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Medical Tourism in the Caribbean Region, 1st ed. 2025
Insights, Impacts, and Implications
Global Perspectives on Health Geography Series
Author: Crooks Valorie
Language: EnglishSubjects for Medical Tourism in the Caribbean Region:
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In this book, readers will learn learn about the equity and ethical issues associated with the practice of medical tourism in the Caribbean. Never before has a book discussed medical tourism with an exclusive focus on the opportunities and challenges it poses in the Caribbean region. As a region heavily dependent on tourism for economic sustainability, many Caribbean nations are looking to diversify their tourism sectors through involvement in medical tourism. In nine chapters, the book examines medical tourism through the lens of the Caribbean region to understand how and why this offshoring sector is unfolding in the way is and to consider who benefits from and is harmed by this global health services practice.