The “Korean wave” helped inspire this country’s investment in cosmetic centers to challenge medical tourism powerhouses like Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this doubly landlocked country whose tourism board has traced its medical heritage from Ibn Sīnā, who was born near its historically Tājīk city of Bukhara.
ANSWER: Uzbekistan [or Republic of Uzbekistan or O‘zbekiston Respublikasi]
[10h] Uzbek patients often obtain Indian medical visas for procedures in this “Millennium City” near Delhi. Private investment made this former farming town in Haryana a major tech and finance hub that hosts DLF’s Cyber City.
ANSWER: Gurgaon [or Gurugram]
[10m] A company called “Eugenix” caters to medical tourists seeking this surgery’s FUE (“F-U-E”) harvesting procedure in Gurgaon. Many athletes undergo this surgery’s DHI procedure in its global hub of Istanbul.
ANSWER: hair transplant [or hair transplantation; accept follicular unit extraction, follicular unit excision, follicular transfer, direct hair implantation, or descriptions of hair follicle donation; accept “Turkish Hairlines”]
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