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The document discusses the nature and scope of medical tourism. It defines medical tourism as travelling to obtain medical care or travelling across national borders for health care. It then provides a historical perspective on healthcare facilities in India dating back to 405-411 AD. It discusses the types of medical tourism including outbound, inbound, and intrabound. It also outlines the key stakeholders in the Indian medical tourism industry such as the government, private hospitals, and industry chambers. Overall, the summary provides a high-level overview of some of the key topics and historical context covered in the document relating to medical tourism.
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International Summit on Health & Wellness Tourism-Connecting Healthcare 2013
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The document discusses medical tourism in India from the perspective of hospitals. It notes that while India lags in primary healthcare infrastructure compared to other developing nations, costs for procedures in India are much lower than in countries like the US and UK. For hospitals, there are opportunities to generate profits not just from medical procedures but also through premium accommodation, food, and other ancillary services provided to medical tourists. However, hospitals face challenges in differentiating their services for medical tourists and must focus on marketing, quality, and offering comprehensive packages to succeed in medical tourism.
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- 1. NATURE AND SCOPE OF MEDICAL TOURISM Dr Pardeep Poriya Assistant Professor Govt. College, Sector -9, Gurugram
- 2. DEFINITION OF MEDICAL TOURISM Medical tourism is the act of travelling to obtain medical care. Medical tourism is the practice of travelling across national borders to obtain health care.
- 3. HISTORICAL PROSPECTIVE Period Health care Centres 405-411 AD Charitable Dispensaries in Pataliputra 574-879 AD Dispensaries called Vidyasalai in the Deccan 1067 AD 15-bedhospital at Tirumkadul, with physician, surgical, medicinal herb collectors and attendants for patients 1226 AD Maternity home –Cum-hospital-School in Andhra Pradesh 1325-1352 AD 70 Mughal era hospitals in Delhi and 1200 employees 1595 AD Dar-ul- shifa hospital in Hyderabad on Musi river bank
- 4. TYPES OF MEDICAL TOURISM TYPES OF MEDICAL TOURISM OUTBOUND INBOUND INTRABOUND
- 5. STAKEHOLDERS OF INDIAN MEDICAL TOURISM INDUSTRY Govt. of India Private Hospitals MCI Stakeholders Industry Chambers Finance Institutions
- 7. GLOBAL BURDEN OF DISEASE 57.75 23.82% 6.31% 0.26%1.86% Around Globe Asia Africa Europe Oceania America
- 8. MEDICAL TOURIST BY SOURSE AND DESTINATION To From Asia Europe Latin America Middle East North America Africa 95% 4% 1% - - Asia 93% 1% 6% Europe 39% 10% 5% 13% 33% Latin America 1% - 12% 87% Middle East 32% 8% - 2% 58% North America 45% - 26% 2% 27%
- 9. SEARCH FOR MEDICAL DESTINATION ASIA 1. India 2. Malaysia 3. Thailand 4. Singapore 5. ……..
- 10. Procedure UK USD India USD Hip resurfacing 15750 7000 Hip replacement 14000 6190 Coronary bypass 24544 7044 Liposuction 5250 2476 Breast augmentation 7613 2972 Face lift 11813 3750 Abdominoplasty tummy tuck 8418 3001 Borcelain crown 998 133 Full acrylic denture 1750 401 Dental implants 3500 963
- 11. WHY INDIA ? Low Cost :Cost of kidney transplant USA charges 115,000 US dollars, Thailand 32,000, Singapore c 40,230 and in India only 17,000 India saves patients between 65% to 90% of money compared to the cost of similar service in the US Quality/Growth: We have 5097 Hospital, 870161 Hospital beds,1.8 million doctors 737000 nurses, 162 medical colleges . Communication-In India Healthcare Professionals and Doctors communicate with the patients in English Early appointment Reliable: We have world best doctors Cultural Similarity
- 13. MEDICAL TOURIST ARRIVAL Out of 10035803 Tourist, approx. 491755 medical tourist arrived in the year 2017 which is about 5% of total tourist Arrival. So it can be a major game changer for Indian Economy and the prospects of Medical tourism is bright.
- 14. MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS Q 1. What is Medical tourism: A) Travel for Health purposes B) Travel for Business purposes C) Travel for Religious purposes D) Travel for Adventure purposes Q 2. Which one of the followings is not a stakeholders of Medical tourism Industry : A) Govt. of India B) Private Hospitals C) Medical Council of India D) Taj group of Hotels
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- 16. Q 7. Hyderabad is situated on which river A) Indus B) Godavari C) Satluj D) Musi Q 8. Which city is called medical capital of India: A) Bangalore B) Mumbai C) Chennai D) New Delhi
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