Medical

tourism
WITH REFERENCE
TO INDIA
SUBMITTED BY – CHINTU
CLASS – BTTM 1 SEM
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ROLL NO. - 6107

SUBMITTED TO – DR.
RANBIR
TOPIC – MEDICAL
TOURISM
What is medical
tourism?
Medical tourism is the practice of travelling abroad
in order to receive medical treatment.

In general, It is the travel of people to another country

for the purpose of obtaining medical treatment in that
country.
Terminolgy
Alternate terms:
 Health tourism
 Medical journeys
 Global healthcare / Cross
border healthcare
 Medical value travel

More specific terms:

 Surgical tourism
 Transplant tourism
 Reproductive tourism
 Dental tourism
 Suicide / Euthanasia
tourism
 History of
medical tourism:
 Medical tourism dates back thousands of years to when Greek pilgrims
traveled from all over the Mediterranean to the small territory in the saronic
gulf called Epidauria. Epidauria became the original travel destination for
medical tourism.
 Spa towns and sanitarium were the form of early medical tourism.
People travels to these destinations for medical benefits. From the 18th
century wealthy Europeans travelled to spas from Germany to the Nile.
 In Roman Britain, patients took the waters at a shrine at Bath, a
practice that continued for 2,000 years.
 In 1326, a little village in east Belgium gained overnight fame after the
discovery of the iron-rich hot springs. It developed into a full-fledged health
resort in 16th century.
History of medical
tourism in India:
 India is also historical medical tourism destination. The
yoga gained popularity 5000 years ago. Indian medical
science is as old as the Indus valley civilization
 India has been visited by constant stream of health
travelers seeking to heel themselves through Ayurveda
 Ayurveda has always been preserved by the people of
India as a traditional “science of life” from thousands of
years
 Susruta was the very famous surgeon of ancient India.
Reasons of medical
tourism:
Travel
 High savings opportuniti High
es Savings
 No wait-lists
 High quality treatment
 World class facilities Best
custome
No
r Waiting
 Access to latest services
technology
 Best surgeons Best High
Surgeo Quality
ns treatment
 Customer care
 Travel opportunities World
Class
Facilitie
s
Some Statistics of Medical
Tourism Industry
 The market size of medical tourism industry is
estimated near about USD 10.5 billion in 2012

 It is estimated to reach a market worth USD 32.5

billion in 2019 at a CAGR of 17.9% from 2013 to 2019

 There are approx. 50 million uninsured Americans which are

willing to go abroad for affordable and quality medical care

 900000 Americans traveled abroad for medical

care in 2013

 Patients (US) traveling abroad can save from 30 to 90

percentage on a procedure, including their travel expenditures
List of medical tourism
destinations (countries)
Asia- China, India, Israel, Jordan, Malaysia,
Singapore, South Korea, Philippines, Taiwan,
Turkey, UAE, Thailand, Indonesia, Japan
The Americas- Argentina, Brazil, Canada,
Colombia, Mexico, United States
Europe- Belgium, Czech Republic,
Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Russia, Spain
Africa- South Africa, Kenya, Egypt, Morocco
Others- Australia, Barbados, Cuba, Jamaica
Top Destinations By No.
of tourists
THAILAND MALAYSIA
MEXICO BRAZIL
USA TURKEY
SINGAPORE
INDIA COSTA RICA
COMPARISON
TABLE
DESTINATION NO. OF % SAVINGS
VISI TAKING
TOR USA AS A
S BASE
(201
2)
THAILAND 1200000 50-70
MEXICO 1000000 40-65
USA 800000 -
SINGAPORE 610000 30-45
INDIA 400000 65-90
MALAYSIA 250000 65-80
BRAZIL 180000 25-40
TURKEY 110000 50-65
TAIWAN 90000 40-55
COSTA RICA 50000 40-65
Top destinations by
treatment
Country Treatment
Antigua Addiction and Recovery
Barbados Fertility/IVF
Brazil Cosmetic Surgery
Costa Rica Dentistry
Hungary Dentistry
India Orthopedics, Cardiology
Israel Fertility/IVF
Malaysia Health Screenings
Mexico Dentistry, Bariatric

Singapore Cancer
South Africa Cosmetic Surgery, Cardiac
Thailand Everything
Turkey Vision
Leading hospitals in world
offering medical tourism
facilities are:
 Prince Court Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia
 Asklepios Klinik Barmbek, Hamburg, Germany
 Clemenceau Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
 Fortis Hospital, Bangalore, India
 Wooridul Spine Hospital, Seoul, Korea
 Bumrungrad International, Bangkok, Thailand
 Anadolu Medical Center, Istanbul, Turkey

 Bangkok Hospital Medical Center, Bangkok,

Thailand
 Gleneagles Hospital, Singapore
 Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai, India
Top Specialties for
Medical Travelers
 COSMATIC SURGERY
 DENTISTRY
 CARDIOVASCULAR
 ORTHOPEDICS
 CANCER
 REPRODUCTION
 WEIGHT LOSS
 SCANS, TESTS, HEALTH SCREENINGS AND
SECOND OPINIONS
STEPS OF SEEKING TREATMENT WITH
MEDICAL TOURISM
Patient
prequel

Dest./hospital
Follow up
selection
care

Arrange follow
Travel
up care
back

Travel to
Recovery
selected
abroad
hospital

Treatment
Indiain medical
tourism industry
 The medical tourism industry in India is poised to
become the next success story after software/it
industry

 Medical tourism has boosted with the number of overseas

patients touching 400000 in 2013 as against 10,000 in 2000

 Apollo hospitals alone has treated 95,000

international patients in 2013

 The current size of the Indian medical tourism sector is Rs.

7,500 Crore and likely to touch Rs. 12,000 Crore by 2015
with annual growth rate of 25 percent

 India have more than 19 JCI accredited hospitals and the

no. is growing significantly
What is international
accreditation?
The US based joint commission
launched its international affiliate
agency in 1999, the joint commission
international (JCI).
In order to be accredited by the JCI, an
international hospital must meet the same set of
rigorous standards set forth in the US by the
joint commission.
More than 500 facilities around the world have
now been awarded JCI accreditation and that
number is growing by about 20% per year
Why
India?

Availability Of Availability Of
Low Cost Medical Advanced
Experts Equipment's

No Waiting Specialty
Time Treatment
JCI ACCREDATED HOSPITALS IN INDIA
No. Name Location Date Of Accreditation

1 Aditya Birla Health Services Ltd. Pune, India Since 14 Dec 2012
2 Ahalia Foundation Eye Hospital Palakkad, India Since 31 Dec 2009
3 Apollo Gleneagles Hospitals Kolkata, India Since 23 Jan 2009
4 Apollo Hospital, Bangalore Bangalore, India Since 17 July 2008
5 Apollo Hospital, Chennai Chennai, India Since 28 Jan 2006
6 Apollo Hospital, Hyderabad Hyderabad, India Since 27 April 2006
7 Artemis Health Institute Gurgaon, India Since 11 Jan 2013
8 Asian Heart Institute Mumbai, India Since 19 Oct 2006
9 Fortis Escort Heart Institute New Delhi, India Since 19 Feb 2010
10 Fortis Hospital, Bangalore Bangalore, India Since 8 Feb 2008
11 Fortis Hospital, Mohali Mohali, India Since 14 June 2007
12 Fortis Hospital, Mulund Mumbai, India Since 25 Aug 2005
13 Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals New Delhi, India Since 17 June 2005
14 Medanta- The Medcity Gurgaon, India Since 30 Aug 2013
15 Moolchand Hospital New Delhi, India Since 4 Dec 2009

16 Narayan Institute Of Cardiac Sciences Bangalore, India Since 20 Jan 2011

17 Narayan Multispecialty Hospital, Jaipur Jaipur, India Since 26 July 2012

18 Satgur Partap Singh Apollo Hospital Ludhiana, India Since 2 Feb 2007

19 Sri Ramachandra Medical Center Chennai, India Since 6 Feb 2009

SWOT analysis of medical
tourism in India
Strengths:
 Indian doctors are recognized as amongst the best at international
levels; skilful, qualified, share information with patients and are
readily available, whenever required.
 High quality treatment in low cost.
 Medical technology, equipment, facilities and infrastructure are at
par with international standards.
 Doctors and staff good at English which makes it comfortable for
tourists from English speaking countries.
 Because of absence of racial discrimination, customers, especially
from Africa,
are comfortable in India
 Education system provides 30,000 doctors and nurses each year
which support the growing medical sector in India.
 Foreigners are also attracted to Indian Systems of Medicine like
Ayurveda, Yoga.
 Conclusion
The medical tourism is an outsourcing medical services
primarily expensive surgery to low cost countries. It offers
financial value for growing burden of the costs in matured
markets like USA. It also provides an alternative for millions of
uninsured people to receive affordable and accessible medical
services from developing countries.
Medical tourism sector in India is still in a nascent stage. The
medical tourism industry offers high potential for India
primarily because of its inherent advantages in terms of cost
and quality. However in the wake of mounting competition,
there is a dire need of careful policy intervention so as to reap
the full benefits from inherent advantages and enhanced
capabilities.
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