| Medical tourism, or healthcare tourism, is | | | | are Colombia, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, |
| the act of touring overseas to obtain | | | | Costa Rica, Mexico, Thailand and Turkey. With |
| medical, surgical and dental healthcare. | | | | the growing years, India, judged as one of |
| Medical tourism is a term coined by travel | | | | the favorite destinations for medical or |
| agencies and the media to describe a speedily | | | | health tourism. |
| growing industry where people of one country | | | | |
| travel to another country specifically for | | | | People from around the world are beginning to |
| the purpose of getting either cheaper or | | | | realize the potential of modern and |
| better healthcare services. This process is | | | | traditional Indian medicine. With its state |
| being expedited by the Corporate sector | | | | of the art hospitals and highly qualified |
| involved in medical care as well as the | | | | UK-US trained doctors, it will soon transform |
| tourism industry, both private and public. | | | | into the worldwide medical hub. The Indian |
| Medical tourism mixes leisure, entertainment | | | | medical tourism industry, growing at an |
| and relaxation together with wellness and | | | | annualized rate of 30 percent, caters to |
| healthcare. | | | | patients primarily from the US, Europe and |
| | | | Africa. The medical expenses in India are a |
| Medical tourism healthcare procedures can | | | | fraction of the costs in the US/Europe. |
| include elective surgeries like cosmetic | | | | India's top-notch private hospitals like |
| surgery, dental implants etc. as well as | | | | Apollo, Fortis, and Max HealthCare have |
| complex specialized surgeries like knee/hip | | | | attained international recognition for their |
| replacement, heart surgery etc. Medical | | | | state-of-the-art facilities and diagnostic |
| tourism is quite popular because sometimes | | | | centers besides unsurpassed technical skills. |
| the cost of health care treatment in other | | | | |
| countries can be a mere one-tenth the cost of | | | | A large draw to medical travel is the |
| the same in the US. The ultimate idea of the | | | | convenience in comparison to that of other |
| health holiday is to offer the customers an | | | | countries. Many people from the developed |
| opportunity to get away from their daily | | | | world come to India for the rejuvenation |
| routine and come into a different relaxing | | | | promised by yoga and Ayurvedic massage, but |
| surrounding. | | | | few consider it a destination for hip |
| | | | replacement or brain surgery. However, a nice |
| There are basically two types of medical | | | | blend of top-class medical expertise at |
| tourism treatments that majority people will | | | | attractive prices is helping a growing number |
| consider worth taking a chance on. The first | | | | of Indian corporate hospitals lure foreign |
| one is plastic surgery. In addition to the | | | | patients, including from developed nations |
| cosmetic surgery, people are also likely to | | | | such as the UK and US. With advanced medical |
| engage in medical tourism when it comes to | | | | and biotechnological progress, India is |
| seeking alternative medical treatments. | | | | leader in selling healthcare the world over. |
| Medical tourism is quickly becoming a hot | | | | With yoga, meditation, ayurveda, allopathy, |
| trend among residents of developed countries | | | | and other systems of medicine, India offers a |
| with high health care costs. | | | | unique basket of services to an individual |
| | | | that is difficult to match by other |
| Popular medical travel worldwide destinations | | | | countries. The tourists' inflow for a wide |
| are Colombia, Singapore, India, Thailand, | | | | medical service spectrum from wellness |
| Brunei, Cuba, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, | | | | tourism to surgery and rehabilitation has |
| Israel, Jordan, Lithuania, Malaysia, The | | | | made India the preferred destination for |
| Philippines, Singapore, and recently, UAE. | | | | medical tourism. |
| Popular cosmetic surgery travel destinations | | | | |