HEALTH - Patients without borders

  • 2008-06-11
  • By Marge Tubalkain-Trell
TALLINN -  Thousands of years ago, Greek pilgrims discovered Epidauria. A small territory in the Saronic Gulf, Epidauria was considered the home of Asklepios, the god of healing. In ancient times people traveled over land and sea to be cured of ailments. Today the practice has grown to the extent that travel agencies and mass media have given it a name 's medical tourism.The main reasons people come to Estonia for treatments are lower prices, smaller queues and more choices for treatment. "I think as years go on it becomes more popular to get treatments abroad. People try to se...
 
The article you requested can be accessed only by subscribing to the online version of The Baltic Times. If you are already subscribed to The Baltic Times, please authorize yourself.


In case you don't have a subscription yet - please visit our SUBSCRIPTION section