The rising cost of health care in many Western countries means that more and more people are heading to low cost hospitals in India for treatment.
It is estimated that this type of medical tourism could generate more than $3bn a year for India. So could the Indian model of offering cutting-edge [...]

India’s health industry fights superbug source claims.
India’s healthcare system has hit the headlines thanks to claims that a new superbug can be traced back to the country’s hospitals.
Foreign patients have been warned against travelling to India for treatment. The government has reacted strongly, questioning the report and its findings.
Video report here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-11058567

Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, celebrates medical breakthrough In Cardiac Care. Marks the successful completion of 25,000 coronary bypass procedures including 10,000 beating heart coronary bypass operations.
Apollo Hospitals Group, one of the largest cardiovascular groups in the world crossed another landmark in its contribution to heart care in India. Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, completed 10,000 coronary bypass operations [...]

Suneeta Reddy: ‘Medical Tourism Is a Huge Market’
Medical tourism – the phenomenon in which hospitals in emerging markets offer “sun, sand and surgery” at low prices to patients from North America and Europe – is gaining in popularity. While India lags behind countries like Thailand as a result of airport infrastructure and other bottlenecks, health [...]

The Guardian tells the story of how Florida-resident Steve Herzfield turned to globalization in order to care for his aging parents:
“Once staff had been found, he could give his parents a much higher standard of care than would have been possible in the US for his father’s income of $2,000 (£1,200) a month. In India [...]

Max Healthcare in India provides world class medical care with top quality facilities for heart surgery, neuro surgery, joint replacement surgery and many more at an affordable cost.

The most common treatments currently offered in India are heart surgery, knee transplant, cosmetic surgery and dental care. The [...]

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CNN’s “Vital Signs” takes a look at medical travel and finds a combination of low prices and high-quality care is transforming India into a hot medical tourism destination.

Shobana Kamineni: ‘India Is a Nascent Country in Terms of Health Care’
By continually adopting cutting-edge technology and entering new sectors such as health insurance and pharmaceutical retailing, Apollo Hospitals, Asia’s largest health care provider, has helped to shape India’s medical landscape. At the recent Wharton India Economic Forum in Philadelphia, India Knowledge@Wharton spoke with Shobana [...]