Frequently Questions

    What is the Health services exportation or medical tourism?

    Medical tourism is the process in which a person travels to receive health services in a country other than the one in which they reside.

    Health tourists are people who travel to a destination with the specific and main objective of receiving a health service or medical treatment outside their country of residence.

    What are the most common medical specialties in Colombia?
    • Cardiology, Cardiovascular Surgery, Hemodynamics (Interventional Cardiology) and Electrophysiology
    • Bariatric Surgery
    • Aesthetic, plastic and reconstructive surgery
    • Digestive diseases
    • Preventive Medicine / Medical Checkups / Executives
    • Neonatology
    • Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery
    • Neurosurgery
    • Odontology
    • Ophthalmology
    • Oncology
    • Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose and Throat)
    • Pediatrics
    • Joint Replacements (Knee, Hip and Shoulder)
    • Urology
    • Traumatology, Orthopedics and Rehabilitation
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    What are the nationalities of the main international patients treated in Colombia?
    • Netherlands Antilles (Aruba, Curacao, Bonaire)
    • United States
    • Panama
    • Uruguay
    • Venezuela
    • Costa Rica
    What are Colombia's competitive factors in the Health Sector?

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    What is the ANDI World Class Project?

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    What are the clinics / hospitals that export health services in Colombia?

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    In what positions is the Colombian health sector worldwide?

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    How I can find a hospital by specialty?

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    I want to get a quote for a medical treatment in Medellin, how do I find the clinics in that city?

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    How much does a medical treatment cost in Colombia?

    The objective of this web page is just informative and publishes the offer of the most important hospitals in the country to attend international patients. If you want to know the costs of any specific medical treatment, please choose the institution of your interest in the Directory of Hospitals  or through the filter by specialty there you can find the Hospital´s contacts.

    Where I can find more information about the Colombian Health Sector or send a question?

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    Do I need a visa to enter Colombia?

    Please click in the next link to answer your question:
    https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/tramites_servicios/visa/requisitos

    Do I have to process any document or permission to travel to Colombia?

    Please click in the next link to answer your question: https://www.cancilleria.gov.co/tramites_servicios/visa/requisitos

    What is the Colombian currency? What is the exchange rate?

    The Colombia currency is the Colombian Peso. Please visit the next link to know the exchange rate: http://www.banrep.gov.co/es/estadisticas/trm

    I want to know real testimonies of people who had made some medical treatment in Colombia, where can I meet them?

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    While my family member is undergoing medical treatment or postsurgical recovery, what can I know in Colombia?

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    What is the ANDI Health Services Chamber?

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