Medical tourism set to become a $2 bn industry (India)

[OhioChick]

New Delhi, August 08, 2007
Growing at the rate of 25 per cent a year, medical tourism is on track to become a two billion dollars industry in another five years.

An estimated 1,50,000 patients arrived in 2004 from across the globe from USA, UK, Middle East, Africa and SAARC countries for medical treatment in India, according to official figures.

In the same year, medical tourism was a 333 million dollar strong market and the ministry said given its growth rate of 25 per cent it will emerge as a two billion dollars market in 2012.

"A patient opting for medical tourism not only gets the best medical treatment the Indian doctors have to offer, but also as a post-treatment fare, he or she gets to see the best of India's destinations," Leena Nandan, Joint Secretary (Tourism), said.

The tourism ministry is also giving a big push to medical tourism highlighting its low-cost advantages. Nandan said, "Just like the IT expertise of India, the medical expertise of country too is well recognised abroad. And eventually this too translates into tourism in India."


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What does one do if something goes wrong at the hands of the doctor? (Medical Malpractice) One is screwed, I guess?

[dipsydoodle]

1. No offence

but on the subject of "Medical Malpractice" by and large only Americans have issues the subject of suing others for all and sundry. Chances are you'd have to sign a waiver anyway and if it was something to help your life expectancy rather than just be cosmetic you'd probably go for that - I would.