Medical Tourism Resumes As 21 Patients From Myanmar Land In India
Medical tourism in India, which was derailed due to COVID-19 restrictions, is getting back on track as 21 patients from Myanmar arrived in New Delhi on February 5. "These patients were chronic cases of kidney, liver and cardiovascular diseases and have been waiting for organ transplants," stated New Delhi's Apollo Hospital. Reportedly, the patients were waiting for ease in travel restrictions as the surgical treatment they need is not widely… read-more
Tags: New Delhi, Apollo Hospital, Myanmar, Medical Tourism
Courtesy: Hindustan Times
Apollo Hospitals Urges Government to Support Medical Tourism
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise urged the government to provide support to the Medical Tourism sector in the country. Apollo Hospitals Group Joint MD Sangita Reddy, said that the sector had high potential for development but had witnessed a downside owing to the pandemic. She stated that the NITI Aayog had also identified the sector as one of the 'major source of forex earning'. "Malaysia had attracted patients, owing to government-level… read-more
Tags: Medical, Patients, Medical Tourism, Apollo Groups
Courtesy: The Economic Times