At VASCO, our mission is to become the region’s preferred healthcare provider by delivering world-class, quality-driven healthcare services. Through our comprehensive range of specialized solutions, we are committed to enhancing patient care and meeting the evolving healthcare needs across our extensive network in Casablanca, Morocco.
Globalization influenced healthcare long before it became common in the broader business world. For decades, patients have traveled internationally seeking better treatments. Today, rising healthcare costs in developed countries have created strong demand for affordable, high-quality medical care combined with tourism opportunities. These escalating costs pose serious challenges for individuals, employers, insurance providers, employee benefit funds, and governments. As a result, medical tourism has grown significantly over the past decade.
Located strategically between Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, Morocco is rapidly becoming a major destination for global healthcare travelers. The country has significantly restructured its healthcare system, expanding medical services and improving quality standards to support this growing demand.
Patients and insurers can achieve substantial savings by pursuing medical treatments abroad. Many employers now consider medical tourism a cost-effective way to offer employees high-quality healthcare. In the EU and Middle East, limited local access to timely, quality medical care further increases the demand for medical tourism.
For example, in the United Kingdom, patients commonly face extended waiting times for orthopedic surgeries, with over 800,000 people on waiting lists as of early 2024. This drives many UK patients to seek faster treatment abroad. Similarly, in Canada, long delays for elective surgeries prompt thousands of patients annually to travel internationally for quicker care. Additionally, patients from Gulf countries frequently seek treatment overseas due to limited local access to specialized medical procedures. These examples illustrate how medical tourism often emerges from challenges in accessing timely, quality healthcare domestically.
Thanks to high-quality medical services, strategic geographic positioning, and competitive pricing, Morocco's Vasco medical destination group is rapidly emerging as a leading provider for international patients. It particularly serves patients from Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and beyond. As global demand for timely, affordable, and reliable healthcare grows, destinations like Vasco play a crucial role in shaping the future of medical tourism, effectively bridging the gap created by limited local healthcare access and high costs in patients' home countries.4.5