Sunil Chaudhry*

Director Solutions, Thane and Consultant Edenwell Therapeutics, Mumbai, India

*Corresponding Author: Sunil Chaudhry, Director Solutions, Thane and Consultant Edenwell Therapeutics, Mumbai, India.

Received: May 08, 2023; Published: July 07, 2023

Abstract

The fundamental indicator of Medical tourism, when patients travel to distant destinations to obtain better healthcare at economical cost, with tourist attraction. Medical tourism is growing at rate of 19% CAGR from 2023 to subsequent 10 years. In mid–2020, India's medical tourism sector is estimated to be worth US$5–6 billion. India has not only hospitals with world-class facilities but skilled doctors and paramedical facilities too. Advancement in software industry in India, it has also brought tremendous revolution in health care sector. Medical tourism is major revenue generator for the country.

 Keywords: Medical Tourism; Health Care Cost Disparity; Developing Countries

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Citation

Citation: Sunil Chaudhry. “Medical Tourism in India, Prospects and Challenges". Acta Scientific Pharmaceutical Sciences 7.8 (2023): 04-07.

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Copyright: © 2023 Sunil Chaudhry. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.