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Question
"India has emerged as the leading country of medical tourism in the world." Examine the statement.
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Solution
- 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.
- World class hospitals located in metropolitan cities cater to patients all over the world.
- 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.
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