February 22, 2025 06:08 AM IST
Apollo Hospital said it aims to work with the government's “India of Healing” initiative, which aims to make India a global leader in healthcare and traditional healthcare.
India's medical tourism industry has been affected following the Bangladesh visa ban, with the number of patients seeking treatment in India dropping markedly, according to Sangita Lady, co-managing director of Apollo Hospital Enterprises on Friday. said in. She was speaking in the 12th edition of International Health Dialogue 2025.
Lady pointed out the need for a liberal visa policy to encourage international patients to boost medical tourism. “Looking at our neighbouring countries such as Thailand, Turkey, the Philippines and Singapore, we provide arriving visa facilities for medical tourists. We will enhance the ease of patient intrusion, speed up the visa process, and We are calling on the government to promote medical tourism in India,” she added.
Apollo Hospital said it aims to work with the government's “India of Healing” initiative, which aims to make India a global leader in healthcare and traditional healthcare. India attracts medical tourists from the US, UK, China and several Asian and African countries.
Meanwhile, Preetha Reddy, chairman of the Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Executive Bice, highlighted the need for reforms in medical education. “Because of limited number of graduate seats, we focus on high-level undergraduate physicians. We work with a variety of stakeholders to train you to become a highly skilled clinician. We're creating modules,” she added.
Union Minister JP Nadda, who also attended the event, noted that India's out-of-pocket medical spending has fallen from 64.2% to 39.4% over the past decade. He said India is poised to lead the global healthcare transformation.
Separately, Apollo Hospital has announced plans to add 3,000 beds to the entire network over the next five years. £6,000 crores.
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