For the last few years, Medical Tourism has emerged out as one of the strong reasons to visit India. With a special tag of exceptional quality, affordability, speed and availability, medical tourism in India has got awesome response worldwide. Nowadays, Medical Tourism is drawing people from all over the world, who get cured from various kinds of ailments alongwith visiting popular destinations of India. Seeing the boom in medical tourism, the upmarket hospitals are polishing their act and re-inventing their services.
Department of tourism Indian government says, for a life of health and a vacation of a lifetime, the only destination is India. Fact is that medical tourism is not just a heart-tugging, bo
undary melting activity, but India is rightly positioned to do this and it has become extremely profitable for tourism industry. India medicine system provides a complete balance of physical, mental and emotional health, not offered by any other country. Whatever is the ailment, the care is not too far, this is the promise of the life-giving land. USP of India
India’s USP in the field of medical tourism include the reasonable cost, zero or minimal waiting time for major surgeries, internationally qualified and experienced specialties. Other specialties of India are latest surgical equipment and infrastructure like the da Vinci surgical system, personalised nursing care and hospitality. Besides, Indian doctors can consult specialists from across the globe, send photos or have a video conference to get the best results for complicated cases.
Post Medical Holidays
Options for post medical procedure holidays are aimed at complete recuper
ation of mind, body and soul. In fact, post medical holidays are suggested in consultation with doctors and are organised in breath-taking locations at beaches, by rivers, up in cool soothing hill stations or five star jungle resorts.
Options for post medical procedure holidays are aimed at complete recuper
ation of mind, body and soul. In fact, post medical holidays are suggested in consultation with doctors and are organised in breath-taking locations at beaches, by rivers, up in cool soothing hill stations or five star jungle resorts. Compared Rates and Cure Results
A heart surgery costs $30,000 in the US, while it costs $6,000 in India. Similarly, a bone marrow transplant costs $26,000 in India as compared to $250,000 in the US. Death rate for coronary bypass patients is 0.8 per cent and the infection rate is 0.3, which is below the first world average of 1.2 per cent and 1 per cent respectively.
Indian Medicine System
India offers holistic medicinal services and treatment is based on the physio, psycho, socio, nutritional, ecological, environmental and spiritual needs of each patient. Further, India’s holistic therapy integrates traditional, medical systems such as Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homeopathy. Besides, complementary therapies like yoga and acupuncture to hasten healing is also provided.
How to get Medical Visa
The Indian government has set up a system to fast-track medical visas and National Accreditation Health Board to maintain international standards of cure. Medical visa is granted to those seeking medical assistance in reputed specialised hospitals across the country. Foreign national who desires to go for treatment under the Indian System of Medicine, his can may also be considered. Initially the visa is granted for the period of one year or the period of treatment, whichever is less. Medical visa can be extended for a further period of upto one year. Family members / attendant of the patients coming to India for treatment may be granted miscellaneous visa co-terminus with the ‘Medical Visa’ of the patient. Known as ‘MX’ visa, these may be granted to spouse or blood relations of the patient.
