The Medical Tourism Association Releases Podcast with Cynthia Carrion, Under Secretary for the Philippines Department of Tourism

West Palm Beach, FL, August 22, 2009 --(PR.com)-- The Medical Tourism Association Releases Podcast with Cynthia Carrion, Under Secretary for sports and wellness for the Philippines Department of Tourism, and a member of the Medical Tourism Association Advisory Board.

The Medical Tourism Association releases podcast with Cynthia Carrion, Under Secretary for sports and wellness for the Philippines Department of Tourism. Cynthia speaks out during the podcast with Cayla Lambier, with the Medical Tourism Magazine on the importance of Medical Tourism, and the recent developments. “The medical tourism industry in the Philippines is a sunrise industry” explains Cynthia of the growing in the medical tourism industry.

“The Philippines is very competitive and cheap; healthcare travel empowers the patients with the option to travel to other places to receive treatment which has saved many lives.” Cynthia said about the benefits of traveling internationally for healthcare.

Don’t miss this important educational podcast and go to the Health Tourism Magazine and the Medical Tourism Magazine websites to listen.

World Medical Tourism and Global Health Congress is the one event per year where Employers, Self Funded Health Plans, Insurance Companies, and Medical Tourism Facilitators that are looking to outsource healthcare overseas have the opportunity to meet with top International Hospitals and Medical Tourism Companies in one place for the ultimate networking event.

"The best Medical Tourism Conference of the year." This is a comment they have heard over and over from delegates who participated in the first World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress which took place in San Francisco California September 2008. The 2009 World Medical Tourism & Global Health Congress promises to match that sentiment and at the same time, provide even more networking and advanced panel sessions for this international gathering. The conference will feature up to 2,000 attendees, up to 200 speakers, and over 125 exhibitors. For more information please go to the Medical Tourism Congress website.

The Medical Tourism Association is the first international non-profit association made up of the top international hospitals, healthcare providers, medical travel facilitators, insurance companies, and other affiliated companies and members with the common goal of promoting the highest level of quality of healthcare to patients in a global environment. Our Association promotes the interests of its healthcare provider and medical tourism facilitators members. The Medical Tourism Association has three tenets: Transparency, Communication and education.

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