HEALTH TOURISM
HEALTH
TOURISM IN AFRICA
(Medical
tourism in Africa, Herbal Medicine tourism in Africa, Health tourism
in Kenya, Health tourism in East Africa, HIV and Aids tourism
in Africa).
Health
tourism is attracting tourists in great deal. The term includes
spa and gym, Naturopathy, Yoga, Meditation and many other mental
and physical exercises and treatments that are beneficial for
health and rejuvenation.
This is a new concept of tourism in East Africa. With the introduction
of Spa and Various gyms in the countries of East Africa, health
tourism is growing by the day for both domestic and foreign tourists.
In Kenya tourists visit the famous Chale Island to have their
bodies covered with special mud which is quite medicinal for the
skin complexion. we can make arrangement for this tour of Chale
Island. Medical or Health tourism has become a common form of
vacationing, and covers a broad spectrum of medical services.
It mixes leisure, fun and relaxation together with wellness and
healthcare. At Bush Art Africa Safaris, the idea of the health holiday
is to offer our clients an opportunity to get away from their
daily routine and come into a different relaxing surrounding.
They can enjoy being close to the beach, wildlife and the mountains.
At the same time they are able to receive an orientation that
will help them improve their life in terms of health and general
well being. It is like rejuvenation and clean up process on all
levels - physical, mental and emotional.
Kenya
is rich in herbal medicinal treatment, for those who want to have
a taste of the same as in research or actual treatment with herbal
medicine can be rest assured that Bush Art Africa Safaris will organize
an appropriate activity.
Medical tourism in Africa
This is a tour of those who need medical treatment in various
medical institutions in Africa. South Africa leads in this category
of tourism with Kenya creeping in steadily with the development
of the new medical facilities which include the Karen hospital
which is owned and run by heart transplant barons in Kenya - Mr.
& Mrs. Dr Gikonyo. The refurbishment of the Kenyatta National
hospital and equipping of the same hospital with the state of
the art hospital equipment has made Kenya a health medical tourist
country. Heart transplant to kidney replacement are being done
in Kenya easily. Kenya no longer sends its citizens outside the
country for medical treatment since the country is self contained
in medical treatment in all sectors. This in mind, many visitors
come to Kenya for specialized treatment as they do in South Africa.
In
Uganda, Mulago hospital is the referral hospital. It has specialized
doctors and medical equipment just as The Kenyatta National Hospital
and South Africa. Kenyans living around Lake Victoria prefer to
go to Mulago hospital for specialized treatment due to the distance
from western Kenya to Nairobi for treatment at the Kenyatta National
hospital. Bush Art Africa Safaris organizes the bookings and arrangement
for treatment in various medical institutions in Kenya and East
Africa at large.
Herbal Medicine Tourism in Africa
This is the oldest style of medication in Africa before the Whiteman
came to Africa with the so called modern medicine. In East Africa,
the practice of herbal medicine is still ripe and alive with some
medical complications, after failing to be cured by modern medicine,
is cured by herbal treatment. This in mind, the Kenya government
is registering and licensing genuine herbalists to practice alongside
the trained modern medical doctors in various both government
and private hospitals. With the indigenous forests being preserved,
the likes of Kakamega forests, the Kenyan herbalist has a granary
of herbal medicinal leaves, backs and roots to resource from.
In Uganda , we have the Kabira forest which duplicates the Kenyan
Kakamega forest and Mount Kilimanjaro forest in Tanzania. Other
medicinal plants are widely sourced all over East Africa, these
include the Aloe Vera, which is virtually growing in nearly all
parts of Kenya. Kenyan herbalists have formed associations which
will spearhead for the Herbal Medicine Practitioners to be Registered
and licensed and their concoctions tested in government laboratories
to ascertain their medicinal ingredients and effectiveness. East
Africa is a resource for those outside there who are interested
in Herbal Medicine and Research material.
Bush Art Africa Safaris is at your liberty to source, book and transport you to
various herbalists for treatment, consultation and research work
into herbal medicine.
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HIV and Aids Tourism in Africa
Africa has its share of HIV and Aids effects. Every minute an
individual in Africa dies of HIV and Aids. It is a mistake if
we do not have an itinerary which would take you to the affected
and infected in sub Saharan Africa. We take you to East Africa
where the effect of this pandemic has its own share of effects
in the livelihood of individuals in East African poor citizens
in its cities and rural regions.
HIV
Aids Tourism in Kenya
In Kenya HIV/Aids has a devastating effect on the coasts of Lake
Victoria, the Nyalenda Slum, the Manyatta and Obunga slums in
Kisumu not to mention the Kibera slum, which is the largest slum
in sub Saharan Africa, the Mukuru Kayaba slum , the famous Mathare
and the Korokocho slums of Nairobi. A tour of the infected and
the affected in these regions can be tailor made by us at Bush Art Africa Safaris. We also arrange visits to HIV and AIDS Orphaned children’s'
homes in the above regions.
We also arrange medical camps and transport for both Medical personnel
and equipment into the remote rural set up in Kenya, Uganda and
Tanzania.
2004 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Professor Wangari Maathai, said
the following on HIV and Aids
“No
one can underestimate the challenge that the tragedy of HIV/AIDS
puts before all countries. Nowhere has the devastation been greater
than in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods to alleviate the suffering
and, hopefully, find a cure require our full commitment. For too
long, discussing HIV/AIDS in our communities has been taboo. This
must end. We must encourage free and full public debate on the
threat. We must be frank about how the HIV virus spreads through
unprotected sex or intravenous drug use, and how poverty and inequality
between women and men are the major driving forces of the pandemic
in Africa. We must also increase access to information, care and
treatment. In this decisive and difficult struggle in Africa we
need the critical encouragement, support and cooperation from
the rest of world so that we win the battle.”
Bush Art Africa Safaris organizes safaris and tours to:-
The
infected (patients) in rural and urban homes, the hospitalized
and home based patients.
The affected which include the Orphans and Orphan children homes,
the aged men and women(grand fathers and the grand mothers) who
take care of the little ones(HIV and Aids Orphans).
The areas which contribute to HIV and Aids are:-
The
beaches along the coast of Kenya,
The beaches on Lake Victoria and
The Kenyan slum areas.
