Medical tourism, also known as health tourism, is the process of providing or receiving healthcare across borders. Over the last decade, there has been a significant uptick in the popularity of health tourism in India. Several patients from across the globe are now branching out to countries like India, Hong Kong, Philippines and many more which provide the latest treatment facilities and expertise at affordable prices
India is fast becoming a preferred location not only due to availability of highly qualified physicians and well-equipped hospitals but also because of the alternative medical treatments like Ayurveda, Unani, Yoga and Homeopathy. According to an estimate, by the end of 2016 medical tourism will attract as many as five million people globally. This would positively impact medical tourism in India. This also implies that India needs to buckle up and cash in on the advantage it has gained over the years.
India, a land of great cultural diversity, is in a growth phase. After the recent elections and with the advent of a new government it is believed that we, as a nation, are on the path of prosperity and so are the individual sub-sectors of the Indian economy. Heath tourism today serves more than a million tourists from developed countries of UK, US and Canada along with the nations of China, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. As of 2012, the Indian Medical Tourism industry was estimated at 78.6 US billion dollars and it expected to grow at 15% annually. India is well-recognized for cost-effective treatments in the fields of oncology, nephrology, neuro-surgery, orthopedics and cardiology, with institutions like Fortis, Max and Apollo Hospitals poised to offer world-class healthcare to incoming tourists.
Medical tourism, also known as health tourism, is the process of providing or receiving healthcare across borders. Over the last decade, there has been a significant uptick in the popularity of health tourism in India. Several patients from across the globe are now branching out to countries like India, Hong Kong, Philippines and many more which provide the latest treatment facilities and expertise at affordable prices
India is fast becoming a preferred location not only due to availability of highly qualified physicians and well-equipped hospitals but also because of the alternative medical treatments like Ayurveda, Unani, Yoga and Homeopathy. According to an estimate, by the end of 2016 medical tourism will attract as many as five million people globally. This would positively impact medical tourism in India. This also implies that India needs to buckle up and cash in on the advantage it has gained over the years.
India, a land of great cultural diversity, is in a growth phase. After the recent elections and with the advent of a new government it is believed that we, as a nation, are on the path of prosperity and so are the individual sub-sectors of the Indian economy. Heath tourism today serves more than a million tourists from developed countries of UK, US and Canada along with the nations of China, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. As of 2012, the Indian Medical Tourism industry was estimated at 78.6 US billion dollars and it expected to grow at 15% annually. India is well-recognized for cost-effective treatments in the fields of oncology, nephrology, neuro-surgery, orthopedics and cardiology, with institutions like Fortis, Max and Apollo Hospitals poised to offer world-class healthcare to incoming tourists.
