| div class="googleright"> | | | | knowledge on hospital management. India offers |
| Standardization has become vital in the medical world. | | | | characteristically high level of medical tourism, which |
| Professional organizations, non-governmental | | | | means that patients coming from abroad enjoy |
| agencies, and other international institutions work to | | | | medical care and experiences that are higher than or |
| make sure that medical training, practices and medical | | | | comparable to standards in their home countries. |
| equipments are standardized around the world. | | | | Another attraction, which drives patients to India, is |
| Medications from prescription drugs to anesthesia are | | | | low-cost treatment. It is estimated that treatment |
| globally available. | | | | costs in India start at around a tenth of the price of |
| Medical tourism is taking advantage of this | | | | analogous procedures in the United States or UK. |
| standardization. Doctors from the developing | | | | Most of the Indian doctors are well educated or |
| countries - many of whom have been trained in the | | | | practiced in the West; so they are expert in their |
| US, Canada or UK or a member of any international | | | | fields. In many of the developed countries people |
| medical association assure their patients that they will | | | | have to wait for a long period to undergo any sort |
| get the same quality treatment as they would get at | | | | of surgery. Hence, these countries have developed |
| home, if not better. | | | | links with India for fast and low cost treatment for |
| India is the most sought after medical tourism | | | | their nationals. The Indian Government has also |
| destination in the world and much of the credit goes | | | | committed some incentives like fast-track visa for |
| to the Indian doctors on account of their global | | | | foreign patients. |