Health tourism in India

Health tourism in India

Since the beginning of time, people have been confronted with a special fact that is as unchangeable as the shape of the earth; the fact that his body is fragile and is degraded even if they are properly taken care of. In order to stay away from illness and suffering and thus extend his life, he used the services of wise or quacks (in the old days) and doctors (in modern times). But with the insertion of modern technology, medical science improved strongly and new methods for the treatment of diseases and suffering came up. As a result, the local doctors were better able to treat diseases and therefore began to raise corresponding fees. In contrast to the average person who could sometimes and sometimes not; Finally, only the privileged could fully exploit the progress of the medical sciences.

This scenario began to change in the 1980s, as health tourists from the West flocked to certain Latin American countries in droves that offered affordable cosmetic, dental and other treatments. In order to turn the turn of the 21st century, many other countries began to offer high -quality health care at economic costs, and leading countries were India and the Southeast Asian States Thailand and Singapore. The main reasons that caused health tourists to search for medical treatment to these countries (especially India) were - A. The quality of doctors B. The quality of the medical infrastructure C. Success rate D. The lack of language barriers (English is the official language in India and Singapore) and E. The (economic) costs. Countries with lower exchange rates compared to the patient's home country became attractive goals, since this effectively meant that the costs for medical treatments decreased between 30 % and 70 %

Health care tourists who were looking for high -quality and affordable medical treatment in distant countries also came from countries in which there are long snakes in front of the clinics (the local doctors) or in which there is a lack of high -quality health care (in their home country). Processes that normally travel abroad for health tourists are traditional and alternative treatments (such as naturopathy, aromatherapy, Ayurveda, etc.), heart surgery, orthopedic operations, organ transplants, cosmetic operations and reproductive treatments (such as in-vitro fertilization, surrogacy, etc.).

The reason why health tourists are traveling to India is the use of traditional and alternative treatments such as Ayurveda and Yoga (India is the birthplace of these treatment methods), reproduction treatments, heart surgery and organ transplantations. Chennai, one of the largest metropolises in India, is often referred to as the health capital of southern and Southeast Asia, as there are many high-quality hospitals and thus beds in this city. The fact that Chennai is very close to the Temple City and the Seiden Sari Modeling Center Kanchipuram and the UNESCO World Heritage Site has an impact in his favor, since hospitals often combine a patient's medical stay with some sights. These packages are the best examples of health tourism.

A recently published report published by the FICCI (Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry) and KPMG (one of the largest professional service companies in the world) entitled "Medical Value Travel" that India, together with Thailand and Singapore, is almost a share of 60 % of the Asian countries through health tourism. The study found that these countries combined a patient's health stay with visits and applied as a package to attract patients.