Has economic recession helped India Medical Tourism?

There has been an increase of about 30 percent in the number of patients coming to India in the last few months, say a few industry insiders.

The ongoing economic recession is giving positive signs of development for the india medical tourism industry as more and more people are coming to india for expensive medical procedures. These medical procedures has turned much higher after the economic recession has hit the market. According to reports there has been a 30 percent in the number of medical tourists who are coming to india in the last few months.

Most of the people who are coming to india for medical treatments are recommended by people who has already under undergone a treatment in india. In a situation where people in western countries are losing their jobs and their medical coverage got reduced, they cant afford a medical treatments like knee replacement surgery in western countries. Obviously they are looking to india to get it done at an affordable cost.

All those who have undergone medical treatments in india has returned happily in cost wise and with respect to the services offered by the Indian hospitals. People are coming to India not only because the cost of procedures is much less, but the health care facilities are as good as what they would get in their home country.