With a high quality of medical services and affordable prices, Thailand has become a major hub for medical tourism in Asia. Thailand’s facilities, technologies, quality of medical services and expertise all factor in to attract healthcare services of medical devices, pharmaceuticals and medical food.
Overview of Thailand’s healthcare sector – summary
Thailand: medical hub of Asia – page 2
- Top 10 medical tourism destinations – page 3
First-class quality at affordable prices – page 4
Medical devices – page 6
- Thailand market for medical devices, 2011-2014 – page 6
- Thailand’s imports and exports of major medical devices / disposable, 2013 (Jan-Aug) – page 6
- Export of medical tools and devices, 2013 – page 7
Pharmaceuticals – page 8
- Thailand’s imports and exports of pharmaceuticals, 2009-2013 (Jan-Aug) – page 9
- Thailand’s imports and exports of pharmaceuticals by country, 2009-2013 (Jan-Aug) – page 10
Medical food – page 10
- Thailand’s imports and exports of medical food, 2009-2013 (Jan-Aug) – page 11
Quality and safety of services – page 12
- Thailand’s 26 JCI accredited hospitals – page 12
Intellectual property rights – page 13
Excellent infrastructure – page 13
Wonderful investment opportunity and environment – page 14
BOI investment incentives – page 14
Other government support measures – page 15
For further information:
- Thailand Board of Investment (BOI): www.boi.go.th
- Thailand Food and Drug administration: www.fda.moph.go.th/eng/index.stm
- Thai Medical Device Technology Industry Association (THAIMED): http://www.thaimed.co.th/index.php?&lang=en
Presentation published in October 2014 by the Thailand Board of Investment North America
