Medical Tourism & Health Care Hosting
Integral Liberation, Vol. 12, No. 1, p. 32, April 2008
3 Pages Posted: 11 Aug 2010
Date Written: April 11, 2008
Abstract
In the last decade India’s healthcare sector has been becoming global. Medical tourism is an example of how India is profiting from globalisation. It is a new form of consumer diplomacy, whereby foreigners who receive medical services in India help the country to promote itself as a business and tourism destination. In this age of globalisation, patients are shopping for affordable healthcare worldwide, giving rise to the phenomenon known as Medical Tourism. India is emerging as a preferred destination because it has a large number of hospitals with world-class infrastructure, equipment and many competent medical practitioners
Keywords: Medical Tourism, Health Care Hosting
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