Travel and Tourism in Singapore

The South East Asian country of Singapore is a cultural hotspot of Malay, Chinese and Indian traditions. This modern and colorful country is home to rich tradition and culture. Singapore is a popular tourist destination because it has something to offer everybody.  Exotic food, ancient traditions, hot brands, Sunday markets, adventure sports, laid-back cruises and not to mention, the vibrant nightlife; Singapore never sleeps!  

Singapore is also one of the most meticulously clean cities in the world.  Most people will tell you that Singapore is the cleanest, most modern, well run cities they have ever visited.

Medical Tourism in Singapore

Singapore is South East Asia’s leading medical center with prime focus on advanced research in medicine.  Singapore’s medical system not only hasa lower relative cost, but it can offer the highest quality of treatment.  Hospitals in Singapore  have some of the world’s best medical facilities and most sophisticaed doctors, working on the most cutting-edge, advanced medical procedures.

• 2007 TravelWeekly Asia Industry Awards Singapore won the "Best Medical / Wellness Tourism Destination".
• 2007 Mercer Human Resource Consulting survey: Singapore topped an annual quality of life survey among Asian cities.
• 2003 Political and Economic Risk Consultancy (PERC) ranked Singapore's healthcare system as the third best in the world as well as the country best prepared to deal with a major medical crisis in Asia.
• 2002 Mercer Human Resource Consulting's survey ranked Singapore as the second safest city in the world.
• 2000 World Health Organization ranked Singapore's healthcare system as the best in Asia, and sixth best in the world.
• Singapore's blood supply ranks among the safest in the world. The Centre for Transfusion Medicine in Singapore is internationally reputed for its high standards of blood safety practices and management of blood transfusion services. It is recognised as a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre.

JCI Accredidation

Nine Singapore hospitals and two medical centres have obtained Joint Commission International (JCI) accreditation, accounting for one-third of all JCI-accredited facilities in Asia and JCI recently set up its Asia Pacific head-office in Singapore. Seven Singapore hospitals are International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certified as well.  

Medical Treatments offered in Singapore

The government is doing a lot to support, fund, and promote this industry in Singapore.  ‘Singapore Medicine’ is a government directive aiming to help develop this country into one of the world’s leading destinations for medical tourism.  Nearly 375,000 medical tourists traveled to Singapore in the year 2005 alone.

Singapore’s medical expertise made headlines after the successful operation of the 10 month old conjoined twins from Nepal, in the year 2001.  Since then, this country has been in the news with its various medical success stories involving innovative and complex medical procedures.

Singapore Medical Travel Summary

Singapore is an excellent location for Medical travel for many reasons: 

• Extremely high standards of care
• Low relative cost
• Geographic location
• Modern infrastructure
• Western Legal system
• Excellent English Proficiancy.