Govt urged to invest in healthcare to attract medical tourists
Uganda, Feb. 22 -- The government has been asked to build a strong healthcare system to attract medical tourists to the country.
According to statistics from the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB), less than 1000 medical tourists visited the country in 2021 compared to over 10,000 Ugandans travelling abroad to seek specialised medical care.
Mr Ian Youngman, a medical travel analyst said Thursday that in the world of medical tourism, country A with a million medical tourists is lauded as more successful than country B which has 5,000,000 tourists in mainstream tourism.
"If you see in terms of gross revenue, A makes more money than B. Any businessperson will know that these top-line numbers are useful but what matters is how much profit is being...
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