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Optimal medical treatment should be provided to everyone wherever and whenever required – but this is nothing less than a dream in our world. Under-skilled medical staff, long queues and waiting lists, old medical equipment or depressing premises often have a grave impact on the patients’ recuperation, forcing them to search elsewhere for the best possible treatment – often abroad.

What’s more interesting, is that this has nothing to do with the type of treatment per se. Be it a dental treatment, bone surgery or chemotherapy, several patients have found that their medical needs were much better served overseas and have actively urged others to consider similar options.

If a friend or relative of yours, or even your doctor, have suggested such a course of action to you or to a loved one, you may wonder if indeed a trip of this kind could really make a difference. It can; and below, you will discover why.

 

1. More Treatment Options

Long story short, there are certain countries that offer a far wider array of medical treatments than others. This is an undeniable fact. Whether it is a certain surgical procedure, a ground-breaking therapy or a certain drug, certain countries offer patients with specific health issues much more options.

There are cases when an effective medical treatment is not just unknown in our native country, but also illegal, merely because the authorities have not had the chance yet to examine and approve it. So, undeniably, getting medical treatment abroad in many cases affords the patient a wider range of options.

 

2. Superior Medical Services

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Each country has its own standards of medical treatment services, and the differences in their quality are often staggering, both in public hospitals and private clinics. For example, in some countries, personalised treatment is taken for granted, while in others is offered exclusively in private clinics – or is even unheard of, both among patients and medical staff members.

 

3. Faster Services

In most countries, queues and long waiting lists are a reality most patients have come to terms with. Still, this does not make the whole thing any easier for the patient and his family.

On the other hand, for several reasons, such as smaller population, better analogy between the population and the medical centres available, superior organisation etc., in some countries waiting lists are far shorter, giving patients the chance to get the treatment they need and start recuperating as fast possible, alleviating their pain and anguish and minimising expenses and agony for their loved ones. Considering the day-to-day pain, discomfort, lack of mobility or absence from work, reducing the time required for starting or concluding your treatment can make a big difference for everyone involved.

 

4. What About Privacy?

Not all of us are comfortable speaking about our health issues, even to close friends or relatives. Certain patients feel stressed when everyone in their social network, neighbourhood or work environment know about their predicament – a fact that may hinder or prolong his or her recuperation.

On the contrary, taking your medical treatment abroad instantly resolves this issue, giving you the time, space and chance needed to keep your privacy and preserve your medical condition secret. There are cases when patients wish to treat a health issue without anyone knowing about it to protect a loved one from unnecessary anxiety and pain, or protect their business or career that could, otherwise, suffer a big blow or downturn.

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5. Medical Expenses

There is also the issue of medical expenses. There are cases when the native country of a patient offers excellent medical services and top-notch treatments but at a sky-rocketed cost. On the other hand, treatments of the same or even superior quality are offered in other countries at much more affordable charges, even after adding the journey and accommodation expenses.

 

6. Better Environment

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Last but in no way least, getting medical treatment abroad can be easily combined with a vacation to a place whose serenity and natural beauty can facilitate or even expedite recuperation. Indeed, several studies have proven how much easier it is for a patient to regain strength after a grave health problem by spending some time in a beautiful natural environment.

Cyprus is one of those rare places that combine all the aforementioned advantages. Learn more about medical treatments in Cyprus.

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