Medical tourism in India a case study of Lucknow and Varanasi

Abstract

Medical tourism comprises a phenomenon where over five million patients a newlineyear are traveling across international borders to obtain various forms of health care. newlineMost of these patients travel from developed countries to developing countries, newlineseeking highly invasive medical treatments to less invasive and recreational medical newlineprocedures. By the year 2012, the medical tourism industry generated over $100 newlinebillion with over 50 countries making it a priority in trade for their country. With newlineactive government promotions, India has become one of the leading destinations for newlinemedical tourism. newline