1. The Health Travelers
Medical Tourism
Presented by :
Anamika Chakraborty(F11064)
Elizabath Eappen (F11076)
Sherin Thomas (F11109)
Swarupa Rani Sahu (F11116)
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5. Medical Tourism- What is it?
• Rapidly-growing practice of travelling across
international borders to seek healthcare
services
• “35% growth in outbound health care tourism
expected in 2012” – TravelMarketReport
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6. Why is it gaining popularity?
• Cost of Medical treatment is lesser
Third World Countries Serving First
World Treatment
• Surrounding tourist areas
• Savings
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7. Who are the medical
touristS?
• Domestic Medical Tourist
– Patients within country
• International Medical Tourist
– Patients outside country
• USA
• UK
• Bangladesh
• Middle East
• Nigeria
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8. Why International Medical
Tourist
• High Cost, Medical Insurance not fully covered
(US)
• Long waiting queue (UK)
• Lack of top notch medical facilities (Middle
East – High Purchasing Power)
• No adequate facilities (Bangladesh, Nigeria)
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9. India - A preference
• Low Cost
• English speaking people- Advantage
• Qualified, Specialized Doctors
• Indian Nurses – Compassionate and Serving
(Human Touch)
• Exotic Tourist Destination
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10. India – cheaper treatment
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11. What we
can offer?
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12. What we can offer?
• HEART: Coronary angioplasty, Coronary artery
bye pass graft, Heart Valve
repair/replacement, correction of congenial
abnormalities
• EYE: Cataract and refractive and vitreo- retinal
surgeries, diabetic retinopathy, corrective
surgery for glaucoma.
• SKIN: Treatment of vitiligo, botulium toxic
treatment for facial wrinkles.
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13. What we can offer?
• EAR, NOSE and THROAT: Restoration of Hearing,
Nose Reshaping, Sinus Surgery, Snoring and
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Laryngeal Cancer.
• TEETH: Ceramic Crowns and Bridges, Teeth
Whitening, Implantation and Root Canal Therapy
• JOINTS: Joint Replacement Surgery, Hip Joint
Resurfacing, Arthroscopic Surgery.
• INFERTILITY: Assisted reproduction.
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14. What we can offer?
• TRANSPLANTAION: Kidney, liver, bone marrow,
peripheral stem cell.
• COSMETIC SURGERIES: Face lift, Breast
Augmentation/ Reduction, Waist Reduction,
Liposuction
• TRADITIONAL THERAPIES AND TREATMENT:
Ayurveda, Yoga, natural therapy
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15. Facts
• “Medical tourism industry in Kerala is
expected to be worth $4billion by 2017”- CII
McKinsey Report
• Germany, France, Switzerland, US – Ayurveda
• West Asia, UK – Modern Medicine
• 1.6 Million Americans to travel outside for
medical treatments
• Gulf countries alone spend an estimate $27
billion in 2000
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16. Facts
• $100 billion market growing at over 20% a
year – CII & McKinsey Company Report
• Around 1.3 million medical travelers earning
about $1 billion by just 5 countries
• Afro-Asian people spend as much as $20
billion a year on medical care outside their
countries.
• Nigerians alone spend an estimate $1 billion a
year.
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17. Barriers
• Extension of visa period for medical tourist
• Lack of Government spending
• Marketing
• Facilities
• Insurance coverage
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18. What can be done?
• Tie Up with multinational insurance
companies
• Seminars and Exhibitions
• Accreditation of hospitals by foreign agencies
• Tie up with tour operators
• Telemedicine facilities
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19. Thank You
Anamika Chakraborty
(F11064)
Elizabath Eappen (F1107
Sherin Thomas (F11109)
Swarupa Rani Sahu
(F11116)
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11 Oct 2012