International Medical Tour is increasing rapidly among wealthy Chinese visitors.
Healthcare services overseas are attracting increasing numbers of Chinese customers who are willing to pay top dollar for quality and privacy, according to industry insiders.
The most popular destinations for Chinese medical tourists are countries and regions like Japan, South Korea, Singapore, the
US and Hong Kong, all of them prime destinations in their own right.
Nearly 60,000 Chinese people go abroad annually for healthcare services, especially for anti-aging therapy, cancer screening, to give birth and to get treatment for chronic diseases.
The most popular procedures include sheep placenta anti-aging therapy, high-end medical checkups, chronic disease care and treatment, according to Hu. More and more expectant mothers are availing of their services.
In the future, outbound medical tourism would be more focused on medical treatment.