Wednesday, January 07, 2009

INDIAN MEDICAL TOURISM TO TOUCH RS 9,500 CR BY 2015

India's medical tourism sector is expected to grow at an annual rate of 30 per cent to become a Rs 9,500-crore industry by 2015 as foreign arrivals will increase to avail treatment at lower costs, industry body Assocham said.

"The cost of surgery in India is one-tenth of what it is in the US and Western Europe and sometimes even lesser," the chamber said. Patients from other countries would make India a preferred choice for medical treatment because of cost and competitive factors

The Economic Times

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