Health tourism sector: the colombian case

Authors

  • Mario Alberto de la Puente Pacheco Universidad del Norte. Departamento de Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales.

Keywords:

health tourism, international economics, investment, international trade

Abstract

This article is an analysis of the dynamics of health tourism for the Colombian case. The idea is to analyze the main characteristics of this emerging and innovative sector in terms of demand, investment and outlook given the strong direct investment in health infrastructure and finally stablish recommendations which promote Colombian health tourism as one of world class. It should be noted that the main purpose of this article is to forecast the overall sector for the next six years based on interviews with key industry associations and data collection from local, national and international sources.

Author Biography

Mario Alberto de la Puente Pacheco, Universidad del Norte. Departamento de Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales.

Docente de planta del Departamento de Ciencia Politica y Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad del Norte. Candidato a Doctora en Analisis Economico Internacional, magister en Economia Internacional y profesional en Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad del Norte. Miembro del grupo de investigacion Agenda Internacional.

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Published

2015-12-11

Issue

No. 16: JUL-DEC 2015

Section

Science article

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