Medical Tourism 2 Many people from the developed country use to come to India for the rejuvenation promised by yoga and Ayurvedic massage, but few consider it a destination for hip replacement or brain surgery. But now, a nice blend of top-class medical expertise coupled with growing number of Indian corporate hospitals with attractive packages , lure foreign patients, including from developed nations such as the UK and the US.
As more and more patients from Europe, the US and other affluent nations with high medicare costs look for an alternative effective options, their preference drastically change in favour of India for its high quality expertise of medical professionals, backed by the fast improving equipment and nursing facilities, and above all, the cost-effectiveness of the package.
From Financial Times (2/7/2003):
India is promoting the "high-tech healing" of its private healthcare sector as a tourist attraction.
The government hopes to encourage a budding trade in medical tourism, selling foreigners the idea of travelling to India for low-cost but world-class medical treatment.
Merging medical expertise and tourism became government policy when finance minister Jaswant Singh, in this year's budget, called for India to become a "global health destination".
For example, during April'03 Madras Medical Mission, a Chennai-based hospital, successfully conducted a complex heart operation on an 87-year-old American patient at a reported cost of $8,000 (7,000, £4,850) including the cost of his airfare and a month's stay in hospital.
India has one of the best qualified professionals in each and every field, India has the most competent doctors and world class medical facilities comparable with any of the western countries with most competitive and affordable charges. No wonder India becomes a very lucrative destination for people seeking medical attention the fact has now been realized by the whole world today.
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