India Medical Tourism

Medical tourism: Need surgery, will travel CBC News Online | June 18, 2004

2009-09-13T22:43:00.000-07:00

A worldwide market "

What's called medical tourism – patients going to a different country for either urgent or elective medical procedures – is fast becoming a worldwide, multibillion-dollar industry.

The reasons patients travel for treatment vary. Many medical tourists from the United States are seeking treatment at a quarter or sometimes even a 10th of the cost at home. From Canada, it is often people who are frustrated by long waiting times. From Great Britain, the patient can't wait for treatment by the National Health Service but also can't afford to see a physician in private practice. For others, becoming a medical tourist is a chance to combine a tropical vacation with elective or plastic surgery.

And more patients are coming from poorer countries such as Bangladesh where treatment may not be available.

Medical tourism is actually thousands of years old. In ancient Greece, pilgrims and patients came from all over the Mediterranean to the sanctuary of the healing god, Asklepios, at Epidaurus. In Roman Britain, patients took the waters at a shrine at Bath, a practice that continued for 2,000 years. From the 18th century wealthy Europeans travelled to spas from Germany to the Nile. In the 21st century, relatively low-cost jet travel has taken the industry beyond the wealthy and desperate.

Countries that actively promote medical tourism include Cuba, Costa Rica, Hungary, India, Israel, Jordan, Lithuania, Malaysia and Thailand. Belgium, Poland and Singapore are now entering the field. South Africa specializes in medical safaris-visit the country for a safari, with a stopover for plastic surgery, a nose job and a chance to see lions and elephants.

India

India is considered the leading country promoting medical tourism-and now it is moving into a new area of "medical outsourcing," where subcontractors provide services to the overburdened medical care systems in western countries.

India's National Health Policy declares that treatment of foreign patients is legally an "export" and deemed "eligible for all fiscal incentives extended to export earnings." Government and private sector studies in India estimate that medical tourism could bring between $1 billion and $2 billion US into the country by 2012. The reports estimate that medical tourism to India is growing by 30 per cent a year.

India's top-rated education system is not only churning out computer programmers and engineers, but an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 doctors and nurses each year.

The largest of the estimated half-dozen medical corporations in India serving medical tourists is Apollo Hospital Enterprises, which treated an estimated 60,000 patients between 2001 and spring 2004. It is Apollo that is aggressively moving into medical outsourcing. Apollo already provides overnight computer services for U.S. insurance companies and hospitals as well as working with big pharmaceutical corporations with drug trials. Dr. Prathap C. Reddy, the chairman of the company, began negotiations in the spring of 2004 with Britain's National Health Service to work as a subcontractor, to do operations and medical tests for patients at a fraction of the cost in Britain for either government or private care.

Apollo's business began to grow in the 1990s, with the deregulation of the Indian economy, which drastically cut the bureaucratic barriers to expansion and made it easier to import the most modern medical equipment. The first patients were Indian expatriates who returned home for treatment; major investment houses followed with money and then patients from Europe, the Middle East and Canada began to arrive. Apollo now has 37 hospitals, with about 7,000 beds. The company is in partnership in hospitals in Kuwait, Sri Lanka and Nigeria.

Western patients usually get a package deal that includes flights, transfers, hotels, treatment and often a post-operative vacation.

Apollo has also reacted to criticism by Indian politicians by expanding its services to India's millions of poor. It has set aside free beds for those who can't afford care, has set up a trust fund and is pioneering remote, satellite-linked telemedicine across India.

SUHANA MEDITOUR PRIVATE LIMITED is incorporated under Indian Company’s act having registered office in New Delhi, India and having representatives in United States. We provide services to the patients coming from overseas for medical treatment in India. We suggest the best and financially viable treatment options to the patients with world class services. Once the patient is fully fit and in case he wishes we also arrange site seeing tours to India’s most wonderful and enchanting destinations.

We have a team of dedicated professionals who are there with the patient right from the time they land at the airport to the time they go back to there destination after complete resurgence. We have a support of Medical Advisers who keep us informed about the latest technological breakthroughs. We as a dedicated and ethical organization work under very strict, ethical guidelines and principles. We suggest treatment only with internationally accredited hospitals and medical professionals. At SUHANA MEDITOUR our aim is to make sure patients gets best possible treatment yet benefit in terms of cost.

Details about the company can be seen by visiting the company web site at http;//www.curetourindia.com

2009-08-21T05:51:00.002-07:00

Medical Tourism India - Benefits and Importance

Medical Tourism in India is being offered by SUHANA MEDITOUR PVT LTD based in Delhi. We offer best and cost effective treatment options across India. Our reliability in this area has been recognized by various hospitals and health care providers across globe.

Medical Tourism India - The best in Health Care

Medical Tourism in India is one of the best options available to people across the globe. Millions come every year to get treated and then enjoy their recuperative holidays across India. People from different walks of life cut across the entire span of the globe come to India to have their treatments done with peace of mind. India provides world class medical facilities with hospitals and specialized multi specialty health centers providing their expertise in the areas of Cosmetic Surgery, Dental care, Heart Surgeries, Coronary Bypass, Heart Check up, Valve replacements, Knee Replacements, Eye surgeries, Indian traditional treatments like Ayurvedic Therapies and much more, practically covering every aspect of medicine combining modern treatments with traditional experience.

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Medical Tourism India - Benefits and importance

2009-08-21T05:51:00.001-07:00

Medical Tourism India - Benefits and Importance

Medical Tourism India - The best in Health Care

Your Travel to India

2008-11-17T19:22:00.001-08:00

BREAST AUGMENTATION

Medical Tourism Association organizes World Medical Tourism Congress next year between 27-29Oct in Los Angeles. Medical tourism is a growing concept where patients go to other countries for medical treatment because of cost and time benefits coupled with relaxation. Now as cosmetic surgeries have started to grow in western world countries like India are seeing lot of patients coming from these countries for cosmetic treatment because of world class facilities and very competent medical professionals. One such surgery that is done in Indian hospitals is Breast Augmentation.

A breast implant is a prosthesis used to enlarge the size of a woman's breasts (known as breast augmentation, breast enlargement, mammoplasty enlargement, augmentation mammoplasty or the common slang term boob job) for cosmetic reasons; to reconstruct the breast (e.g. after a mastectomy; or to correct genetic deformities), or as an aspect of male-to-female sex reassignment surgery. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, breast augmentation is the most commonly performed cosmetic surgical procedure in the United States. In 2006, 329,000 breast augmentation procedures were performed in the U.S.
There are two primary types of breast implants: saline-filled and silicone-gel-filled implants. Saline implants have a silicone elastomer shell filled with sterile saline liquid. Silicone gel implants have a silicone shell filled with a viscous silicone gel. There have been several alternative types of breast implants that were developed, such as polypropylene string or soy oil, but these are no longer manufactured.

SUHANA MEDITOUR PVT LTD is one such medical tour facilitators who provides complete medical tour solutions to the patients coming to India from abroad. Details of the web site can be obtained from http://www.curetourindia.com

Sandeep Kumar

2008-11-14T01:07:00.000-08:00

http://www.curetourindia.com

Medical Tourism Association organized the first Medical Tourism Congress in US this year. This gave the opportunity for the countries like India who are actively promoting medical tourism to show cause what better they can offer to the patients travelling to India for medical treatment. This was the first annual congress featured over 850 attendees from over 45 countries and over 53 exhibitors and sponsors.

The purpose of this congress is for Employers, Self Funded Health Plans, Insurance Companies and Facilitators looking to outsource health care overseas to network with top International Hospitals and medical tourism companies in one place for the ultimate networking event. Last year’s congress there were over 100 insurance companies and insurance providers, and over 400 hospitals, clinics and governments as quoted by Medical Tourism association.

The major reason behind patients travelling from Developed countries to developing countries is because of the cost saving, and the saving can be to the tune of 90% of the cost in US to that in India.

Next year Medical Tourism Congress is planned in the month of Oct 26Th to 28Th in Los Angeles, California. Next year it is predicted to have double the number of attendees as compared to this year.

It also benefits the companies like SUHANA MEDITOUR PVT LTD who are the medical tour facilitators and provide complete medical tour solutions to the patients. The company web site is http://www.curetourindia.com.

Sandeep Kumar

2008-11-12T04:06:00.000-08:00

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A number of tourists now travelling to India also get there cosmetic surgery done because of the low cost of procedures here. Cosmetic surgery in India has grown leaps and bounds because of the excellent facilities here provided to the overseas travellers. Procedures like liposuction, Breast Augmentation, Vaginoplasty, Plastic Surgery, Aesthetic surgery, Hair transplantation, Face lift, Lips correction, nose correction, ear correction, Chin surgery,cheek correction, Mole removal, chemical peel, Eye lid correction, Brow lift, Post burn surgeries etc are done regularly with utmost care in Indian hospitals.

Travellers not only get the procedures done at very economical prices and can also plan a small holiday vacation like a short trip to Taj Mahal, & Jaipur apart from Delhi.

There are number of hospitals and clinics now performing cosmetic surgeries in India and also offering packages but it is always advisable to contact a good Medical Tour facilitator who not only organizes these procedures at discounted rates but also has offers of many hospitals. So the patient has an option to choose the hospitals of there choice and price range. A Medical tour facilitator also provides number of other facilities like, Local mobile, Translator if required, services of a executive or tour guide so that a traveller is not cheated any where, Taxi and sight seeing tours. One such medical tour facilitator is SUHANA MEDITOUR PVT LTD. which is a registered company under Indian Companies act, 1956 and professionally manages these tours. Details about the company can be obtained from http://www.curetourindia.com.

Sandeep Kumar

Medical Tour packages in India

2008-11-11T18:38:00.000-08:00

The cheaper cost of medicines, world class, affordable, top rated health care facilities, professionals and number internationally accredited hospitals is making India a favourate health care distination. This unique blend of top class medical healthcare expertise for Cardiology surgery procedures and other medical health care procedures at attractive and affordable prices is the most important factor in a constant annual growth rate of 30% in Medical tourism to India. There are many reasons contributing towards this huge medical healthcare cost differential and Cardio- heart care surgery treatments at reduced rates, the most important of these factor are:
India being a developing economy so has the very favorable currency exchange rates in comparison to GBP, USD, EURO, YEN, AUD, FRANC etc.
India, ranking very high in the list of developing countries has a vast pool of the best qualified and experienced medical/ technical / Para-medical professionals, healthcare technologies and world class institutions but the costs towards healthcare services and medical healthcare products have stayed at a extremely low-levels.
Doctors are required to pay towards Medical Malpractice Insurance, elsewhere this Insurance usually costs USD 90,000 - 140,000 annually whereas in comparison, doctors in India have to pay insurance cost as low as USD 2500 - 3000 annually.
India is the world's largest exporter of the quality Bulk Drugs therefore the cost of the high quality medicine is cheaper.
The discounted health care for cardio-thoracic surgery treatment costs abroad in India and the low prices does not mean low on the uality of healthcare. In fact the healthcare technologies in India are at par with that provided by the healthcare facilities in any advanced country, using exactly the same advanced technology, machines and equipments as used in USA or Europe thereby delivering similar or even better success rates. Adherence to the highest quality standards of healthcare by competent board certified Cardiologist, Cardio-thoracic surgeons with priority treatment (medical surgery treatment without wait list) and personalized attention by top cardiologists, cardio-thoracic surgeons and doctors- medical consultants positions India as the best alternative healthcare destination for nations with high medical care costs.
Many of the heart care- cardiology surgeons and doctors in India have graduated from top medical school universities of North America-USA, Canada, UK, Europe, and Australia and have vast overseas healthcare surgery experience and training for performing cardiology, Cardio-thoracic surgery procedures from hospitals and clinical research facilities abroad in the inexpensive cardiology- heart care, cardio-thoracic surgery procedures they perform. Health care services in India are always provided by well-trained heart surgeons and doctors, with superior health care know-how and experience.
There are many medical tour fecilitators in India who arranges and provides services for the patients coming from abroad for medical treatment. Complete package is provided starting from Doctor consultation, appointment, VISA services, travel arrangements, site seeing etc. SUHANA MEDI TOUR PVT LTD is such company which is India's very professionally managed medical tour fecilitators. Please visit - http://www.curetourindia.com for more details.