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Medical tourism grows exponentially

January 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment

Medical tourism is a recognized industry in the west. When Information Technology, manufacturing and technical support jobs went eastward, nobody even bothered to think that healthcare might take the same road somebody. But it did. And that’s good news for countries like India, Malaysia, Thailand and Philippines.
Medical care in these Asian countries cost just one-tenth […]

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Why more Americans are coming to India for medical treatment?

January 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Health care in the U.S. is expensive. Period. Medical expenditure in U.S. has reached an all-time high of $2 trillion per year. U.S. top the list of nation’s spending on health insurance. But still 46 million Americans continue to live without insurance each year. But health care woes are far from over, even for the […]

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Indian Government acknowledges growth of Medical Tourism

December 9th, 2007 · 4 Comments

As more and more people, hospitals and patients the world over are becoming aware of the growth and potential of Medical Tourism; governments too are awakening to take the necessary steps required to facilitate its growth and popularity in their respective countries.
The Indian Government is one such body which is taking productive measures towards ensuring […]

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