Health Tourism in India
Health Tourism is a concept where a patient travels to
another country for medical treatment in order to save
costs, or get treatment faster or even to avail of better
medical facilities. Most patients from countries like
USA and UK travel to developing countries such as India
for treatment because India offers some of te cheapest
pricing options of treatment, offers a good holiday, there
are no waiting lists or queues to stand in, the doctors
are comparable to anyone in the world and finally, language
does not pose a problem as most people speak English.
Why would someone travel to India and not to Thailand?
Although the cost difference between treatment in India and
Thailand is not much, India offers what you call a language
advantage - a patient would surely prefer a country where English
is widely spoken. Also, it is believed that the facilities in
India are more suited for International patients.
India is also working hard to increase it's infrastructure to
better suit the needs of patients coming to India for treatments
such as heart surgey, knee replacement, other orthopaedic treatments,
cosmetic surgery, eye care, dental treatment or any other treatment
for that matter. This is one of the primary fields which India
intends to explore during the coming years.
How can you trust Indian Doctors?
Well, many highly qualified doctors have had some form of training
from abroad , specially USA and UK. Indian surgeons and doctors
are known for their skill and research throughout the world.
India has over 150000 medical tourists each year and this figure
is rising at a high pace. Some recent programs recently on BBC
and CNBC have reinstated the fact that medical tourism is a
good idea if - you want to save costs, you need the treatment
to be done at your time and convenience, you need a high quality
budget incorporated.
