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ANALYSIS OF MEDICAL TOURISM IN INDIA MEDICAL TOURISM : NEW BOOST FOR INDIAN HEALTHCARE INDUSTRY AND INDIAN ECONOMY

    2 Author(s):  JOHN SAKHI, FAROOQUI ARSHIYA

Vol -  10, Issue- 11 ,         Page(s) : 180 - 185  (2019 ) DOI : https://doi.org/10.32804/IRJMSH

Abstract

Medical Tourism is highly profitable service of medical care combined with tourism in which India is currently considered as a market leader. It has been a known fact for past many decades that Indian doctors are highly skillful in their given field. Foreign patient triggers linkages between service providers like medical tour operators, hospitals, insurance companies, travel agents, local tour operators, local guides, local hotels, local marketers, independent medical referral companies, Government & policy makers, these service providers interact with each other to create value by serving foreign patients. All around the world most hospitals have doctors of Indian origin. India is now considered as the golden spot for treating patients mostly from the developed countries. India not only offers low prices for medical treatments but the waiting time is almost negligible. This is due to the outburst of the private sector which comprises of hospitals and clinics with the latest technology and best practitioners. This paper address the strength , weakness , opportunities and threat of medical tourism especially in terms of lack of adequate infrastructure is the biggest problem that India faces, inefficient aviation industry, poor sanitation, worse road condition, old railways system. As a result foreigners still think of India as a country ridden by poverty, superstition, and diseases with snake charmers and sadhus at every nook and cranny.

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