Ho Chi Minh City launches medical tourism.

According to the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism, the city's tourism industry has made significant progress and achieved positive results in recent years. In 2019, the number of international tourists visiting the city was estimated at 8.619 million, an increase of 13.48% compared to 2018.

Việt Nam•03/11/2022

On July 17th, the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Tourism and the Department of Health jointly organized a conference to introduce medical tourism products.

Besides several new tourism products serving tourists such as urban waterway tourism, ecotourism, agricultural tourism, etc., medical tourism is one of the prime examples of a promising new tourism product in Vietnam in general and Ho Chi Minh City in particular. Especially in the context of Vietnam's healthcare sector having recently achieved internationally recognized successes in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, medical tourism is a product that is expected to yield high results.

According to statistics, the number of foreign visitors coming to Vietnam for medical treatment combined with tourism has been steadily increasing over the years, generating approximately US$2 billion in revenue. In 2018 alone, around 300,000 foreigners visited for outpatient consultations and 57,000 received inpatient treatment in Vietnam. Ho Chi Minh City accounted for about 40% of these visits. These figures demonstrate the enormous potential for the future development of medical tourism.

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Medical tourism product launch conference

At the conference, the official website providing information related to medical facilities and medical tourism services of Ho Chi Minh City's medical tourism system was officially launched, serving tourists and the public at: www.dulichytetphcm.com. This medical tourism website is the second specialized website (after the tourism promotion website at www.kichcaudulichtphcm.vn) announced and operated by the Ho Chi Minh City tourism industry to promote the city's unique tourism products to visitors. It is also the first website in Vietnam dedicated to medical tourism.

www.dulichytetphcm.com. Website

Representatives from the Department of Tourism also stated that in the coming period, many products and models combining tourism and healthcare will continue to be linked, developed, and formed to serve the healthcare needs of the people and attract domestic and international tourists to Ho Chi Minh City, contributing to the service and development of the city's tourism industry.

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