India has number of hospitals offering world class treatments in nearly every medical sectorsuch as cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, joint replacement, orthopaedic surgery, gastroenterology, ophthalmology, transplants and urology to name a few.
The various specialities covered are Neurology, Neurosurgery, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Rheumatology, Endocrinology, ENT, Paediatrics, Paediatric Surgery, Paediatric Neurology, Urology, Nephrology, Dermatology, Dentistry, Plastic Surgery, Gynaecology, Pulmonology, Psychiatry, General Medicine & General Surgery.For its quality of services and the infrastructure available, India is attracting a vast pool of tourists from the middle east, Africa etc. • Affordable costs : With 50 million Amercians without health insurance and waiting lists for state- run facilities often endless in the UK,Canada and Europe, foreigners are increasingly flocking to India because it offers quality treatment at a fifth of the cost abroad. In India, complicated surgical procedures are being dine at 1/10th the cost as compare with the procedures in the developed countries.
Vast supply of qualified doctors • International Reputation of hospitals and Doctors Weakness The weakness are as follows : • No strong government support/ initiative to promote medical tourism. • Low coordination between the various players in the industry- airline operators, hotels, and hospitals.
