The present day fast-paced and stressful lifestyle of individuals is taking a toll with more people being affected by various illnesses. Today there are more patients with a heart or kidney ailment than there were a decade ago. While the patient list is fast growing, the number of hospitals is not increasing at a similar rate and even if there are the required medical facilities, the high cost of the treatment stands as a deterrent factor.
Medical treatment in another country is therefore, fast catching up. The concept is termed as medical tourism and it refers to the private medical care provided for overseas patients in a cost-effective manner. Globalization has made the world a smaller place and people are traveling to other countries for getting treatment for their medical problems. India is fast developing as a haven for medical treatment as not only is the quality of healthcare in India at par with that of the US and countries of the EU but also because the treatment in India is available at a fraction of the cost as compared to the western countries.
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