India needs to offer tax incentives, push health startups to make country global medical hub: ReportA new report suggests India should offer tax incentives to hospitals treating international patients and support health-tech startups to be...
17 Jul, 2025, 04.10 PM IST
Bangladesh crisis crash-lands on Indian tourismPolitical unrest in Bangladesh is causing a significant drop in inbound tourism to India. Bangladeshi travelers, who usually make up 23% of...
19 Aug, 2024, 08.19 AM IST
'Heal in India': Government plans interpreters, special desks at 10 airports for ease of overseas patientsThe Health Ministry, in collaboration with the National Health Authority, has developed a multi-lingual portal which would be a one-stop sh...
07 Aug, 2022, 04.30 PM IST
Govt plans easy visa norms, boosting medical infra in select cities to attract more foreign patientsThe Union Health Ministry is collaborating with Tourism, Ayush, Civil Aviation ministries, hospitals and other stakeholders to build a road...
25 Jun, 2022, 06.05 PM IST
Medical tourism sector needs government support to get back on its feet: Sangita Reddy"Medical value travel tourism is still nascent in India and holds great potential. Niti Aayog has identified medical value travel as one of...
27 Sep, 2020, 11.02 AM IST
New itineraries: Four key tourism trends that shatter some mythsThe tourism landscape is seeing interesting changes, here are four trends that are at the shattering myths.
29 Sep, 2019, 09.17 AM IST
Bangladesh, Nepal trial bus service reaches IndiaThe buses left Dhaka for Kathmandu yesterday and reached Siliguri, in India, around 4.15pm today, officials said.
24 Apr, 2018, 08.44 PM IST
New policy on the cards to boost medical tourismMedical tourism in India is projected to be a $9 billion opportunity by 2020. Currently, medical tourism industry is pegged at $3 billion.
24 Oct, 2017, 12.27 PM IST
Government eases restrictions for Bangladeshi nationals at 24 airportsBagdogra in West Bengal has also been opened to Bangladeshi nationals, though it has not yet formally been declared an international airpor...
06 Jun, 2017, 07.01 PM IST
This startup is eyeing a healthy dose of medical tourismOxa recently received pre-seed funding of $200,000 from Idein Ventures, which recently roped in Zoomcar cofounder David Back as its entrepr...
26 May, 2017, 12.23 AM IST
Maharashtra aims to become top medical tourism destination"Our objective is to provide infrastructure, hospitals and medical facilities in Pune, Nagpur and other centres across the state," she adde...
28 Nov, 2016, 09.00 PM IST
Medical tourism sees healthy growth: 1.3 lakh visas in 2015The tourism ministry has been working to encourage medical tourism and has also recently constituted the National Medical and Wellness Tour...
28 Jul, 2016, 11.10 AM IST
Indian medical tourism industry to touch $8 billion by 2020: Grant ThorntonAccording to a CII - Grant Thornton white paper, cost is a major driver for nearly 80 per cent of medical tourists across the globe.
01 Nov, 2015, 12.18 PM IST
Quick visa for SAARC patients to boost India's medical tourismThese are countries that lack tertiary care and hence patients come looking for medical expertise and world class healthcare.
28 Nov, 2014, 04.23 PM IST
Government okays free medical visas for Maldivians for 90 daysIn a move which will come as a boost for the medical tourism, government has allowed free medical visas for Maldivian nationals for 90 days.
23 Jan, 2014, 10.15 PM IST
- International Wellness Card launched
Facilitating easy medical access to patients from abroad, healthcare major Prime India today launched the International Wellness Card here.
14 Mar, 2012, 11.16 PM IST
- Tamil Nadu to establish tourist desks at hospitals
With many hospitals in the state offering world-class medical facilities, the Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation will soon launch a...
22 Aug, 2007, 10.30 AM IST