The world has been praising India for picturesque locales, rich heritage, vibrant culture and warm hospitality. A number of global travellers make it a point to visit India. In India, there has been a recent increase in medical tourism. The revenue from it will reach about USD 9 billion by 2020. This has initiated the inception of many medical tourism companies in India.
Factors Behind Growth
A wide range of medical services is being provided in India at affordable rates. India is among the largest English-speaking nations, despite having a diversity of languages. There are various other facilities for inward medical tourists such as easy availability of language interpreters, English-based documents, etc. India has been a popular destination for various medical procedures like cardiac bypass, heart surgery, bone-marrow transplant, cosmetic surgery and dental care. This is due to the availability of advanced and alternative medical processes. Medical tourism in India is continuously expanding due to the following factors:
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Affordability:
There is no shortage of well-certified, highly skilled and experienced medical professionals in India, who offer services of International standards at affordable rates. The hospital infrastructure offered for medical tourists in India is also world-class and the charges are also minimal.
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Implementation of technology:
Technological advancements are successfully incorporated by India for clinical outcome and managing the complete life cycle of a patient. These interventions like machine learning and loT sensor technology are reshaping the future of healthcare. India has gained extra mileage over other countries as it is a fast adopter of these disruptions.
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Personalized treatment:
The healthcare industry is seeing a boom in the personalized care segment in the country. Focused attention is offered to patients as per their convenience in such a system. This helps the medical professionals to provide them with customized services according to their individual diagnostic traits. India has been attracting a lot of medical tourists for personalized care through the provision of such comfortable care and hospitality at affordable rates.
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Post-treatment recovery:
India provides the best of relief post-treatment through natural therapeutic practices such as Ayurveda, Naturopathy and Yoga. Ayurveda and Yoga are increasingly being accepted globally with such natural therapies that believe in holistic wellness through the elimination of toxic imbalances. By the fact that Ayurveda has been recognized as an alternate form of medicine by the WHO, the event of this can be substantiated. One of the most popular treatments sought by medical tourists in the country is alternative medicine.
