按照世界旅游组织的定义,医疗旅游(medical tourism)是以医疗护理、康复和修养为主题的旅游服务。产生医疗旅游这种现象的原因主要有两方面:一方面,欠发达国家收入较高的居民,由于受到所在国的医疗技术及设备的限制,为享受西方医疗的先进技术和设备而到发达国家就医;另一方面,发达国家居民难以承受其昂贵的医疗服务,前往那些价格低廉、医疗服务良好的发展中国家进行治疗,医疗旅游目的地也由发达 According to the definition of the World Tourism Organization, medical tourism is a tourism service that focuses on medical care, rehabilitation and self-cultivation. There are two main reasons for the phenomenon of medical tourism: On the one hand, residents with higher incomes in less developed countries, due to the restrictions of medical technology and equipment in their home countries, have to go to developed countries to enjoy the advanced technology and equipment of Western medical care On the other hand, residents in developed countries can not afford their expensive medical services, go to those developing countries with low prices and good medical services for treatment, and medical tourism destinations are also developed