As termed by Travel industry or perceived by masses, Medical or Health Tourism is one and the same thing, i.e. traveling to another country or across the international borders to get treatment or health-care. Unfolding its host of treatment facilities equipped with the state-of-the art medical equipments, procedures, hospitals and health-care, India is becoming a hot destination for Health or Medical Tourism. The other places for medical tourism are Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Malaysia, South Africa, Thailand and Turkey.
India offers both Conventional and Alternative Medicine- India has the opulence of both allopathic (conventional) and alternative medicine. For procedures such as heart surgery, knee transplant, cosmetic surgery and dental care, India offers best expertise, treatment and care available at quite affordable costs. Infrastructure, technology, skilled doctors & health-care specialists, treatment facilities are at par with the first world countries which makes more and more people from US and Europe travel India.
If the big hospitals in India target specialized surgery or specific procedures (cardiac, orthopedic, dental, cosmetic), there is an equal opportunity to attract people for life style, de-stressing or other diseases requiring alternative medicine. (Medical Tourism is a $2.2 billion opportunity for India (by 2012), accelerating at the growth of 30% p.a. (Mc Kinsey, CII).
Yoga, Meditation & Ayurveda– India extends its benefits with deeper subject knowledge from ancient and holistic practices of Ayurveda. Ayurveda is about 5000 years old practice in India. Yoga and Meditation are other disciplines for which many people consider visiting India. In US and UK, yoga has gained place into mainstream lifestyles. Kerala is one such state which has really put itself big on the map of Ayurveda, holistic wellness and healing.
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