With an effort of ex-finance minister Jaswant Singh, Government of India laid a policy merging healthcare with tourism and aimed to become a "global health destination". India is seen as potential destination for medical treatment due to very low cost of health care as compared to USA or Europe. The exotic locales in the country together with latest treatment facilities make it an attraction for every visitor who wants to get some ailment of him being treated.
India has some of the best hospitals in the world with the latest and up to date facilities. It is also one of the favorite tourist destinations in the world, thus a new concept of Medical tourism budded by combining Medication and tourism. India is most sought for alternative medicine, bone-marrow transplant, cardiac bypass surgery, eye surgery and orthopedic surgery.
Medical tourism in India is growing at a competitive rate and is expected to reach a mark of 9,500 Crore by 2015. Chennai is regarded as the healthcare capital of India. The healthcare services are so cost effective that the cost of surgery is lower by over 30% as compared to other countries.
Medical or Health tourism escapes you from daily routine activities and mixes leisure, fun and relaxation together with orientation to wellness and healthcare. Healthy holiday rejuvenates physically, mentally and emotionally.
Many medical and wellness treatments like yoga, Ayurvedic massage, hip replacement or brain surgery what so ever are available in India. It is estimated that the medical tourism market in India would continue its journey of growth with growing high quality cost effective nursing facilities, improving equipments and expertise of medical practitioners.
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