{"id":26600,"date":"2019-03-19T17:51:22","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T12:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.akbartravels.com\/?p=26600"},"modified":"2019-03-19T17:51:22","modified_gmt":"2019-03-19T12:21:22","slug":"the-rising-popularity-of-medical-tourism-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.akbartravels.com\/in\/blogs\/the-rising-popularity-of-medical-tourism-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rising Popularity of Medical Tourism in India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As the holiday season approaches, many of us plan to travel to take a well-deserved vacation or meet a loved one. There are the others who plan a different type of trip: Going abroad for medical and surgical care, while at the same time vacationing and fully experiencing the attractions of the country they are visiting. This travel is referred to as \u201cMedical Tourism<\/strong>\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What is Medical Tourism? <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Medical Tourism also known as Health Tourism<\/em> or Medical Travel<\/a><\/em>, simply means travelling from one place to another, or one country to another in search of an affordable and good medical treatment. Earlier people from developing countries would travel to developed countries in search of specialized treatment paying a very high cost. The treatment may not have been available in their home countries, may have involved long waiting periods, or was considered unsafe. So, the trends were patients, usually better-off individuals needing critical care, traveling to locations with more advanced medical care. Above all, it was only affordable to the Rich. However, within the past decade, those trends have reversed.  Now, more patients from developed countries are traveling to developing countries to receive medical care at reduced costs. Current trends, therefore, show patients traveling to locations for cheaper medical care. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Important Elements of Medical Tourism<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

India Growing as a Medical Tourism Hub in the World<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lower prices, high medical standards, \u201cgreater respect for pain,\u201d and doctors who speak fluent English and other languages have lured many Foreign nationals to travel to India to receive medical treatments. India<\/strong> is rated among the top 5 international destinations for medical tourism, along with Malaysia, Thailand, Brazil and Mexico. India hosts thousands of medical tourists from the US, Canada, Australia and the UK, as well as from African Countries and Asian neighbors like Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and China yearly. As healthcare is becoming costlier in developed countries around the globe, India plays an important role in providing quality healthcare at a low cost. According to industry estimates, medical tourism in India is expected to double from its current value of around USD 3 billion to USD 9 billion by the year 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Agencies are being set up to promote less expensive health care costs to potential foreign visitors from developed countries, where health care costs are through the roof. Procedures that cost into the six figures in the US or the UK cost as little as four figures in these countries. Indeed, Foreign nationals in need of complicated treatment, surgeries and operations are increasingly choosing India because of the country\u2019s affordable, high quality medical care. In 2017 alone 500,000 medical tourists visited India for medical care and India holds 18 percent of the global medical tourism market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why do People Travel to India for Medical Tourism?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n