As the cost of health care escalates, medical tourism gets more popular and in demand. Especially with the ease and the affordability of international travel nowadays.

I remember a medical breakthrough sometime in April, 2001, when a team of doctors and medical professionals successfully separated the Nepalese twins, Ganga and Jamura, who were conjoined at the head in a successful operation that lasted more than ninety (90) hours. The medical feat was instrumental in placing Singapore on the world medical map. Today, Singapore, a tiny country noted for its cleanliness is creating a big buzz in the world of health-care services. Singapore attracts about 200,000-250,000 international patients every year. The country’s goal is to hit close to a million overseas patients by the year 2012.

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