Medical tourism in New Delhi witnesses good times

Wednesday, October 19, 2022

After a pause of two years, medical tourism in New Delhi is once again witnessing better times with patients visiting from Bangladesh, Iraq, Uzbekistan and Kenya. Majority of the patients visiting India are opting for cardiac surgery and liver, kidney and bone marrow transplants.

This development of medical tourism in New Delhi can be attributed to the easing of the third wave of the pandemic, relaxed restrictions and removal of government quota in private hospitals. These remained stationary for more than two years.

Abdul Karim from the Gambia who visited India for the hernia operation of his wife said that the treatment has brought back their smiles. He said that all provisions for the operation were made by the Gambian health ministry.

In 2020-21, medical tourism in India had dropped to almost 33 per cent. It increased to 50 per cent in 2021-22. In the first half of this year, it surpassed the pre-pandemic stages.

Fortis Hospitals said that there were 45,000 foreign patients in the hospital in 2019-2020. The number dropped to 14,000 in 2020. Till September, the number of patients increased to 17,000.

Nevertheless, the pattern of medical tourism has shifted after the pandemic. Previously, Delhi used to witness the majority of tourists from Afghanistan. However, since the coup by the Taliban, the number of patients from the country has reduced considerably.

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