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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
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.