농·어촌지역 의료관광 도입에 관한 제언

Abstract

Welfare of medical is one of the medical administrations in health·medical body involving treatment, prevention and the recovery of a disease. In the rural·fishing community, medical welfare is facing many problems such as poor economic surroundings, and routine farming along with long distance medical facilities. Rural-fishing tourism need active support from the government. However, it is often a failure rather than a success. This is because the rural-fishing community takes priority over tourism, and lacks the residents' understanding. The purpose of this study is to bring about a new direction for the rural-fishing community through medical tourism. Medical tourism will help improve medical service and recuperate the economy of the rural·fishing community. In the study, medical tourism was activated at a rural-fishing community. It was based upon medical facilities, accommodations, traditional foods and nature. Medical welfare of the rural·fishing community was worse than other rural communities specially in terms of medical facilities and medical welfare services. In this study we first observed the conception and the present state of medical tourism and rural·fishing tourism. The medical asylum of the rural·fishing community are in short supply and worn out. Second, we showed some concrete examples of medical tourism in and out of the country. All of examples are for medical acts of a foreigner and a clinic. Third, the inspected problems of medical tourism are closely related to rural·fishing tourism. For example, medical facilities, accommodations, traditional foods and nature. Forth, there are certain factors which may activate medical tourism, such as education. Medical tourism linked with rural·fishing tourism may led to the diversification of medical tourism products and the development of rural·fishing tourism.