Tunisia for some years has decided to develop what is called medical tourism. A new market in full boom.
Tunisia welcomes more and more foreigners to perform their operations. It has become the second destination of the continent behind South Africa.
Medical tourism in Tunisia is more profitable than beach tourism. Health attracts, Tunisian experts, operations at lower cost and no visa constraints.
Tunisia received in 2018 about 500 000 foreign patients
A medical tourist or international patient is motivated in his trip by the medical care at a lower cost and the quality of services. Moreover, Tunisia is one of the most preferred destinations by European and Mediterranean customers.
Med Assistance, operating in this field of medical tourism in Tunisia, offers this service: to be the intermediary between foreign patients and clinics. The aim of this service is to establish a link of trust between the patient on the one hand and the surgeon on the other hand throughout the preparation of the stay. This allows to reduce the geographical distance.
The concept of going abroad to be operated on is based on several advantages:
The first thing is the attractive rates up to 50% cheaper than in Europe. Prices include the costs of the surgeon, the clinic and the hotel. The second positive point for some people is the anonymity
and the 3rd point is the privileged period of convalescence, the patient has time to rest after undergoing an intervention