role in shaping Thai travelers' behavioral responses, while medical facilities and risk levels are considered significant in determining Indian and Chinese travelers' behaviors. By developing theoretical and empirical grounds, this study offers implications for further research and development in health resorts and other niches of health tourism.

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“…21 In South Africa, Makinde reported that the increase in the use of the Internet and social media, the existence of a legal framework, the improved laws of medical tourism agencies, and skilled human resources were among the factors that improved the medical tourism status. 22 Choi and Kim also considered two reasons, i.e., the possibility of recreation and cultural proximity, for the success of medical tourism in Korea. 23 Bulatovic and Iankova reported that the cost of medical tourism services, lack of proper marketing, cooperation between medical service providers and tourism organizations, and efficient medical care networks were important factors of medical tourism in the UAE.…”

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Medical Tourism Challenges After the Prevalence of COVID-19: The Neurosurgery Field

Aminmansour

Mahmoodkhani

Shafiei

et al. 2022

Int J Travel Med Glob Health

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Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has widely affected medical tourism on a global scale, thereby reducing the number and volume of medical services. Given the importance of this topic, the present study aimed to determine the challenges of medical tourism after the prevalence of COVID-19 in the field of neurosurgery. Methods: The present descriptive study was conducted by the neurosurgery department of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran in the first quarter of 2022. Using the convenience sampling method and based on Morgan’s table, 500 patients with neurosurgical diseases registered in Medical Tourism companies were identified and included in the study. The data were analyzed in SPSS. Results: 142 (28.4%) out of 500 patients with COVID-19 were willing to come to Iran for neurosurgical treatment. The most important non-medical reasons included natural attractions (4.37±0.44), cost-effective accommodation (4.03±0.23), and support from a country of destination (place of residence) (3.75±0.22). The most important medical reasons included the short waiting list, the fast treatment response (4.26±0.76), the availability of qualified doctors (3.96±0.27), and the low-cost treatment (3.87±0.53). Conclusion: The present study focused on the functions and potentials of medical tourism in neurosurgery. It can be more successful by providing the right conditions to improve the current situation.

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Physicians as medical tourism facilitators in Nigeria: ethical issues of the practice

Cited by 15 publications

References 18 publications

Congenital Heart Defects in Nigerian Children: Preliminary Data From the National Pediatric Cardiac Registry

Congenital Heart Defects in Nigerian Children: Preliminary Data From the National Pediatric Cardiac Registry

Health Resorts and Multi-Textured Perceptions of International Health Tourists

Medical Tourism Challenges After the Prevalence of COVID-19: The Neurosurgery Field

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