Southern states of India, especially, Kerala has developed Health Tourism as one of the products for the promotion of tourism in Kerala. Most hotels and resorts are coming up with the spas and Ayurveda Centers as an integral part in Kerala and with the ultimate aim of of promoting
Medical tourism . India has an international reputation of being a knowledge-based economy. The available talent base of over 500,000 doctors and seven 700,000 nursing professionals, India can provide Medical and Health care of international standard at comparatively low cost.
Many surgical procedures are available at one-tenth the cost of those in developed countries and there is no waiting period for elective surgery. However, he said the situation should not make authorities neglect the healthcare for Indians. There are many areas in which public healthcare needs to advance in order that India’s workers can be a productive force for the global economy. Nearly 80 per cent of spending on healthcare is now in the private sector. India’s pharma sector has done commendable work in bringing low-cost essential drugs to the market, including international markets.
