The medical jargon “Medical Tourism” means patients traveling to other lands to obtain treatment for a score of reasons:
#People
who are tired of waiting for long periods and want to wait anymore,
touring to another country fixes their problem fairly well.
#People who cannot afford to spare the exorbitant cost of
treatment in one’s home country can board a plane in quest of
affordable care. It is great to be able to pick the best deal and
buy oneself a tailor-made treatment that meets ones expectations and
suits one’s pocket.
#People also head towards other
countries to gain access to treatments that are not available in one’s
home country. Recently, patients from Afghanistan, Pakistan and
poorer African countries have been flocking to India.
If
the quality is right and the price is right, the patients are
willing to shun their inhibitions and fly to a third world country.
The prized certificates issued by Joint Commission
International (JCI) in United States is a NGO, accrediting
International hospitals meeting exacting American Standards. The
early birds who have it-Apollo in Delhi and Wockhardt in Mumbai
flaunt it, other hospitals are in queue.
Private
hospitals vying with each other in ways to attract an international
clientele.
Apollo hospital Enterprises is serving as the
largest medical corporation in India.
MEDICAL
TOURISM IN INDIA Medical tourism in India can be
largely said to be cost effective private medical care in
collaboration with the tourism industry for patients who require
surgical and other forms of specialized treatment.
India
is emerging as a leading promoter of medical tourism, it is also
moving into a new area of “Medical Outsourcing”, which
provides services to the overburdened medical care systems in the
western countries. The serpentine immigration queues at
the Indian airports ensures that the trend is on a rise.
Medical Tourism For Life-Saving Procedures
Ten years ago, medical tourism usually referred to cosmetic, plastic, or elective surgery, but increasingly, patients are receiving life-saving medical operations such as heart surgery. Hip replacements, fertility work, and cancer treatments have also become quite popular in recent years. In fact, some medical and dental destinations offer procedures that are unavailable in certain Western countries. Hip resurfacing, for example, was only recently approved by the US Food & Drug Administration, even though it had been available in India for quite some time. We don't always recommend signing up for experimental treatments, but certain medical conditions warrant exploring any and all available options.
