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Tamil Nadu:A New Indentity of Medical Tourism in India


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Medical tourism is becoming a popular option for tourists across the globe. It encompasses primarily and predominantly biomedical procedures, combined with travel and tourism. The Indian medical tourism industry is presently at a nascent stage, but has an enormous potential for future growth and development. Chennai has the flagship branch of Asia’s biggest health care provider, the award-winning Apollo Hospitals. Tamil Nadu contributes 40 per cent of India’s medical tourism industry. The objective of this paper is to study the growth of medical tourism in Tamil Nadu.

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Medical Tourism, Hospital, Patient, Health Tourism.
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Sukanta Sarkar
Department of Social Science and Humanities, Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India University, Agartala, Kamalghat (Tripura), India

Abstract


Medical tourism is becoming a popular option for tourists across the globe. It encompasses primarily and predominantly biomedical procedures, combined with travel and tourism. The Indian medical tourism industry is presently at a nascent stage, but has an enormous potential for future growth and development. Chennai has the flagship branch of Asia’s biggest health care provider, the award-winning Apollo Hospitals. Tamil Nadu contributes 40 per cent of India’s medical tourism industry. The objective of this paper is to study the growth of medical tourism in Tamil Nadu.

Keywords


Medical Tourism, Hospital, Patient, Health Tourism.

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