Number of medical tourists in india and revenues in 2010. So recovery and recuperration time will be faster as you will be mixing a holiday along with your health management. Kpmg international report pub20120207issuesmonitorhealthcaremedical tourismenpdf. No medical tourist was available could be contacted at chandigarh, jaipur, goa, madurai. The study was conducted using secondary data and reports. Medical tourists elect to travel across international borders to receive some form of medical treatment treatments may span the full range of medical services most common. India healthcare indias 1st healthcare tourism portal launched by indian government and also india is an international medical travel destination for patients. Several foreign and domestic tourist patients prefer indian states of maharashtra, goa, kerala, karnataka and gujarat for taking medical. The term medical tourism is often used in the context of patients traveling. Goa to promote healthandwellness tourism august 19, 20. Status, growth and impact of medical tourism in india. Urbanisation and spread of economic prosperity in the small and large urban areas, employment guarantee programmes for rural population, good telecommunication infrastructure and improved infrastructure such as roads and electricity. An evaluation of medical tourism in india african journal of.
Medical tourism a new way of growing tourism industry in the world. Foreign tourists, mostly from europe, arrive in goa in winter, whilst the summer and monsoon seasons see many indian tourists. Destination india 7 growth of middleincome class, with about 62 per cent households falling in this category in 20092010. Goa is popular destination for foreigners, private hospitals provides the better medical treatment to the foreign tourists and govt.
Having supported medical tourisms rapid growth, the government is under pressure to find ways to make the sector of benefit to public health services that are. Medical tourism is a multibillion dollar industry promoted by governments and the medical and tourism industries. Patients who travel abroad for medical treatment do so for a variety of reasons. Tourism is generally focused on the coastal areas of goa, with decreased tourist activity inland. The state of goa, in india, is famous for its beaches and places of worship. A study on problems and challenges faced by medical tourists. Today, there is a trend of medical tourism in india. Medical visas mark growth of indian medical tourism ncbi. Ministries of tourism, ministries of health, secretaries of economic.
Chapter 5 government policies for medical tourism development 5. Globalization has further boosted the growth of medical tourism and its found to be complimenting the growth of hotel and travel industry business in india. In india medical tourism is on the way tremendous growth. Medical tourism or healthcare services industry is a.
Several foreign and domestic tourist patients prefer indian states of maharashtra, goa. Pdf today, there is a trend of medical tourism in india. India healthcare tourism portal of india, medical tourism. Thus private hospitals in india are seeing an influx of. A combination spa and hospital in goa, with a focus on non elective. The best thing about getting your health services done in goa is that your post surgery recovery will be faster because you will be on a health holiday in the beach destinations of goa. Pdf indiaemerging destination for medical tourism interal res. Chapter 5 government policies for medical tourism development.
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