Medical Tourism

THE INDIA ADVANTAGE
Medicare is the latest reason to visit India. It is because of the low costs? Is it the quality of treatment? Or there is something more? It is combination of several factors which makes India a unique healthcare destination.

Over 60,000 cardic surgeries are done every year with the outcome at par with international standards.
Multi-organ transplants are successfully performed at 1/10th the cost in comparison to the west
Patient from over 55 countries are treated at Indian hospitals.

The Indian healthcare industry is undergoing a phenomenal expansion and India is now looked upon as the leading country in the promotion of medical tourism, with an annual rate estimated at 30%. While India’s top rated educational system provides an estimated 30,000 doctors and nurses each year to meet this demand, the Indian government’s spend on the healthcare sector is expected to be around 8% of its GDP by 2010.

CARE OF INDIA
Five-star facilities and international quality treatment mark medical care in India. Some of its highlights are:

Internationally qualified and experienced specialists and super specialists.
Latest equipment and infrastructure like the Da Vinci surgical system for Robotic Cardic surgery, 64 Slice CT Scan, Linear Accelerators similar to Sloan Kettering, New York.
Strict blood safety and infection control processes.
Medical professionals can now consult specialists anywhere across the globe, send images and have a videoconference to arrive at the best decision for complicated cases.

PATIENT FIRST
India also has one of the largest pharmaceutical industries in the world, exporting drugs to more than 180 countries. This, along with the cost advantage, attracts over a million patients annually

The average cost of healthcare in India is about 1/5 to1/10th that of the west.
There’s a zero waiting time for major surgeries.
Cost of advanced surgeries in India is 10-15 times lower than anywhere in the world.

For the sake of comparison………

While a heart surgery costs $30,000 in US, it costs $6,000(approx.) in the US.
A bone marrow transplant costs $26,000 here compared to $250,000(approx.)in the US.

A number of Indian hospitals get patients from overseas. These patients usually get a package deal that includes flights, transfers, hotels, treatment and often a post-operative vacation. Here are some aspects that turn the balance in India’s favour:

Personalized care and hospitality.
Doctors who are proficient in English. Most hospitals even provide interpreters to cut across language barriers.
While the patient stays at our hospitals, we take care to see that the visit becomes a pleasant experience.
Niggling worries like a shuttle service to and from the airport, the acceptance of international credit cards and the availability of international cuisine, are taken care of.

India is a country that views a human being in totality. Here, treatment is based on the physio, psycho, socio, nutritional, ecological, environmental and spiritual needs of each individual. Our historic therapy integrates traditional medical systems like ayurveda and homeopathy with complementary therapies like yoga and acupuncture to hasten the healing process.

India has provided succour to the needful since the beginning of time. Needful since the beginning of time. Some come in search of physical remedies. Others come in search of mental peace. But whatever the ailment, the cure is not too far. Such is the promise of the life-giving land.

MEDICAL VISA
A medical category visa may be issued with the following conditions:

The Indian Missions/Posts abroad may scrutinize the medical documents very carefully and satisfy themselves about the bonafied purpose for which a medical treatment visa is being requested.
Missions may satisfy that the applicant has sought preliminary medical advice from his country of origin/ country of residence and he has been advised to go for specialized medical treatment.
This type of visa should be granted for seeking medical attendance only in reputed/ recognized specialized hospitals/ treatment centers in the country.

Although not exhaustive, following illustrative lists of ailments would be of primary consideration; serious ailments like neuro- surgery, ophthalmic disorders, heart related problems, renal disorders organ transplantation, congenital disorders, gene therapy, radio-therapy, plastic surgery, joint replacement etc. The basic idea would be that the mission may satisfy about the need of the foreign national to come to India for medical treatment/health enhancement.

VALIDITY OF VISA AND EXTENSION OF VISA

The initial period for such a visa may be up to a period of one year or the period of treatment, whichever is less, which can be extended for a further period of up to one year by the state government/FRROs on production of medical certificate/ advice from the reputed/recognized/specialized hospitals in the country. Any further extension will be granted by the ministry of home affair only on the recommendations of the State Governments/FRROs supported by appropriate medical documents. Such visas will be valid for maximum three entries during one year. State Government/FRROs may permit one additional entry in emergent situations, if required.


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