Remember that Mexico was once considered a cheap alternative for elective cosmetic procedures. Now is a growing industry and an attractive alternative to rising health care costs. Medical in Mexico isn’t what it used to be.

 

Starting in the 1980’s the Mexican National Healthcare System aggressively addressed their country’s healthcare concerns and created several programs to improve the quality of healthcare education and their healthcare system.  Today healthcare education in Mexico is one of the best in Latin America surpassed only by Brazil.

 

Mexico’s higher education system was featured as one of the best world-wide in the first edition of the QS Higher Education System Strength Rankings.

 

Most doctors and dentists in Mexico received at least part of their training in the U.S. and many continue to go to the U.S. or other countries for ongoing training.

 

The World Health Organization developed a pilot plan in the establishment of Centers of Excellence that promote Good Regulatory Practices for international agencies. This evaluation process allowed COFEPRIS (Mexico’s FDA) to strengthen the country’s regulatory capacity, which brought with it important benefits by being aligned with the best international practices, being recognized by its global leadership.

 

With leading-edge technology and state-of-the art facilities, The Mexican State of Tamaulipas and specially Nuevo Progreso’s dental centers treat patients from all over the world. Nuevo Progreso welcomes more than 1.2 million visitors a year for an extensive range of specialties and services, a number that is growing rapidly.

 

Most medications in Mexico and in the United States are produced by the same pharmaceutical companies.

 

Nearly a half million Americans seek dental care outside of the U.S. each year, because of the high cost of dental care in The United States.

 

There is at least one first-rate hospital in every medium to large City in Mexico.

 

“The Medical Tourism Index 2016” says that Mexico is among the top 5 medical tourism destinations in the world. “Patients Beyond Borders” ranks Mexico as a World-Class Health-care Destination and LiveandInvestOverseas.com ranks Mexico #1 of The Worlds Best 5 Countries for Dental Tourism. Each year Mexico sees hundreds of thousands of medical and dental tourists.

 

The Secretary of Tourism for the State of Tamaulipas welcomes medical tourism  with the assurance to visitors that the doctors and hospitals in the border towns are prepared to help patients in search of more affordable quality healthcare.