Government launches website to boost medical tourism in India
The Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry along with ministries of Tourism and Health has launched a website designed to promote India as a premier healthcare destination.
The website is a single-source platform providing a comprehensive information to medical travelers on the top healthcare institutions spread across major cities of the nation —highlighting its speciality in various medical treatment, wellness and rejuvenation, and Ayurveda & Alternative medicine.
Over the years, India has grown to become a top-notch destination for medical value travel because it scores high over a range of factors that determines the overall quality of care,” the website, indiahealthcaretourism.com reads that also supports Arabic, Russian and French languages.
Once the traveler selects one or a few hospitals from the portal, an ID is provided used to stay connected with the respective hospital staff.
In addition, the hospital would also provide assistance to the medical travelers in obtaining medical visas. It sends them an invitation letter which needs to be presented at the ‘Embassy’ or ‘High Commission’ of India based in their respective country.