Guwahati: Establishing robotic surgery centres in the northeast would significantly enhance healthcare access, particularly in remote and underserved areas, said experts from the field of robotic surgery. A significant milestone in the realm of medical literature was achieved by the region, as the editorial board of the ‘International Journal of Advanced Robotic & Innovative Surgery’ … Read more
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New Delhi: India is leading in Health care with its world-class hospital infrastructure, highly advanced Medical technology, Expert skills, Compliance with international quality standards, and reduced cost compared to many countries. With USD 5-6 billion size of Medical value travel (MVT) and 500000 International patients annually, India is among the global leader destinations for international … Read more
By Dr Azad Moopen India has the world’s highest number of medical colleges, and the second highest number of doctors. Yet, segments of the country’s large population of 1.3 billion remain underserviced by healthcare systems. The doctor population ratio in India is 1:1456 while the WHO guidelines recommend 1;1000. The same is true regarding the … Read more
Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Thursday suggested establishing facilitation centres at Indian embassies across the world for people who want to travel to the country for medical treatments. While addressing a roundtable conference with senior IFS officers on Building Brand India, he also said that a ‘One Step’ portal will be created to provide … Read more
Apart from this, the ministry has produced brochures, CDs, and other material for publicity of medical tourism and has also started distributing them widely in the intended markets. (Image: Reuters) Medical tourism in India: India is looking to promote medical tourism in the country and therefore, the Union Ministry of Tourism has constituted a National … Read more
Medical Tourism is the fastest growing sector in the world today, with increasing disease burden across the globe, there is a huge shortage of experienced doctors and medical infrastructure. By Mihir Vora, It should be no surprise that the world’s largest democracy has emerged a leader in solving the current healthcare crisis. With its … Read more
There are three things that India can do to boost medical tourism in the post-COVID scenario. (Photo source: IE) India has been a medical tourism destination for over a decade now as a lot of people come to India every year for medical treatment. Most of the people coming are generally from Asian and African … Read more
The government is working on initiatives like Medical and Wellness Tourism Board, Guide training, skilling, and Dekho Apna Desh, said Union Minister As the outbreak of Coronavirus occurred and rapidly transformed into a pandemic, the tourism industry was one of the first sectors to witness the impact of the economic slowdown. As the world is … Read more
Medical tourism in India: Though the details of foreign tourist arrivals in India for 2020 are yet to be disclosed, it can be gauged that the Covid-19 pandemic in all likelihood hit the numbers. (Reuters image) The Medical tourism sector in India is showing a sedate recovery amid the Coronavirus pandemic after it was hit … Read more