Friday 27 March 2015

The Social and Economic Effects of Medical Tourism in India


Medical tourism is having a positive impact in this country. Here are some of the reasons.

In recent times, medical tourism has gained traction in a lot of developing countries and India has made a mark for itself in the global platform in offering quality healthcare, online medical consultation to patients from all over the world. The country is being appreciated and is in much demand for its modern infrastructure, excellent modern medical treatments, helpful staff and affordability drawing more and more medical tourists from the western world. But although India has carved out a niche for itself in this medical tourism industry, it needs to put in some extra effort to promote medical tourism and various advanced medical treatments properly to garner more patients. 

The thing is medical tourism has slowly started to have a great impact on the social and economic dimension in India. And slowly industry experts are starting to take notice of this potential industry and looking for ways to promote and help it grow in this competitive market. Experts are especially concerned about the past, present and future position of medical tourism in India. With new medical advancements and stiff competition from various other Asian countries, Medical tourism faces immense challenges specially since the Indian medical sector is still evolving and trying to establish itself.

Benefits of Medical Treatment in India
 The only factor that attracts patients to India is the quality of its medical services, affordability, immediate medical attention and advanced medical treatments. With every passing day, more and more patients are coming to India to seek medical assistance and the number is only increasing. India has innumerable trained and experienced doctors, skilled staff and modern facilities that have gained popularity in the western world. One of the biggest impacts of the economic growth in India is the steady rise in the building of state-of-the-art healthcare facilities all over the country. The future of medical tourism promises to bring in a lot of money in this country.

According to a recent report, the medical tourism industry in the country is growing at 30% every year. The biggest factor that has contributed to this is the random development of modern medical procedures and scientific advancements. All over India there are various multi-speciality hospitals offering alternative medical facilities to patients and helping them to recover fast and return to their home country. To sum up, here are the benefits of modern healthcare system in India:
  • Patients do not have to wait to receive medical attention. 
  •  Patients receiving chemotherapy or other treatments that drains them physically, emotionally and mentally can easily opt for alternative therapies to combine with their medical treatment.
  • Patients can choose from a wide range of medical treatments and also opt for the age-old Ayurveda and homeopathic treatments.

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