MEDICAL  TOURISM  IN  INDIA


With around Oner Million tourists flocking to India for Healthcare, a USD       Medical Travel value expected by 2010, and a growth of 25% per year, medical tourism is booming like never before.

The Govt. is aggressively promoting India as a Global Healthcare destination to offer a holistic approach to health.

SAeeing the hige potential in the Sector, the Government has also started issuing M (Medical) Visas to the medical patneits and MX Visas to the spouse accompanying him, which are valid for one year.  Two lakh medical Tourists visited India last year and the figure will grow by 50% this year.

India is being promoted as a Healthcare destination in the ongoing Incredible India Campaign, being run by the Tourism Ministry.  This Campaign would promote Indian hospitals abroad as centres offering best medical services.

In addition, availing medical services in India costs about a Tenth of what it is in US. and one-sixth in UK.  Not only this, the National Accredition Board for Hospitals (NABL), A Body set up to ensure safety and hygiene norms for Hospitals, has already started the process of granting accreditions with 70 Hospitals in the process of getting approval.

As per Dr. Trehan, Chairman of CII’S National Committee on Healthcare, India now offers the latest techniques such as Robotic Surgery and Gamma-knife treatment for Brain Tumours.  The efficacy of treatment compares with at that in the West, with the death rate from coronary bypasses at 0.8% compared to 2.35 in the US.

The Government is considering the Clinical Establishment Bill that would mandate accreditation for hospitals down to the District and Village level.

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