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Medical tourism is a burgeoning industry in Taiwan, capitalizing on the country’s advanced medical technology and expertise.
In 2000, The Economist magazine published the “World Health Rankings.” Taiwan was listed as 2nd in the world in terms of medical quality, surpassed only by Sweden and in ahead of countries like the United States and Japan.
Taiwanese Medical Technology
Hospitals in Taiwan are equipped with the world’s most advanced diagnostic technology, including the Toshiba Aquilion ONE, a 64 section Computed Tomography (CT) medical imaging system, one of only two in the Asia-Pacific region…read more.
Unlike other developed nations where advanced healthcare comes at a high price, Taiwan not only has access to the latest medical technologies but can also offer them at very competitive prices.
Taiwanese Medical Expertise
Hospitals in Taiwan specialise in several key areas of medical treatment, including cardiovascular surgery, liver transplantation, joint replacement surgery as well as artificial reproduction techniques…read more.
In 2007, Taiwan Joint Commission on Hospital Accreditation (JCHA) became the first hospital accreditation in Asia and the 8th in the world to have passed the International Accreditation Program (IAP).
Cosmetic Surgery
Taiwan is the only Asian country to have received the “Plastic Surgery Innovation” award from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the so-called “Nobel Prize of Plastic Surgery” from the largest plastic surgery specialty organisation in the world. Plastic or Cosmetic surgery is widely available in Taiwan and Taiwanese hospitals offer a variety of cosmetic surgery procedures…read more.
Mr. Ming-Yen Wu, Secretary-General of Taiwan Nongovernmental Hospitals and Clinics Association, said in relation to Taiwan’s medical tourism industry; “In addition to the advantages of technologies and prices, Taiwan is very competitive for having a complete medical system and patient-centered medical teams.”
  
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