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Table 2 List of goals

From: Developing an informational tool for ethical engagement in medical tourism

1. is adaptable to local and global changes;

2. promotes capacity building in the public and private health sectors;

3. promotes and maintains the health of international patients and local populations;

4. has consideration for the wellbeing and needs of local populations and international patients;

5. is consistent with local cultural values and exhibits cultural awareness for members of local populations;

6. distributes the benefits created by this sector fairly;

7. protects all stakeholder groups from new harms;

8. promotes and empowers informed decision making by international patients;

9. promotes collaborative decision making by local stakeholders;

10. is responsive to power imbalances among stakeholders in the development of the sector and distribution of its benefits;

11. protects and enables the integrity and dignity of all stakeholders;

12. exhibits shared responsibility among stakeholders for the impacts of the sector; and

13. promotes transparency in decision making around the development, administration, and impacts of the sector.