Why choose Barbados?

Barbados is able to attract medical tourists from across the globe, usually from the Caribbean islands, USA, UK and Canada. The most common treatments  medical tourists seek are IVF treatment and regenerative medicine.

The main hospital is operated by the government but there are many private hospitals and clinics. Barbados has much to offer for medical tourists:

Barbados offers

• Popular & beautiful travel destination
• Well educated population
• Close to key tourism markets (North and South America)
• A convenient travel hub for the entire region
• Sound regulatory environment and competitive taxation

By far the most popular treatment that medical tourists seek is infertilty treatment. A popular treatment offered in Barbados is infertility treatment.The Barbados government has sprearheaded many initiatives to promote medical tourism in the area. Barbados Fertility Centre benefitted from the extension of the Tourism Development Act allowing for the importation of medical equipment without customs duties. The government also permitted the clinic to use ‘Barbados’ in its facility name, a marketing benefit normally reserved for publicly owned companies.