| Medical Tourism presents an opportunity for | | | | deal that includes flights, transfers, |
| the healthcare sector worldwide to expand and | | | | hotels, treatment and often a post-operative |
| grow by tapping the potential of the | | | | vacation.India aims to become the global |
| international market. The tourists from | | | | health destination with internationally |
| around the world are traveling to combine | | | | recognized healthcare professionals, holistic |
| affordable medical care with a luxurious | | | | medicinal services and low cost of treatment. |
| vacation. A major percentage of patients in | | | | India has the potential to provide services |
| the developed countries are seeking treatment | | | | to over one million health tourists every |
| in healthcare institutions outside the | | | | year. Medical tourism has given healthy boost |
| boundaries of their nation. The global | | | | to the Indian economy as well. To cater to |
| advancement in medical research and | | | | this opportunity, the Tourism Ministry of |
| technologies, increased facilities of | | | | India has joined hands with the healthcare |
| transportation and demand for immediate | | | | sector to provide specialized care for the |
| quality healthcare have provided the patients | | | | international patients. The medical tourism |
| worldwide to travel abroad for treatment. | | | | industry has the potential to become a major |
| Governments of many nations have come forward | | | | driver of Indian economy like Information |
| with assistance to facilitate and encourage | | | | Technology.The concept of priority treatment |
| the development of the health tourism | | | | is becoming popular fast in a majority of |
| industry.India has emerged as one of the | | | | Indian hospitals. Indian hospitals excel in |
| leaders in promoting medical tourism. | | | | cardiology and cardio thoracic surgery, |
| Patients around the world are beginning to | | | | cosmetic surgery, orthopedic surgery, |
| realize the potential advancement of modern | | | | ophthalmology, Bariatric/Obesity Surgery, |
| technologies Indian medicine. The medical | | | | transplants and urology to name a few. |
| procedures in India are inexpensive as | | | | Medical tourists are increasingly resorting |
| compared to that of US and other European | | | | to medical treatments in India. Another fact |
| nations. The Indian Healthcare industry has | | | | to drive tourists is attraction of the |
| realized the potential of this niche market | | | | reviving Indian traditional medicines such as |
| and has begun to tailor their services for | | | | yoga, ayurveda and meditation that they |
| international visitors. Medical tourists | | | | receive during their stay.Medical tourism in |
| worldwide have a good cause to seek treatment | | | | India was hardly large enough to be noticed |
| in India to avail state-of-the-art medical | | | | about a decade ago. This year, approximately |
| facilities along with an opportunity of | | | | half a million foreign patients will travel |
| visiting the culturally rich nation.The | | | | to India for medical care, whereas in 2002, |
| healthcare-tourism industry has expanded its | | | | the number was only 150,000. Recent |
| services with the growing demand around the | | | | researches and trends guarantee that the |
| world. A large number of Europeans are coming | | | | market for medical tourism will continue to |
| to India to get medical treatment, including | | | | expand in the years ahead and India will |
| advanced surgery. Many leading hospitals have | | | | emerge as one of the leading nations |
| expounded on this by branching their medical | | | | specializing in the industry.Christine is an |
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| International patients usually get a package | | | | experienced in various industries. |