As health care costs skyrocket,
patients in the developed world are looking overseas for medical treatment.
India is capitalizing on its low costs and highly trained doctors
to appeal to these "medical tourists." Even with airfare,
the cost of going to India for surgery can be markedly cheaper, and
the quality of services is often better than that found in the United
States and UK. Indeed, many patients are pleased at the prospect of
combining their tummy tucks with a trip to the Taj Mahal. - Yale Global
The countries where medical tourism is being actively promoted include Greece, South Africa, Jordan, India, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore. Though a recent entrant, India is fast emerging a most competent and cost effective contender in the world medical tourism scenario. According to a study by McKinsey and the Confederation of Indian Industry, medical tourism in India could become a $1 billion business by 2012. The report predicts that: "By 2012, if medical tourism were to reach 25 per cent of revenues of private up-market players, up to 2,297,794,117 USD will be added to the revenues of these players". The Indian government predicts that India's $17-billion-a-year health-care industry could grow 13 per cent in each of the next six years, boosted by all aspects of medical tourism, which industry watchers say is growing in the range between 20 to 30 per cent annually.
Price advantage is a major selling point. The cost differential across the board is huge: only a tenth and sometimes even a sixteenth of the cost in the West. Open-heart surgery could cost up to $70,000 in Britain and up to $150,000 in the US; in India's best hospitals it could cost between $3,000 and $10,000. Knee surgery (on both knees) costs 350,000 rupees ($7,700) in India; in Britain this costs £10,000 ($16,950), more than twice as much. Dental, eye and cosmetic surgeries in Western countries cost three to five times as much as in India.
India have a lot of hospitals offering world class treatments in nearly every medical sector such as cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, joint replacement, orthopaedic surgery, gastroenterology,ophthalmology, transplants and urology to name a few. The various specialties covered are Neurology, Neurosurgery, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology, ENT, Paediatrics, Paediatric Surgery, Paediatric Neurology, Urology, Nephrology, Dermatology, Dentistry, Plastic Surgery, Gynaecology, Pulmonology, Psychiatry, and General Medicine & General Surgery.
Dental Care Comparison:
There are several Dental Care packages available. However, these will be based on the requirements of the person and his holiday needs that Dental Care India Tour would be most pleased to cater to. Cost comparison for some of the dental treatment procedures between USA and India may be worth noting. Many of the procedures find a huge difference between the pricing (about 7/8 times when we speak of Top-end dentists).ophthalmology, transplants and urology to name a few. The various specialties covered are Neurology, Neurosurgery, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology, ENT, Paediatrics, Paediatric Surgery, Paediatric Neurology, Urology, Nephrology, Dermatology, Dentistry, Plastic Surgery, Gynaecology, Pulmonology, Psychiatry, and General Medicine & General Surgery.
| Dental procedure |
Cost in USA ($) |
Cost in India ($) |
| |
General Dentist |
Top End Dentist |
Top End Dentist |
| Smile designing |
- |
8,000 |
1,000-2000* |
| Metal Free Bridge |
- |
5,500 |
500-800* |
| Dental Implants |
- |
3,500 |
700-950* |
| Porcelain Metal Bridge |
1,800 |
3,000 |
300-500* |
| Porcelain Metal Crown |
700 |
1,000 |
80-150* |
| Tooth impactions |
650 |
2,000 |
100-150* |
| Root canal Treatment |
700 |
1,000 |
90-150* |
| Tooth whitening |
450 |
800 |
110-200* |
| Tooth colored composite fillings |
250 |
500 |
25-50* |
| Tooth cleaning |
150 |
300 |
60-100* |
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and so on
* These figures do not suggest the actual cost. Actual cost of treatment varies from case to case.
For long promoted for its cultural and scenic beauty, India is now being put up on international map as a heaven for those seeking quality and affordable healthcare. Analysts say that as many as 150,000 medical tourists came to India in 2004. And there has been a marked improvement in numbers in the year 2005. As Indian corporate hospitals are on par, if not better than the best hospitals in Thailand, Singapore, etc there is scope for improvement, and the country is becoming a preferred medical destination. In addition to the increasingly top class medical care, a big draw for foreign patients is also the very minimal or hardly any waitlist as is common in European or American hospitals.
Leisure Tourism is already very much in demand in India as the country offers diverse cultural and scenic beauty. India has almost all sorts of destinations like high mountains, vast deserts, scenic beaches, historical monuments, religious temples etc. Known for its hospitality for tourists, the county has opened doors to welcome with the same hospitality to medical patients/ service seekers.
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