| Medical Tourism can be defined as the
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| | One major reason that medical tourism is
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| provision for patients to travel offshore
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| | attractive to many people is that it
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| in search of faster, cost-effective and
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| | offers medical treatments at a
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| safer medical and surgical procedures. A
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| | comparatively low cost. Moreover the
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| combination of various different factors
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| | public healthcare systems in developed
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| have led many people from industrialized
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| | countries are very much overburdened and
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| countries to migrate in order to get high
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| | traveling to foreign land for immediate
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| quality medical treatment. The various
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| | treatment is often a solution to the
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| reasons are the cost issues, ease and
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| | problem. Medical tourism is popular and
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| affordability of international travel,
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| | generally accepted because it provides
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| long frustrating queues in many nations
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| | the patients with medical assistance
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| and above all improving technology
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| | accompanied by five-star treatment and
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| standards of health care in many
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| | exclusive vacations. Thailand and India
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| countries of the world. Both the health
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| | are among the emerging popular spots for
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| sector and the tourism industry help to
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| | medical tourism. The Government of India
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| facilitate the process in these
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| | has successfully exerted its leadership
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| countries.
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| | to assist in the development of the
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| The concept of medical tourism actually
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| | medical tourism industry in the country.
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| traces back to ancient Greece, where
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| | India is one of the leading players in
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| pilgrims and patients from all over the
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| | the medical tourism industry today.
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| Mediterranean came to the sanctuary of
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| | Cosmetic surgery and dental treatments is
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| healing god, Asklepios, at Epidaurus. In
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| | usually what the medical tourists have
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| the 18th century the wealthy Europeans
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| | been looking for, but recent studies
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| from Germany traveled to the
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| | reveal even eye surgery, kidney dialysis
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| Mediterranean spas. The 21st century has
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| | and organ transplantation are among the
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| taken the medical tourism industry beyond
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| | most common procedures sought by medical
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| the wealthy and the desperate providing
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| | vacationers. In particular, India excels
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| low cost treatment and transportation
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| | in open-heart surgery, pediatric heart
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| services. The leisure, fun and relaxation
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| | surgery, bone marrow transplants and
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| together with health care attached to it
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| | cancer therapy. Indian hospitals are
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| have made medical tourism a common form
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| | equipped with the latest electronic and
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| of vacation.
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| | medical diagnostic equipment. Indian
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| Medical tourism presents an opportunity
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| | pharmaceuticals meet the stringent
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| for hospitals to tap the potential of the
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| | requirements of U.S. Food and Drug
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| international healthcare market and
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| | Administration and even qualify for the
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| eventually leverage their business. The
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| | American standards for quality of care.
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| advancement of medical technology,
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| | The medical tourism in India has become
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| increased transportation facilities and
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| | one of the booming business sectors.
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| necessity of immediate quality healthcare
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| | Marketing ones facilities with
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| has encouraged the healthcare providers
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| | informative websites outlining the
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| to go global. Medical tourists travel
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| | transparent pricing schemes and
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| great distances to seek world-class
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| | availability of latest medical
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| doctors and hospitals. The healthcare
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| | accoutrements are the trend of the day.
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| providers worldwide are investing to
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| | As more and more patients from affluent
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| acquire the cutting edge technology and
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| | nations look for effective options in
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| venture into the areas of latest medical
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| | India, the medical tourism industry has
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| research. They even provide lucrative
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| | been expanding at a fast pace.
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| non-medical services such as hospitality
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| | Developments will of course lead to
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| services, spa facilities, and pick-up
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| | various other economic activities where
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| services to facilitate the stay and
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| | the main element will always remain
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| treatment of their international
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| | quality.
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| clientele.
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