Health Tourism in India- A Booming Industry
The Republic of India is located in South
Asia, and is the seventh largest country in the world in
terms of area and has the world's largest democracy. The
Indian economy is the fourth largest in the world in terms
of purchasing power parity and is the world's second fastest
growing economy. And what makes India one of the most favored
destinations for tourists across the world, is perhaps its
distinctive flavor varying dramatically from region-to-region,
its magnificent landscapes, scenaries, glorious historical
monuments and royal cities, vast coastal line, snow capped
mountains, colorful people, rich culture, year-long festivities
and more. So get you down to India, and discover a whole
new way of life. But beyond the scenaries and historical
momuments there is a new developed India that is coming
up now a days.
Today India offers World Class Medical Facilities,
comparable with any of the western countries. India has
state of the art Hospitals and the best qualified doctors.
With the best infrastructure, the best possible Medical
facilities, accompanied with the most competitive prices,
you can get the treatment done in India at the lowest charges.
There is no doubt that the Indian medical
industry's main appeal is low-cost treatment. Most estimates
claim treatment costs in India start at around a tenth of
the price of comparable treatment in America or Britain.
For example, in April 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. The patient
claimed that a less complex operation in America had earlier
cost him $40,000. Other procedures such as diagnostic services
offer significant cost-savings.
The health care sector in India has witnessed
an enormous growth in infrastructure in the private and
voluntary sector. The list of India Best Hospitals include
Apollo, Fortis, Max Healthcare, Escorts, AIIMs, Wockhardt,
etc. A few top Medical tourism providers are TaMedical.com,
India4health.com, Mediscapes.com and Indiaheals.com. The
private sector which was very modest in the early stages,
has now become a flourishing industry equipped with the
most modern state-of-the-art technology at its disposal.
It is estimated that 75-80% of health care services and
investments in India are now provided by the private sector.
With time more and more visitors will flock
to this part of the globe for their treatment and relaxtion
needs.
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