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Medical Tourism - Ventures Between Healthcare Providers And Hospitality Industry

Medical tourism, or healthcare tourism, isare Colombia, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil,
the act of touring overseas to obtainCosta 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 travelthe favorite destinations for medical or
agencies and the media to describe a speedilyhealth  tourism.
growing industry where people of one country
travel to another country specifically forPeople from around the world are beginning to
the purpose of getting either cheaper orrealize the potential of modern and
better healthcare services. This process istraditional Indian medicine. With its state
being expedited by the Corporate sectorof the art hospitals and highly qualified
involved in medical care as well as theUK-US trained doctors, it will soon transform
tourism industry, both private and public.into the worldwide medical hub. The Indian
Medical tourism mixes leisure, entertainmentmedical tourism industry, growing at an
and relaxation together with wellness andannualized 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 canfraction of the costs in the US/Europe.
include elective surgeries like cosmeticIndia's top-notch private hospitals like
surgery, dental implants etc. as well asApollo, Fortis, and Max HealthCare have
complex specialized surgeries like knee/hipattained international recognition for their
replacement, heart surgery etc. Medicalstate-of-the-art facilities and diagnostic
tourism is quite popular because sometimescenters besides unsurpassed technical skills.
the cost of health care treatment in other
countries can be a mere one-tenth the cost ofA large draw to medical travel is the
the same in the US. The ultimate idea of theconvenience in comparison to that of other
health holiday is to offer the customers ancountries. Many people from the developed
opportunity to get away from their dailyworld come to India for the rejuvenation
routine and come into a different relaxingpromised 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 medicalblend of top-class medical expertise at
tourism treatments that majority people willattractive prices is helping a growing number
consider worth taking a chance on. The firstof Indian corporate hospitals lure foreign
one is plastic surgery. In addition to thepatients, including from developed nations
cosmetic surgery, people are also likely tosuch as the UK and US. With advanced medical
engage in medical tourism when it comes toand biotechnological progress, India is
seeking alternative medical treatments.leader in selling healthcare the world over.
Medical tourism is quickly becoming a hotWith yoga, meditation, ayurveda, allopathy,
trend among residents of developed countriesand 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 destinationscountries. 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, Themade India the preferred destination for
Philippines, Singapore, and recently, UAE.medical tourism.
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