Untapped potential: Unlocking Kenya's medical tourism future

Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, attracts patients from several African countries. [File, Standard]

Medical tourism, which is actively being practised across the world, but lacklustre in Kenya is a concept worth embracing locally.

Medical tourism is the practice of obtaining medical services outside your country. It was established in the United Kingdom and other European countries many years ago. The concept of medical tourism has risen so rapidly to become one of the world's fastest growing industries.