Skip to content
  • Home
  • About us
  • Email US
  • Pakistan Tours
  • Umrah Packages
  • Pakistan Guide
Pakistan Travel & Culture

Pakistan Travel & Culture

Pakistan Travel & Tourism, culture, history and news articles.

Medical Tourisim & Pakistan

Posted on December 19, 2012 By Jamal Panhwar No Comments on Medical Tourisim & Pakistan

Tourism being admi —ttedly an open-end industry, it takes in and absorbs a m; concept and any activity which involves human beieng travel from one place to another. Travelling for purpos of health, is one of the many such activities recognized as a Tourism Product and is called Medica Tourism.

At international con —frences, Pakistani delegates – of whom we have iwer and fewer on the scene – are asked whether ci not they have Medical Tourism in their country. Re fact is that Inbound ( Medical Tourism is age-old ii Pakistan; the ancient traders traversing the Silk Recife stopped at places like our Takht Bahi for medical s=i-fvices. Western writers, of course trace it back to th^^i’eighteenth century Europe when its royalty crowd the French Riviera for health reasons.
A recent impetus to- Medical Tourism is that those ‘highly developed’ couiites which were formerly receiving patients from the ir under-developed colonies, are now ‘outsourcing’ t Sieir medical facilities and medical care to countries in tF—; Pacific Asia.

The ECO is rightly aid well engaged with promoting Medical Tourism. I is presently holding a conference on the subject in Kashhed and is hosting a strong delegation from Paki slan. We wish the ECO Secretary General all succe^^sin his multinational endeavor and we have reasons^; D expect our delegation to make a favourable impar itfnr Pakistan’s medical assets.
Our country has som ^of the finest – even celebrated – surgeons, physici^^’s, orthopaedists, dentassets.
Our country has some of the finest – even celebrated – surgeons, physicians, orthopaedists, dentists, psychiatrists and other accomplished practitioners in almost all disciplines of medical science. We also have the finest medical universities and hospitals, some of them dedicated to specific human ailments. And, at one time or another, they all are satisfactorily serving patients coming from abroad. Pakistan also has unique spots in what – in another context – the world tourism industry calls ‘Wilderness Tourism’, for patients’ post operation convalescence in some of the world’s most un-spoilt environments in our North.

What we do not have is Marketing of these assets. Applying these assets and on-ground propensities to professional Marketing would require a system of accreditation to be put in place. Here again we stumble on the unthinking removal of the Concurrent List from our Constitution. Trade bodies like the PATA Pakistan Chapter, with TAAP and PHA, could call a Workshop to thresh out a system for our eminent hospitals, the Pakistan Medical Association and our Tour Operators to work together to promote and sustain Medical Tourism in Pakistan.

Like this:

Like Loading...

Related

Pakistan Hotels News, Pakistan Travel News

Post navigation

Previous Post: Gilgit-Baltistan has asked national and international Trophy hunters to submit bids for hunting
Next Post: PIA Starts Lahore to Madinah Direct flights

Related Posts

Albtros Luxury Cruise Ship Arrives Karachi for a day Pakistan Business News
Pianist Kabala says “Pakistan is one of the most peaceful places in the world.” Pakistan General News
Religious ministry bans 19 travel companies for Haj Pakistan Travel News
Grand Mercure Hotel opens at Karachi Airport Pakistan Travel News
President Musharraf for ‘drastic change’ in Pakistan’s image Pakistan Travel News
Launch of first liner puts Karachi on world Sea Cruise Map: Musharraf Pakistan Travel News

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

  • About us
  • Advertise on our website
  • Email US
  • Hunza Valley
  • Pakistan Pictures
  • Privacy Policy
  • Writers Required
  • Advertisements
  • Airlines in Pakistan
  • Archeology & History
  • Articles
  • Books about Pakistan
  • General
  • gilgit-baltistan
  • Hajj & Umrah Packages
  • Images of Pakistan
  • International Travel Deals
  • Jobs in Pakistan
  • Life in Pakistan
  • Mountain Expeditions
  • Pakistan Art
  • Pakistan Business News
  • Pakistan Events/Conferences
  • Pakistan General News
  • Pakistan Hotels News
  • Pakistan News
  • Pakistan People
  • Pakistan Travel News
  • Pakistani Leaders Speeches
  • Pakistani News Cartoons
  • Pakistani Videos
  • Places in Pakistan
  • Scholarship Announcements
  • Scholarships
  • Science and Technology
  • Singers and Instuments
  • Sufis of Pakistan
  • WikiLeaks
  • Workingmen
  • Advertisements
  • Airlines in Pakistan
  • Archeology & History
  • Articles
  • Books about Pakistan
  • General
  • gilgit-baltistan
  • Hajj & Umrah Packages
  • Images of Pakistan
  • International Travel Deals
  • Jobs in Pakistan
  • Life in Pakistan
  • Mountain Expeditions
  • Pakistan Art
  • Pakistan Business News
  • Pakistan Events/Conferences
  • Pakistan General News
  • Pakistan Hotels News
  • Pakistan News
  • Pakistan People
  • Pakistan Travel News
  • Pakistani Leaders Speeches
  • Pakistani News Cartoons
  • Pakistani Videos
  • Places in Pakistan
  • Scholarship Announcements
  • Scholarships
  • Science and Technology
  • Singers and Instuments
  • Sufis of Pakistan
  • WikiLeaks
  • Workingmen
  • Pakistan India agree to Ceasefire All flights and airports open
  • Sukkur Airport will get international flights soon
  • Pakistan Travel and tourism sector likely to generate over $4b in revenue by 2025
  • Pakistan is ‘Number 1’ among the most beautiful countries in the world
  • Recent terrorism incidents to have adverse effect on Pakistan tourism

Copyright © 2025 Pakistan Travel & Culture.

Powered by PressBook Grid Blogs theme

%d