PRESENTION ON MEDICAL

TOURISM IN INDIA

INTRODUCTION
Medical tourism can be broadly defined as provision of 'cost
effective' privatemedical carein collaboration with the tourism
industry for patients needing surgical and other forms of
specialized treatment.
This process is being facilitated by the corporate sector
involved in medical care as well as the tourism industry - both
private and public.

Medicaltouristsare generally residents of the industrialized nations of the

world and primarily come from
The United States
Canada,
Great Britain,
Western Europe,
Australia,
Middle East.
But more and more, people from many other countries of the world are
seeking out places where they can combine vacationing and obtaining their
medical care at an affordable cost.

The medical tourism in India has been increasing every year

for the spectrum of treatments that are being offered in most
major hospitals which are:Cardiac Surgery
Orthopedics
Gynecology
Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery
Obesity surgery
Ophthalmology
Dentistry
Urology

WHY INDIA?
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.
India is in the process of becoming the Global Health
Destination

The cost of medical services in India is almost 30% lower

to that in Western countries and the cheapest in Southeast Asia.
Indian hospitals excel in cardiology and cardiothoracic
surgery, joint replacements, transplants, cosmetic
treatments, dental care, orthopedic surgery

LOW COST
Offshore medical procedures are conducted for as much
as one-tenth the cost of a comparable treatment in
developed countries due to the economic disparity.
A bone-marrow transplant which would cost you around
$250,000 in the US and 150,000 in UK will cost you a
mere $26,000 in India.
A patient can successfully get a gastric bypass surgery in
India by paying just $9,500 as against a $65,000 price tag
for the same in the US.
It is also a good idea to avail a medical tourism package
which would include airfare, accommodation charges and
a visit to some of the holiday destinations in the country.

Medical tourism
structure in India

Classification of the services

spectrum of medical tourism
across globe

The major service providers

in Indian medical tourism :
The Apollo Hospital, Escorts Hospital, Fortis Hospitals,
Breach Candy, Hinduja, Mumbais Asian Heart Institute,
Arvind Eye Hospital, Manipal Hospitals, Mallya Hospital,
AIIMS.
In terms of location- Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore and
Mumbai cater to the maximum number of the health
tourists and are fast emerging as medical tourism hubs.
Nowadays medical tourism in India includes advanced
and life savings health care services like open
transpalnts, cardio vascular surgery.
Eye treatment, knee/ hip different cosmetic surgeries and
alternate systems of medicine.

Growth
The commitment to provide comprehensive healthcare to
all citizens, irrespective of their paying capacity, was
given up by the Indian government after 30 years of the
Indian independence.
After the globalization and liberalization of Indian
economy on 1991, the government of India has opened
up medical service to the voluntary and private sectors
for foreign tourists and other citizen who can pay to get
the high tech medical services.

The rapid growth of the private sector over the 1980s and
the emergence of a corporate health sector in the 1980s
was a part of the comprehensive policy that choose to
promote these segments.
As a part of medical tourism, India is recognized as the
cradle for the test tube babies and is popular for
surrogacy services .
Over than these, India offer high tech cardiac, paediatric,
dental, cosmetic and orthopaedic surgical services as well
as the traditional healing systems.

Medical tourism value

chain

Pre procedure stage

Procedure stage

Post procedure stage

Cost comparison between India,

USA, Thailand and Singapore

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