Today's India offers World Class Medical Facilities, comparable with any of
the western countries. India has state of the art Hospitals and the best
qualified doctors. With the best infrastructure, the best possible Medical
facilities, accompanied with the most competitive prices, you can get the
treatment done in India at the lowest charges.
Patients from around the globe are beginning to realize the enormous
potential of modern and traditional Indian medicine. Indian hospitals,
medical establishments and the government of India have also realized the
potential of this niche segment and have begun to tailor their services for
foreign visitors. International marketing divisions have been set up by most
of the top India Hospitals like Apollo, Max, Fortis, Wockhardt, etc. Some
top medical tourism providers like http://www.TaMedical.com,
http://www.India4Health.com, http://www.Mediscapes.com and
http://www.IndiaHeals.com are helping the hospitals in this task. At a
regional level, this nascent healthcare industry came to limelight with the
arrival of 'Naby Noor' from Pakistan, who came for her Heart Surgery
treatment to a hospital in Bangalore. Quite a few Indian state governments
have with time, realized the potential of this 'Healthcare industry' and
have been actively promoting it. Visitors, especially from the United States
of America, United Kingdom and the middle-east find Indian hospitals a very
affordable and viable option to coping with insurance and National medical
systems in their respective countries.
Travellers prefer to combine their medical treatments with a visit to the
'exotic east' with their families, visiting places like the Taj Mahal in
Agra, the palaces in Rajasthan, the serene beaches in Goa and the mountains
of Kashmir and the backwaters of Kerela among others. The total price of an
overseas treatment with airfare, hotel accommodation and even a few days of
vacation is often far less than just the procedure cost back in the US or
UK.
The year 2003 and 2004 saw a trickle of tourists from the healthcare systems
of western countries seeking medical treatment in India. By the year 2005
and 2006 this became a deluge, much of it propelled by a blast of free
publicity from programmes like 60 Minutes.
Judging by the buzz in the hospital circuit, it won't be very long before
every cosmopolitan private hospital offers yoga, ayurvedic massages,
aromatherapy, mudbaths, pranic healing, reiki and meditation classes. With
time more and more visitors will flock to this part of the globe for their
treatment and relaxation needs.
