Question

"India has emerged as the leading country of medical tourism in the world." Examine the statement.

Answer 1

1. About 55,000 patients from U.S.A. visited India in 2005 for treatment. This is still a small number compared with the millions of surgeries performed each year in the U.S. healthcare system.
2. World class hospitals located in metropolitan cities cater to patients all over the world.
3. Hospitals in India, Switzerland and Australia have been performing certain medical services – ranging from reading radiology images, to interpreting Magnetic Resonance Images (MRIs) and ultrasound tests.