Medical tourism gaining grounds in India: present scenario and way forward
Journal Title: Public Health Review - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Sir, Medical tourism (also called medical travel, health tourism or global healthcare) is a term used to describe the rapidly-growing practice of travelling across international borders to seek healthcare services[1]. The concept of medical tourism is not new one. The first recorded instance of medical tourism dates back to thousands of years, when Greek pilgrims travelled from all over the Mediterranean to the small territory in sardonic gulf called Epiduria. This territory was the sanctuary of the healing god Alkelspios. Epidura became the original travel destination for medical tourism[2]. In late 2002, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) did a study on the medical tourism in collaboration with international management consultants, McKinsey & Company, which showed the immense potential of this sector and thus, was taken up Ministry of Tourism[3]. It is one of the fastest growing industries in the world today. It is not new to country like India. Especially, such centers like Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, etc, which are providing good medical care, since very long. People or tourists from various neighbouring countries are frequently visiting our country for available best medical care at affordable cost. However, India is becoming one of the major hubs, for providing medical care to various categories of foreigners, visiting from all over the globe. It is interesting to note that in year 2005 alone, over 1,50,000 visitors from 55 different countries visited India for various types of treatment[4].
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Anuradha Mohapatra, Purushottam A. Giri
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