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Los Angeles/Jan 08, 2024
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In 2022, India’s travel healthcare sector was estimated to be worth US$9 billion and expected to reach $13 billion by 2026
Approximately 2 million patients visit India each year
In Aug 2023, the Government of India’s Ministry of Home Affairs has announced the creation of the Ayush Visa category for foreign nationals at promoting travel healthcare in India
The treatment costs in India start at around one-tenth of the price of comparable treatment in the United States or the United Kingdom.

Why Chennai attracts about 45 percent of health tourists from abroad arriving in the country

Factors behind the tourists inflow in the city include low costs, little to no waiting period,
facilities offered at the specialty hospitals in the city
The city has an estimated 12,500 hospital beds, of which only half is used by the city’s population with the rest being shared by patients from other states of the country and foreigners