Study on the scope for medical tourism in South India

The term medical tourism widely refers to the patients who travel from various parts of the globe as tourist to avail quality treatment at an affordable cost. It also takes the view of expected treatment methods by foreigners in India. Countries like Thailand, Philippines and India are considered as people's most opted medical tourism destinations. Quality of Doctors and surgeons, Visa processing for further treatment and other coordinated services are taken into consideration by the International patients while they choose their destination for medical treatment. This research paper deals with the interdisciplinary sector namely medical and tourism sector and provides a broader scope of Medical Tourism in South India. It provides a brief history of medical tourism and the reasons for international patients choosing South India as their medical tourism destination.