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Penang’da sağlık turizminin halk sağlığı etkileri ve sonuçları

Year 2018, , 237 - 240, 24.12.2018
https://doi.org/10.20518/tjph.500243

Abstract

Sağlık turizmi Malezya'da
büyüyen bir endüstridir, ancak kendi halk sağlığı etkileri olmadan değil. Tıbbi
seyahatin artan önemine rağmen, özellikle turist alan ülkelerdeki halk
sağlığını ilgilendiren etkileri az bilinir. Bu çalışma, Güneydoğu Asya'da
sağlık turizmi için popüler bir yer olan Penang'ın karşılaştığı çeşitli halk
sağlığı etki ve sorunlarını araştırmayı amaçlamaktadır. 
Ayrıca,
bu çalışma sağlık turistlerine hitap eden bazı yerleşim bölgelerindeki sosyo demografik
değişimleri, tüberküloz gibi tanı konmamış bulaşıcı hastalıkların sağlık
turistleri kaynaklı ülkeye girişi ve yerel hastalara bırakılan sınırlı
kaynaklardan dolayı halk sağlığı sistemi üzerindeki baskıya işaret etmektedir.
Bu makale ek olarak TB gibi bulaşıcı hastalıkların sınır ötesi yayılımını
azaltmak için gelecekte sağlık turizminin düzenlenmesi gerekliliğini de
vurgulamaktadır.




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Public health concerns and implications of medical tourism in Penang

Year 2018, , 237 - 240, 24.12.2018
https://doi.org/10.20518/tjph.500243

Abstract

Medical
tourism is a growing industry in Malaysia, but it is not without its own public
health implications. Despite the growing importance of medical travel, little
is known of its impact, especially in relation to the public health concerns of
the receiving countries.
This
paper aims to explore the various public health concerns and issues faced by
Penang, a popular destination for medical tourism in South East Asia (S.E.A).
It also highlights the changes on socio demographics in certain residential
areas which cater to medical tourists, the risk of importing undetected
infectious diseases like TB through medical tourists, and the strain on the
public health system due to limited resources left for local patients. This
paper also highlights the future direction in which the medical tourism should
be regulated in order to mitigate the spread of infectious diseases (e.g. TB)
across borders.

References

  • 1. Samir N, Karim S. An insight: medical tourism, local and international perspective. Oman Med J 2011; 26(4):215. 2. Turner LG. Quality in health care and globalization of health services: accreditation and regulatory oversight of medical tourism companies. Int J Qual Health Care 2011;23(1):1-7. 3. Chee CBE, KhinMar KW, Cutter J, Wang YT. The imminent threat of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Singapore. Singapore Med J 2012; 53(4):238. 4. WHO. Estimates of TB and MDR-TB burden are produced by WHO in consultation with countries. WHO, 2016. 5. WHO. Tuberculosis and air travel: guidelines for prevention and control – 3rd ed, Geneva: World Health Organisation, 2013 6. Phua CK, Chee CB, Chua AP, Gan SH, Ahmed AD, Wang YT. Managing a case of extensively drug-resistant (XDR) pulmonary tuberculosis in Singapore. Ann Acad Med Singapore 2011;40(3):132. 7. Helble M. The movement of patients across borders: challenges and opportunities for public health. Bull World Health Organ 2011;89(1):68-72. 8. Forgione DA, Smith PC. Medical tourism and its impact on the US health care system. J Health Care Finance 2007; 34:27–35. PMID:18972983. 9. Cohen E. Medical tourism in Thailand. AU-GSB e-journal 2008; 1:24-37. Available at http://www.assumptionjournal.au.edu/index.php/AU-GSB/article/view/381 Accessed December 14, 2018. 10. Chinai R, Goswami R. Medical visas mark growth of Indian medical tourism. Bull World Health Organ 2007; 85:164–5.
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Primary Language English
Subjects Health Care Administration
Journal Section Commentaries
Authors

Chow Sze Loon

Publication Date December 24, 2018
Submission Date December 20, 2017
Acceptance Date October 3, 2018
Published in Issue Year 2018

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APA Sze Loon, C. (2018). Public health concerns and implications of medical tourism in Penang. Turkish Journal of Public Health, 16(3), 237-240. https://doi.org/10.20518/tjph.500243
AMA Sze Loon C. Public health concerns and implications of medical tourism in Penang. TJPH. December 2018;16(3):237-240. doi:10.20518/tjph.500243
Chicago Sze Loon, Chow. “Public Health Concerns and Implications of Medical Tourism in Penang”. Turkish Journal of Public Health 16, no. 3 (December 2018): 237-40. https://doi.org/10.20518/tjph.500243.
EndNote Sze Loon C (December 1, 2018) Public health concerns and implications of medical tourism in Penang. Turkish Journal of Public Health 16 3 237–240.
IEEE C. Sze Loon, “Public health concerns and implications of medical tourism in Penang”, TJPH, vol. 16, no. 3, pp. 237–240, 2018, doi: 10.20518/tjph.500243.
ISNAD Sze Loon, Chow. “Public Health Concerns and Implications of Medical Tourism in Penang”. Turkish Journal of Public Health 16/3 (December 2018), 237-240. https://doi.org/10.20518/tjph.500243.
JAMA Sze Loon C. Public health concerns and implications of medical tourism in Penang. TJPH. 2018;16:237–240.
MLA Sze Loon, Chow. “Public Health Concerns and Implications of Medical Tourism in Penang”. Turkish Journal of Public Health, vol. 16, no. 3, 2018, pp. 237-40, doi:10.20518/tjph.500243.
Vancouver Sze Loon C. Public health concerns and implications of medical tourism in Penang. TJPH. 2018;16(3):237-40.

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