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Today medical tourism has become an integral part of the travel industry. No longer do people just travel for business or relaxation. Medical travel is also now part of tour abroad. Getting treatment has become both a necessity and an opportunity for medical tourists. The low cost of treatment combined with zero wait time for surgeries is good proposition for medical tourists
India is one of the leading medical tourism destinations in the world due to low cost and high quality treatments. Medical travel consultants assist patients in getting treatment abroad. A medical travel consultant forms a link between the patient and the hospital. By doing so a medical travel consultant ensures that medical tourists receive quality treatments at best facilities with no price markup. Besides this they help a medical tourist during their stay in the country.
A medical tourist can plan a medical tour along with the medical travel consultants. There are many different treatment options available to medical tourists based on different factors such as cost, location, luxury etc. Another positive aspect is that all participating hospitals are certified by accreditation bodies such as Joint Commission International. Such certified hospitals follow stringent protocols and maintain quality care.
A medical tour can consist of a treatment tour plus a vacation tour. After the treatments patients usually choose a vacation. This gives them time to recuperate and also enjoy their stay in the country.
India is a popular medical tour destination as well as tourist destination. There are many places of interest for visiting medical tourists. Places such as Delhi, Taj Mahal, Jaipur, Goa, Mumbai etc are very popular amongst tourists. Speaking about the popular medical procedures among the medical tourists there are many treatments that patients prefer to have in India. Knee replacement surgery, heart valve replacement surgery, kidney transplant, eye surgery, brain tumor surgery, cancer treatments are very popular treatments in India due to excellent quality and low cost. A typical heart surgery that may cost $75000 in USA costs only a fraction i.e. $6500. The price difference very huge and the added advantage is that there is no wait-time. The leading outbound destinations for medical tourism India are USA, UK, Europe, Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Iraq, UAE, Oman etc. Hundreds of patients come to India every year.
Medical tourism is expected to grow further in the coming years. Today many countries are trying to establish themselves as medical tourist destinations. But India is going to emerge as the biggest medical tourism destination by 2020. The biggest factor for a medical tourist in deciding a destination will be quality of treatment and the cost. And on both these counts India emerges stronger.
