Gurgaon, Haryana -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/31/2017 -- India is emerging as a leading healthcare provider in Asia. World class healthcare centers like Artemis Hospital, Apollo Hospitals, Fortis Healthcare, etc., are hot spots for medical tourism in India. The country saw an increase of 1,27, 142 foreign patients during 2016, the ministry of State for Tourism and Culture stated recently. This is largely due the country's ability to provide world-class healthcare expertise at developing world costs. High class medical facilities, along with easy access to visa facilities and cheaper air fares are some of the factors that have contributed to make India's medical tourism grow sector in a fast pace.

Medical tourism refers to the trend of people traveling to other countries to get medical treatment. Most medical tourists club sight-seeing and other routine things usually done by regular tourists. Majority of patients from the African continent and visitors from the Middle East and CIS countries prefer to get treatment from India, since it is also recommended by their governments.

According to Dr Giriraj Bora, an organ transplant specialist at Artemis Hospital, majority of medical tourists seek treatment in India either for getting organ transplants, or to seek treatment for medical conditions that have not been diagnosed accurately in their country of origin. Inadequate facilities and lack of expertise to treat severe conditions in their own countries also drives people to seek treatment in India
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The greatest selling point for India's growing medical tourism industry is the low cost of treatment as compared to the other countries who offer medical care of the same standard. Leading healthcare centers like Artemis Hospital offer a wide range of high-end medical services such as laparoscopic and bariatric surgeries, neurological treatment, nephrology and dialysis, Oro Maxillo facial surgery and dentistry, cosmetic and reconstructive surgeries and gastroenterology.

Speaking of the low cost treatment offered by healthcare centers in India, cardio thoracic and vascular surgery expert at Artemis Hospital, Dr Akhil Govil said, "Around 95 per cent of people who travel to Asia for medical treatment end up in India because it's cost-effective. A heart transplant that would cost about $100,000 in New York, can be done only for $7,200 in Delhi. People know that by choosing India, they are going to save almost 80% of the American expenditure."

Other factors also play an important role in drawing medical tourists towards India. There is no waiting period for getting medical treatment in India since the country has a large pool of expert medics, treating all sorts of ailments. All these reasons make India the most favorable destination for medical tourism.

Artemis Hospital
Address: Sector 51, Gurgaon, Haryana-122001
Phone No: +91 11 7111 1011
Website: http://www.artemishospitals.com
Priyam Tyagi: Marketing Manager
Email: priyam.tyagi@artemishospitals.com