The medical tourism sector in India is seeing a gradual increase and recovery after the stall due to the Coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdown. In 2015, the number of foreign tourists coming to India for treatments was 2,33,918. In 2016, these figures crossed 4 lakhs, subsequently hitting 4,95,056 in 2017 as per data provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs.

 

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There is no doubt that this year due to the COVID pandemic, this number has seen a significant hit. However, with India slowly relaxing air travel through direct agreements with select countries, private hospitals in the country have restarted admitting emergency cases from other countries.

 

As per data provided by the Ministry of Tourism, India witnessed 6.97 lakh international patients enter the country on a medical visa in 2019, roughly accounting for 6.9 percent of all foreign tourists coming into India at the time. Though there is no data released yet detailing foreign tourist arrivals in India in 2020, it is safe to assume that the lockdown and the pandemic severely affected those numbers.

 

The medical tourism sector in India was in dire need of government intervention to restart post the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Not just that, but the medical tourism sector in most Asian countries such as Thailand, Singapore, and Malaysia was affected as well.

 

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The central government has often emphasized the importance of medical tourism. To this end, the Ministry of Tourism has created guidelines for the promotion of medical tourism in India to enable the development of Wellness and Medical Tourism as a niche product in the country. As per these guidelines, assistance will be provided to eligible stakeholders, as per the Minister of State for Culture and Tourism.

 

To this end, GoMedii, a medical tourism and treatment partner for international patients, is working closely with some of the best hospitals and healthcare professionals in India. With government relaxations coming into place and the lockdown easing international travel, GoMedii is closely assisting international patients in their healthcare journey to India.

 

Playing the role of a medical treatment partner to international patients, GoMedii is assisting patients with all aspects of their journey, including accommodation, and medical visa services.

 

GoMedii is one such medical tourism partner that is actively working towards the betterment of the medical tourism industry in India, along with providing international patients a painless way to come to India for treatments. To find out more or to pursue treatment in India, drop a query here and the team will get back to you as soon as possible.

 

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