Jaipur high on medical tourism - India News - Webindia123.com
Jaipur high on medical tourism - India News - Webindia123.com
Now Jaipur is plannng a medical tourism strategy... the question is probably who is not planning a medical tourism marketing campaign
Jaipur | February 18, 2006 2:40:59 PM IST
Medical tourism is gaining ground in the Pink City known for its rich history and heritage.
Tourists from Afghanistan and Pakistan are flocking here as they are get cheap and efficient health care services and are treated like a five-star patient, say doctors.
A patient from Afghanistan who has undergone cardiac angioplasty is currently recuperating at city's S K Soni Hospital, informed Dr P D Agarwal, a department head of the hospital.
Dr Agarwal informed the hospital is the first and the only one from the city to be on the panel where foreign patients can be admitted.
A UK based company Fraser Faville Ltd headed by Asmat Hussain, who is of Indian origin, is expected to sign an MoU with the hospital, and will send about 100 patients every year to S K Soni Hospital accouting for a business of Rs three crore.
The company has tied up with Hotel Rajputana Sheraton where the patients can stay and tour around the city before being admitted to the hospital for treatment.
Once the patient is admitted, the responsibility lies with the hospital till he recuperates completely, said Dr Agarwal.
Doctors from UK made a round of the S K Soni hospital and were satisfied with the facilities. There have been queries from Canada and Pakistan, informed Dr Agarwal but the actual patients are yet to come.
British patients are keen to get treated in India, especially at Jaipur as the place is an interesting tourist destination apart from being a centre of modern and advanced medical service.
Also there's a long waiting period for patients in UK under their National Health System (NHS), which often is detrimental to serious patients. Hence they prefer to get treated in India, where luxury and better health care facilities await them.
The S K Soni hospital will put up a stall at the Medical Tourism Expo, 2006 to be held in London from 2-4 June. The stall will showcase Jaipur as a major medical tourism destination and highlights its potential in the field, Dr Agarwal informed.
Now Jaipur is plannng a medical tourism strategy... the question is probably who is not planning a medical tourism marketing campaign
Jaipur | February 18, 2006 2:40:59 PM IST
Medical tourism is gaining ground in the Pink City known for its rich history and heritage.
Tourists from Afghanistan and Pakistan are flocking here as they are get cheap and efficient health care services and are treated like a five-star patient, say doctors.
A patient from Afghanistan who has undergone cardiac angioplasty is currently recuperating at city's S K Soni Hospital, informed Dr P D Agarwal, a department head of the hospital.
Dr Agarwal informed the hospital is the first and the only one from the city to be on the panel where foreign patients can be admitted.
A UK based company Fraser Faville Ltd headed by Asmat Hussain, who is of Indian origin, is expected to sign an MoU with the hospital, and will send about 100 patients every year to S K Soni Hospital accouting for a business of Rs three crore.
The company has tied up with Hotel Rajputana Sheraton where the patients can stay and tour around the city before being admitted to the hospital for treatment.
Once the patient is admitted, the responsibility lies with the hospital till he recuperates completely, said Dr Agarwal.
Doctors from UK made a round of the S K Soni hospital and were satisfied with the facilities. There have been queries from Canada and Pakistan, informed Dr Agarwal but the actual patients are yet to come.
British patients are keen to get treated in India, especially at Jaipur as the place is an interesting tourist destination apart from being a centre of modern and advanced medical service.
Also there's a long waiting period for patients in UK under their National Health System (NHS), which often is detrimental to serious patients. Hence they prefer to get treated in India, where luxury and better health care facilities await them.
The S K Soni hospital will put up a stall at the Medical Tourism Expo, 2006 to be held in London from 2-4 June. The stall will showcase Jaipur as a major medical tourism destination and highlights its potential in the field, Dr Agarwal informed.
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