Medical Tourism gaining momentum in Kerala
Healthcare industry in India is undergoing unusual expansion. It is already growing at a rate of 30 per cent per annum and is destined to become a global health destination. The high-tech healing centers of the country are going to be the backbone of this health care revolution. Of course, the traditional healing systems of the Country, especially the Ayurveda, can also play a vital role in this movement. Medical tourism is the provision of inexpensive and fast healthcare services for the medical and relaxation needs of the foreign patients in partnership with the tourism industry.
The Ministry of Tourism, the State tourism Boards and the private sector consisting of travel agents, tour operators and hotel companies are all looking at health care and medical tourism in India as an area with tremendous growth potential. (more…)
