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Thailand looks to become international medical hub

Thailand has been implementing a strategic plan to establish itself as an international medical hub.
Thailand looks to become international medical hub ảnh 1Tourists on a beach in Phuket, Thailand (Photo: AFP/VNA)
Bangkok (VNA) – Thailand hasbeen implementing a strategic plan to establish itself as an internationalmedical hub.

In a 10-year plan carried out by theThai Ministry of Public Health from 2016 to 2025, the country aims to become aleading medical destination in the world, with four focuses – health care,medical services, academic activities, and medical products.

The Thai Government is stepping upefforts to promote medical tourism in combination with traditional herbalproducts while developing images of herbal cities to introduce its medicaltourism destinations.

This year, authorities of Thailandhave approved guidance for developing the Andaman Wellness Corridor (AWC), which follows the model of the world’s advancedhealthcare sector. The AWC aims to enhance the competitiveness of medicaltourism in four provinces in the Andaman coast, namely Phuket, Krabi, Phang Nga andRanong, to boost post-pandemic economic and tourism recovery there.

Thailand will combine green healthcare with the innovation economy to promote healthcare and medical tourismprogrammes. It is also set to increase intensive training to have more doctorsmeeting higher requirements./.
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