I for one would vouch for the facilities and doctors in the Philippines.

Unfortunately, the stability thing pretty much cancels all of that out.

With the southern-most parts of the country practically in a state of war, it's really no wonder.

My only gripe with Singapore is that you can't smoke while walking.

A report by Ashley Silverio, travel editor of the Asian Journal, entltled Growing Medical Tourism states:

"According to a 2007 study by Health Care Tourism International, the Philippines rounded out the top three most searched for countries for medical tourism on the internet after India and Thailand.
A number of companies in the Philippines are already assisting healthcare tourists. Health and Leisure, a part of the Gulf Express Corporation, helps clients receive care in the finest medical centers in the Philippines, such as MakatiMed Medical Tourism and the American Eye Center. The Philippine government created the Philippine Medical Tourism Program (PMPT) as a joint public-private venture to promote healthcare tourism. The PMPT recently named St. Luke’s Medical Center as the first and only full partner of the Department of Health and PMPT."

Thailand was one of the innovators of medical tourism. However, from a global perspective, the industry has brought both benefits and problems. The following article was just posted on the Internet and looks at medical tourism from a legal perspective. Here's the link: http://www.thailawforum.com/Medical-Malpractice-Thailand.html

The Philippines happen to be the 2nd largest exporter of physicians and dentists to the US according to the AMA (http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/1550.html) and ADA (http://jada.ada.org/cgi/content/full/138/2/219) just for people out there who are curious about the quality of Philippine medical/dental education. So it makes sense that medical tourists should flock to the Philippines to avail themselves of services from Filipino doctors at a lower cost than to consult Filipino doctors in develop countries at a higher price. Filipino doctors are also now highly sought in Finland, Canada, and Bahrain according to this news report (http://www.gmanews.tv/story/111895/Authorities-alarmed-over-increasing-number-of-migrating-Filipino-doctors)

What now, Obama wins, he’s a good president with good advocacy. And we are all now in great peril.

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I had eye surgery in the asian eye institute in Makati and I would say it was world class. People need to get a grip the country rocks.

Visitors to the Philippines or to any other country for that matter should look at a country's crime rate more than anything else. Demonstrations happen even in the most advanced countries with very rare exceptions especially in authoritarian regimes where people's rights to free expression are repressed. Terrorist attacks are few and far between and can also happen anywhere. People who come to the so-called developed rich countries have far higher chances of becoming a crime victim than in the Philippines. You can look up the statistics at Nationmaster if you want some verification.

I'm planning on retiring in the Phils ,my family is already settled in Cagayan de Oro city in Mindanao. I can walk anywhere in the city night or day and have never had trouble.I've had an operation there and it was so simple ,cheap,quick and great facilities I'd never have anything done here in the U.S. again unless it was a dire emergency.Office calls are 4or 5 dollars,walk in.Dental work ,$6 a filling or extraction.Beat that!