Question

India has emerged as a hotspot for medical tourism. Defend the statement with valid

Answer 1

The given statement is defended as in the recent past India has witnessed many foreign nationals visiting for surgeries, organ transplant, dental and even cosmetic care. The prime reason for this phenomenon can be quoted as: i. Health services in India offer latest medical technologies with qualified professionals.

Answer 2

The arrival of foreigners in India for medical treatment is known as medical tourism. Many nonresident Indians and industrialists and pharmaceutical companies have set up super-specialty hospitals to attract medical tourists.

• Medical tourists come to India to avail themselves of health services that combine the latest medical technologies with qualified professionals and are cheaper as compared to the cost of similar health services in their own countries.
• I will defend the statement as in 2016 more than 2,01,000 foreigners visited India for medical treatment. The reason for this is:

1. For developed countries patients the cost of treatment is less expensive as the cost of major surgeries in India is just 10 % of that in developed countries.
2. Poor country patients get better quality in India.

The given statement is defended as in the recent past India has witnessed many foreign nationals visiting for surgeries, organ transplant, dental and even cosmetic care. The prime reason for this phenomenon can be quoted as:  

• Health services in India offer latest medical technologies with qualified professionals.  
• All these medical services are less costly in India as compared to similar health care services in other countries.

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