 Since 2010 , the Malta Tourism Authority has been marketing Malta as a medical tourism destination . Focus areas for medical tourism include " cosmetic surgery , orthopedics , ophthalmic , neurological , urological , oncology , diagnostic , bariatric and cardiac services . " The focus target market for medical tourists in Malta is the United Kingdom , followed by North Africa , the Middle East , Russia and North America . Part of the reason for targeting the United Kingdom for medical tourists is that many members of Malta 's medical profession were trained in the United Kingdom , increasing the confidence of British patients in those taking care of them . In addition , unlike some medical tourism destinations , Malta has a stable political climate . The Maltese government supports the development of medical tourism on the island but believes that private medical providers should be performing medical procedures , not government @-@ run facilities . 
