Volume : V, Issue : XI, November - 2016

SCOPE AND FUTURE OF MEDICAL TOURISM IN INDIA

Dr. M. Dhanabhakyam, Ravi Shetty

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 Medical Tourism is a fast growing industry as patients from all around the world travel from one country to another for healthcare. Medical tourism will continue to raise competition and keep domestic providers in check of their pricing and perhaps allow already strained systems the opportunity to become more efficient and affordable. Various countries like ?ailand, Malaysia, India, etc are promoting medical tourism aggressively. ?e key competitive advantages of India in medical tourism stem from the following: low cost advantage, strong reputation in the advanced healthcare segment and the diversity of tourist destinations available in the country. India has the potential to become a global hub, provided the government promotes medical tourism and allows concessions. ?e healthcare sector is India‘s largest employer and any support to attract foreign patients will automatically make India to generate foreign exchange. ?is paper focuses on Scope and future of Medical Tourism in India.

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Dr. M. Dhanabhakyam, Ravi Shetty, SCOPE AND FUTURE OF MEDICAL TOURISM IN INDIA, International Journal of Scientific Research, Volume : 5 | Issue : 11 | November 2016

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