Medical Tourism: Get the Medical Treatment you Need Overseas
Garrick Berger asked:
It’s hard not to be keenly aware that health care costs have skyrocketed – a week’s stay in the hospital for a few tests and treatment WITHOUT ANY PROCEDURES can cost $15,000 or more![1] So, it’s not surprising that an increasing number of people who need or want real treatment are looking elsewhere for a solution.
Where do they go? To places like India, Thailand, Panama, and Argentina. These countries have strongly emerging economies, and have correspondingly made significant investnment in their medical capabilities. That translates to quality care – second to none – at reasonable cost.
“Medical Tourism”, the name for the new practice of going overseas to receive medical treatment and perhaps get a bit of travel in on the side, is becoming a very popular option, for many.
It can make a lot of sense. Laparascopic, prostate, hernia repair, gastric banding, dental implantation, and other treatments can cost far less in say, India, than in the US – a tenth to a fifth as much. There is no delay in diagnostics and treatment, either. Diagnostics and tests are done in the same facility, the prognosis and treatment follow, immediately. Billing is easy, too – just a matter of presenting a credit card for the final bill, often determined by an up-front quote.
Of course, medical care is only as good as the doctors that perform it. There is excellent news on this front, as well. Doctors in India (again) are very active in the international medical community. Go to any major facility in the US, and you’re likely to see a large number of Indian doctors on the staff. Likewise, many Indian doctors are US trained. Doctors are constantly engaged in improving their skills, and in imparting those skills to others in the international medical community.
And, of course, the fact that you are in an exotic place, only adds to the enticement. The “tourism” aspect is a terrific adjunct – why not recover seeing the Taj Mahal, or Qtub Minar, or on the beaches of Goa? Why not, indeed. Facilities typically have arrangements to help you explore your new-found destination.
Medical treatment overseas may be just the ticket you’re looking for – if you don’t have health insurance or your insurance has determined that a wanted procedure is ‘elective’, or there are other impediments to your getting the treatment you want, it can be very much worth your while to investigate your “Medical Tourism” options.
As always, you should investigate your options and requirements as they apply to your situation. One place to do this is by participating in a forum we have set up for just such a purpose (see link in resource box.) The forum is free to all, you just need to join to participate. Treatment overseas adds one more choice to your set of options – an option that can greatly reduce costs, and give you the opportunity to explore another part of the world, while you’re at it!
[1] Source: personal experience.
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It’s hard not to be keenly aware that health care costs have skyrocketed – a week’s stay in the hospital for a few tests and treatment WITHOUT ANY PROCEDURES can cost $15,000 or more![1] So, it’s not surprising that an increasing number of people who need or want real treatment are looking elsewhere for a solution.
Where do they go? To places like India, Thailand, Panama, and Argentina. These countries have strongly emerging economies, and have correspondingly made significant investnment in their medical capabilities. That translates to quality care – second to none – at reasonable cost.
“Medical Tourism”, the name for the new practice of going overseas to receive medical treatment and perhaps get a bit of travel in on the side, is becoming a very popular option, for many.
It can make a lot of sense. Laparascopic, prostate, hernia repair, gastric banding, dental implantation, and other treatments can cost far less in say, India, than in the US – a tenth to a fifth as much. There is no delay in diagnostics and treatment, either. Diagnostics and tests are done in the same facility, the prognosis and treatment follow, immediately. Billing is easy, too – just a matter of presenting a credit card for the final bill, often determined by an up-front quote.
Of course, medical care is only as good as the doctors that perform it. There is excellent news on this front, as well. Doctors in India (again) are very active in the international medical community. Go to any major facility in the US, and you’re likely to see a large number of Indian doctors on the staff. Likewise, many Indian doctors are US trained. Doctors are constantly engaged in improving their skills, and in imparting those skills to others in the international medical community.
And, of course, the fact that you are in an exotic place, only adds to the enticement. The “tourism” aspect is a terrific adjunct – why not recover seeing the Taj Mahal, or Qtub Minar, or on the beaches of Goa? Why not, indeed. Facilities typically have arrangements to help you explore your new-found destination.
Medical treatment overseas may be just the ticket you’re looking for – if you don’t have health insurance or your insurance has determined that a wanted procedure is ‘elective’, or there are other impediments to your getting the treatment you want, it can be very much worth your while to investigate your “Medical Tourism” options.
As always, you should investigate your options and requirements as they apply to your situation. One place to do this is by participating in a forum we have set up for just such a purpose (see link in resource box.) The forum is free to all, you just need to join to participate. Treatment overseas adds one more choice to your set of options – an option that can greatly reduce costs, and give you the opportunity to explore another part of the world, while you’re at it!
[1] Source: personal experience.
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Indian Hospitals, Wellness and Medical Tourism players join forces to make India the Global Healthcare Destination – Indian Medical Travel Associatio
July 12, 2009 by admin
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Indian Medical Travel Association asked:
Leading Indian Hospitals, Healthcare providers (both Modern Medicine and Traditional Indian Medicine), Travel and Medical Tourism Industry providers have come together to form an industry association – Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA) that aims to work together to make India the leading global healthcare destination.
The phenomenon now popularly known as Medical Tourism is often cited as the next big opportunity for India after the IT outsourcing to earn billions of dollars in forex earnings and create jobs in the healthcare sector. So far only a select group of Indian hospitals have been making valiant attempts to market their services in international arena. More than a million overseas patients already treated at top Indian corporate hospitals like Apollo, Fortis, Wockhardt, Max, Manipal and many others have already proved to the world that the clinical quality, technology and cost proposition offered by India is unmatched. The capacity in super specialty segment Indian hospitals is expanding fast and there is no waiting period for local or overseas patients.
CII Mc’Kinsey study first reported on medical tourism as the billion dollar opportunity for India way back in 2002 and the steady growth in overseas patient arrivals has validated the potential. With a large number of new private super specialty hospitals and even integrated health cities coming up in India’s top ten cities, India has the potential to become the global leader in the Medical Travel/ Outsourcing industry. Indian doctors and professionals are world renowned for their skills and the country has abundance of all the inputs like talented young manpower, local high quality manufacturing base for pharmaceuticals, technology hardware and software that makes the Indian costs for high end surgical procedures so attractive. The challenge really is on the non medical side, primarily on the marketing front and also to create infrastructure and services to support the growth of medical tourism.
Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA) - a non profit body and a unified voice of the Indian healthcare (modern medicine as well as traditional Indian medicine) and travel industry is aimed at preparing India for facing the challenges of global competition and actualise the tremendous opportunity for India to become a leading global healthcare destination. Modern medicine as well as India’s 5000 year old traditional therapies like Ayurveda, Siddha and Yoga can offer to the world an unbeatable healing package.
“IMTA would strive to help its members reach out in a cost effective manner to millions of our potential global consumers who reside on the other side of the globe in a different time and cultural zone and make them aware of the tremendous value that Indian healthcare offers. The fact is that prior to choosing a hospital, the international patients first decide on the country or the destination. Therefore we all must join hands to aggressively promote INDIA as a preferred global healthcare destination,” Says Pradeep Thukral, Executive Director, Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA)
The Government of India and its various arms are actively supporting the growth of medical tourism to India. In a message to IMTA, the Union Tourism Minister, Kumar Shailaja conveyed “This is indeed a commendable initiative and we all know the tremendous opportunity that Medical Tourism presents for India. On behalf of the Ministry of Tourism, I would like to provide all possible support this industry initiative and would like to wish IMTA and its members great success in their efforts.
Two years ago the Government of India introduced a special category of Visa called M Visa for foreigners desirous of coming to India for medical treatment. India’s Ministry of Tourism has achieved phenomenal success in last five years with its much acclaimed “Incredible India “campaign that has multiplied the arrival of foreign tourists to India. The current year 2009 is being promoted by Indian Ministry of Tourism as “Visit India’” year and the ministry is keen to promote Medical Tourism. It has recently notified the Market Development Assistance (MDA) Scheme to eligible Medical Tourism players which enables them to get financial support for participation in overseas promotional events.
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Leading Indian Hospitals, Healthcare providers (both Modern Medicine and Traditional Indian Medicine), Travel and Medical Tourism Industry providers have come together to form an industry association – Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA) that aims to work together to make India the leading global healthcare destination.
The phenomenon now popularly known as Medical Tourism is often cited as the next big opportunity for India after the IT outsourcing to earn billions of dollars in forex earnings and create jobs in the healthcare sector. So far only a select group of Indian hospitals have been making valiant attempts to market their services in international arena. More than a million overseas patients already treated at top Indian corporate hospitals like Apollo, Fortis, Wockhardt, Max, Manipal and many others have already proved to the world that the clinical quality, technology and cost proposition offered by India is unmatched. The capacity in super specialty segment Indian hospitals is expanding fast and there is no waiting period for local or overseas patients.
CII Mc’Kinsey study first reported on medical tourism as the billion dollar opportunity for India way back in 2002 and the steady growth in overseas patient arrivals has validated the potential. With a large number of new private super specialty hospitals and even integrated health cities coming up in India’s top ten cities, India has the potential to become the global leader in the Medical Travel/ Outsourcing industry. Indian doctors and professionals are world renowned for their skills and the country has abundance of all the inputs like talented young manpower, local high quality manufacturing base for pharmaceuticals, technology hardware and software that makes the Indian costs for high end surgical procedures so attractive. The challenge really is on the non medical side, primarily on the marketing front and also to create infrastructure and services to support the growth of medical tourism.
Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA) - a non profit body and a unified voice of the Indian healthcare (modern medicine as well as traditional Indian medicine) and travel industry is aimed at preparing India for facing the challenges of global competition and actualise the tremendous opportunity for India to become a leading global healthcare destination. Modern medicine as well as India’s 5000 year old traditional therapies like Ayurveda, Siddha and Yoga can offer to the world an unbeatable healing package.
“IMTA would strive to help its members reach out in a cost effective manner to millions of our potential global consumers who reside on the other side of the globe in a different time and cultural zone and make them aware of the tremendous value that Indian healthcare offers. The fact is that prior to choosing a hospital, the international patients first decide on the country or the destination. Therefore we all must join hands to aggressively promote INDIA as a preferred global healthcare destination,” Says Pradeep Thukral, Executive Director, Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA)
The Government of India and its various arms are actively supporting the growth of medical tourism to India. In a message to IMTA, the Union Tourism Minister, Kumar Shailaja conveyed “This is indeed a commendable initiative and we all know the tremendous opportunity that Medical Tourism presents for India. On behalf of the Ministry of Tourism, I would like to provide all possible support this industry initiative and would like to wish IMTA and its members great success in their efforts.
Two years ago the Government of India introduced a special category of Visa called M Visa for foreigners desirous of coming to India for medical treatment. India’s Ministry of Tourism has achieved phenomenal success in last five years with its much acclaimed “Incredible India “campaign that has multiplied the arrival of foreign tourists to India. The current year 2009 is being promoted by Indian Ministry of Tourism as “Visit India’” year and the ministry is keen to promote Medical Tourism. It has recently notified the Market Development Assistance (MDA) Scheme to eligible Medical Tourism players which enables them to get financial support for participation in overseas promotional events.
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Major Medical Treatments in India
Jolly Mazumdar asked:
Medical treatments in India is the new talk of the town. Medical field in India has developed immensely. It has created a special position for itself in the world of medicine. With the gradual change in the conservative Indian society, Indians have realized the importance of a good healthy body, mind and soul.
Of late, India has emerged as a new destination for world class treatment. All thanks to the hard labor of Indian government. Indian health care sector has changed in such a rapid rate that now India is being considered as one of the of the best nation in the field of medical treatment. Every metropolitan city in India has some well equipped hospitals which are famed in the entire world for their world class treatment such as AIIMS, Apollo, CMC Vallore, etc. India has no dearth of highly qualified and well trained doctors and nurses who takes complete care of their patients.
Due to cheap treatment cost, India is now thronging with thousands of patients of other nations. They visit India to get themselves treated at the best hospitals of India without affecting their budget. India has a little edge over other nations as it is blessed with numerous exotic locations. So, patients choose India as a perfect destination for treatment and holidaying.
India is renowned worldwide for some major medical treatments such as Plastic surgery, Renal transplantation, Rhinoplasty, Skin treatment, Spine surgery, Sterilisation reversal, Sexual treatment, Weight loss surgery and many more.
Plastic surgery is not a new treatment in India. Indian doctors are using best techniques to perform plastic surgery. Thanks to the efforts of these expert surgeons, India has attained immense popularity in the field of plastic surgery. In India, it requires very less money to get a plastic surgery done.
Renal transplantation is the treatment which is done when both the kidneys of a person fails means unable to function properly. In renal transplantation, the patient get a new kidney from a willing donor. India is an ideal destination for this treatment as it has experienced surgeons who charges less for the treatment and also it is not so difficult to get a willing donor in India.
Rhinoplasty is an ancient form of treatment which was initiated by Sushruta Samhita during 600 B.C. Rhinoplasty is also known as nasal surgery. It is mainly done to modify the nasal tip, to reduce the dorsal hump, to narrow the nostrils, to reduce the width of the nose, to narrow or straighten the nasal bridge and to change the angle between the nose and the upper lip. Even people with breathing difficulties due to nasal passage obstruction also undergo rhinoplasty. This form of treatment has gained immense popularity in India due to high success rate and less price for the treatment.
Skin treatment in India is an awesome option to save your money. India has no scarcity of well trained dermatologist, who will take complete care of your skin problems and won’t charge any ludicrous amount unlike the international dermatologist.
Spine surgery is done to treat the ailment of spinal cord. Spinal cord is one of the important controller of the nervous system. Patients from across the globe choose India for their treatment as India has long list of experienced surgeons and well furnished hospitals where the treatment for spinal cord is done. Even these hospitals don’t charge any exorbitant money for the treatment.
Sterilisation reversal surgery is mainly done on those people who has already done vasectomy treatment. This surgery helps them to have baby after the successful vasectomy treatment. India has emerged as a best place to do vasectomy reversal treatment. Patients throng here from each and every nook and corner of the world as Indian hospitals charges unbelievable meager amount for this treatment.
So, if you are in need of any kind of surgery than simply come down to India as because India is now considered among one of the most popular medical hubs in Asia. Get your surgery done at an unbelievable amount.
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Medical treatments in India is the new talk of the town. Medical field in India has developed immensely. It has created a special position for itself in the world of medicine. With the gradual change in the conservative Indian society, Indians have realized the importance of a good healthy body, mind and soul.
Of late, India has emerged as a new destination for world class treatment. All thanks to the hard labor of Indian government. Indian health care sector has changed in such a rapid rate that now India is being considered as one of the of the best nation in the field of medical treatment. Every metropolitan city in India has some well equipped hospitals which are famed in the entire world for their world class treatment such as AIIMS, Apollo, CMC Vallore, etc. India has no dearth of highly qualified and well trained doctors and nurses who takes complete care of their patients.
Due to cheap treatment cost, India is now thronging with thousands of patients of other nations. They visit India to get themselves treated at the best hospitals of India without affecting their budget. India has a little edge over other nations as it is blessed with numerous exotic locations. So, patients choose India as a perfect destination for treatment and holidaying.
India is renowned worldwide for some major medical treatments such as Plastic surgery, Renal transplantation, Rhinoplasty, Skin treatment, Spine surgery, Sterilisation reversal, Sexual treatment, Weight loss surgery and many more.
Plastic surgery is not a new treatment in India. Indian doctors are using best techniques to perform plastic surgery. Thanks to the efforts of these expert surgeons, India has attained immense popularity in the field of plastic surgery. In India, it requires very less money to get a plastic surgery done.
Renal transplantation is the treatment which is done when both the kidneys of a person fails means unable to function properly. In renal transplantation, the patient get a new kidney from a willing donor. India is an ideal destination for this treatment as it has experienced surgeons who charges less for the treatment and also it is not so difficult to get a willing donor in India.
Rhinoplasty is an ancient form of treatment which was initiated by Sushruta Samhita during 600 B.C. Rhinoplasty is also known as nasal surgery. It is mainly done to modify the nasal tip, to reduce the dorsal hump, to narrow the nostrils, to reduce the width of the nose, to narrow or straighten the nasal bridge and to change the angle between the nose and the upper lip. Even people with breathing difficulties due to nasal passage obstruction also undergo rhinoplasty. This form of treatment has gained immense popularity in India due to high success rate and less price for the treatment.
Skin treatment in India is an awesome option to save your money. India has no scarcity of well trained dermatologist, who will take complete care of your skin problems and won’t charge any ludicrous amount unlike the international dermatologist.
Spine surgery is done to treat the ailment of spinal cord. Spinal cord is one of the important controller of the nervous system. Patients from across the globe choose India for their treatment as India has long list of experienced surgeons and well furnished hospitals where the treatment for spinal cord is done. Even these hospitals don’t charge any exorbitant money for the treatment.
Sterilisation reversal surgery is mainly done on those people who has already done vasectomy treatment. This surgery helps them to have baby after the successful vasectomy treatment. India has emerged as a best place to do vasectomy reversal treatment. Patients throng here from each and every nook and corner of the world as Indian hospitals charges unbelievable meager amount for this treatment.
So, if you are in need of any kind of surgery than simply come down to India as because India is now considered among one of the most popular medical hubs in Asia. Get your surgery done at an unbelievable amount.
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