facilities, and above all, the cost-effectiveness of the packages.
Foreigners are less likely to face a language barrier in India. As
Indian hospitals are on par with the best hospitals in Thailand,
Singapore etc, the country may become a preferred medical
destination in the near future. India has much more medical
expertise than countries like Thailand and Malaysia. The
infrastructure in many of India’s hospitals is also excellent. But
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the most significant factor is that the costs are much less, almost
one-third of those in other Asian countries. According to a study
by McKinsey and the Confederation of Indian Industry, medical
tourism in India could become a $1 billion and more in the current
decade. The Indian government predicts that India’s $17-billiona-year health-care industry could grow 13 per cent in each of the
next six years, boosted by medical tourism, which industry