English-German translations for medical tourism

• Medizintourismus der
  Der Medizintourismus steht auf einem ganz anderen Blatt. Medical tourism is a totally different issue.
  Vorausgesetzt, alles wurde getan, um einen Medizintourismus zu verhindern, sehe ich dies nur als Fortschritt. Provided that everything is done to avoid medical tourism, I see this only as progress.
  Während des Einführungszeitraums wird die ganze Kette des 'Medizintourismus' von diesen Vorteilen profitieren. During the rehabilitation period, the entire 'medical tourism' chain would gain from this benefit.

Definition of medical tourism

• Travelling across international borders, generally from a rich country to a poor country, to deliver healthcare, often on a temporary basis.Shaywitz, D.A., & Ausiello, D.A. . Global Health: A Chance for Western Physicians to Give - and Receive. ''The American Journal of Medicine'', 113, 354-357.Bezruchka, S. . Medical Tourism as Medical Harm to the Third World: Why? For Whom? ''Wilderness and Environmental Medicine'', 11, 77-78.Roberts, M. . Duffle Bag Medicine. ''Journal of the American Medical Association'', 295, 1491-1492.Pinto, A.D., & Upshur, R.E.G. . Global Health Ethics for Students. ''Developing World Bioethics'', 9, 1-10.James, D. . Going Global. ''The New Physician'', 48, online. Accessed 7 May 2009. [http://www.mendeley.com/research/global-health-ethics-for-students/]Jim Baraldi. "A harm in 'medical tourism.The poor need lasting efforts to improve global health, not feel-good field trips." [http://articles.philly.com/2009-09-25/news/25269011_1_global-health-medical-tourism-mission-trip] ''The Philadelphia Inquirer''. September 25, 2009.

Synonyms

• health tourism

Related words

• medical doctor
• medical history
• Medical ventilator