Medical Tourism In India - Save Money And Get A Free Holiday!
By Stephen Todd, Thu Dec 8th
Medical Tourism in India - Save Money and get a Free Holiday! Medical tourism is the provision of competitively priced privatemedical care in collaboration with the tourism industry. Patients can travel to India for surgery and other forms ofhealthcare and pay less than patients who stay in their owncountry.
Other highly attractive benefits include: The opportunity forpatients to avoid long waiting lists and with the savings theymake, get a holiday included in the package. Medical tourists are an expanding group and one of the leadersin the field is India. The Growth of Medical Tourism in India India's healthcare industry is already growing at 30 per centannually. The area has shown such growth potential that Indianfinance minister Jaswant Singh, called recently for India tobecome a "global health destination." His enthusiasm for makingmedical tourism in India a major foreign exchange revenue earnerhas broad based support among local government and industry. The ministry of tourism has shown interest, but so to have thevarious state tourism boards and the private sector consistingof travel agents, tour operators and hotel companies. All arelooking at healthcare and medical tourism in India as an areawith tremendous growth potential. A newspaper article recently in "India Abroad," showed thepotential for medical tourism, when it outlined a deal, whereIndia could earn more than $1 billion annually and creates 40million new jobs by sub-contracting work from the BritishNational Health Service. The deal would have broad appeal. Itwould slash waiting times dramatically in the UK and create hugesavings in time and money for patients. The potential for medical tourism in India from the US and UKlooks set for major growth, as India becomes a preferreddestination for medical tourists from these countries. Medical Tourism Competition As
more and more patients from nations with high Medicare costslook for medical tourism options, India has competition namelyfrom Thailand, Singapore and other Asian countries. They havegood hospitals, attractive climates and are established touristdestinations. While these countries with their advanced medicalfacilities and medical tourism options have been drawingoverseas healthcare traffic, India is and looks set to, expandat a faster rate. India's World Class Healthcare Facilities Indian corporate hospitals are comparable to hospitals anywherein the world. In fact, India offers world-class medicalfacilities that are comparable with the US or UK. There is already a high concentration of expatriate Indianmedical staff working in the US and UK, as well as many othercountries. This gives patients confidence in the healthcareoffered by India generally as they are already used to theexpertise and professionalism of Indian medical staff. This is amajor, but often overlooked factor in the growth of medicaltourism in India. Medical Tourism Costs Medical tourism in India's main appeal is low-cost treatment.Most estimates claim treatment costs in India start at around atenth of the price of comparable treatment in the US or UK andcover a wide spectrum of areas from, cosmetic surgery and majoroperations, to preventative screening. Medical Tourism in India and the Holiday of a Lifetime Of course, you can get hugely reduced healthcare in India, butmedical tourists can also enjoy a holiday in a country that hasa huge diversity of holiday options, from the beaches of Goa, tothe mighty Himalayas, diverse wildlife and thousands of years ofculture. In conclusion, medical tourism in India is here to stayand looks set for spectacular growth. About the author:More information about medical tourismin India and the cost savings possible is available on theweb site: www.meddetour.com |
