08-04-2022, 08:12 AM
India's lucrative medical tourism sector, hard hit by the pandemic, is growing again as the government lifts restrictions for travellers from across the world.
Every year, thousands of people come to India for medical treatment, mostly from Asian, European, and African countries.
Official data shows that medical tourists make up nearly 7 percent of all international tourists who visited India - about 697,453 people in 2019.
Medical tourism was valued at around US$3 billion in 2015 and was expected to grow to $9 billion in 2020 before Covid-19 struck.
"With removal of lockdown and travel restrictions, Indian medical tourism seeks progress in several critical cases like organ transplants, hair grafts and bariatric surgery," Pratap Kumar, a cosmetic surgeon, told RFI.
"Thanks to our hospitality and rich culture, combined with modern as well as traditional medicine and therapy, we will be back on track in a few months."
Flights resume
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Every year, thousands of people come to India for medical treatment, mostly from Asian, European, and African countries.
Official data shows that medical tourists make up nearly 7 percent of all international tourists who visited India - about 697,453 people in 2019.
Medical tourism was valued at around US$3 billion in 2015 and was expected to grow to $9 billion in 2020 before Covid-19 struck.
"With removal of lockdown and travel restrictions, Indian medical tourism seeks progress in several critical cases like organ transplants, hair grafts and bariatric surgery," Pratap Kumar, a cosmetic surgeon, told RFI.
"Thanks to our hospitality and rich culture, combined with modern as well as traditional medicine and therapy, we will be back on track in a few months."
Flights resume
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