India Medical Tourism: Pakistanis Spend the Most Per Patient

[RiazHaq]

As Indian medical visas granted to Pakistani patients regularly make headlines in India, it is hard not to conclude that it's all part of a PR campaign by the Hindu Nationalist Modi government in India.

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What is often left out of the media stories is the minor detail that Pakistanis pay more to use services of for-profit Indian hospitals than do people of other nationalities for such "humanitarian gestures".

Pakistan is an important and lucrative source of medical tourism dollars in India. The kind of facilities Pakistanis pay to use in India are not accessible to poor Indian masses who must rely on India's decrepit public health system.

A 2017 report by Indian ministry of commerce and industry says an average Pakistani spends Rs 187,000 on treatment in India. Those from Bangladesh spend Rs 134,000 on an average, followed by those from Commonwealth countries (Rs 125,000), Russia (Rs 104,000) and Iraq (Rs 98,554).

Times of India quoted Manish Chandra of Vaidam medical travel agency as saying: "This is because Pakistani patients mostly come for organ transplants and heart surgeries for children that are costly." In 2015-16, he said, nearly 166 Pakistanis received treatment in India every month. Top Delhi hospitals, which are frequented by foreign nationals, confirmed this.

Most of the Pakistani patients suffering from liver and heart ailments go to major for-profit hospitals in Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and other cities, according to TOI. The number of Pakistani patients, however, has seen a sharp drop since February this year when the Indian government decided to stop granting medical visas to retaliate after Pakistan handed out a death sentence to Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav. In other words, humanitarian concerns take a back seat to Modi government's policies to assert India's dominance in the region.

The Times of India sums it up the situation as follows: India's imposition of restrictions on the issue of medical visas to Pakistanis has not just affected hundreds of patients from across the border but also dealt a body blow to medical tourism in India.

http://www.riazhaq.com/2017/08/india-medical-tourism-pakistanis-spend.html

 

[chandbibi]

Foreigners have to Pay in US Dollars and considering the USD to Pakistani Rupee exchange rate what else do you expect. LOL...
In every aspect Pakistanis have to show that they are doing some favor on others. Instead of being thankful that Pakistanis are getting affordable quality healthcare in a neighboring country this thread starter american who never posts original links and is trying to get clicks on his blog is indulging in misleading chest thumping. I really feel sad for Pakistanis who are hijacked by such impostors who themselves are sitting pretty in america and spreading negativity which ultimately will cause trouble to common pakistanis.

 

[Dawood Magsi]

hindu hater hazzam from america does not know india is treating pakistanis at low cost since ages , modi came to power in 2014.:biggthumpup:
some patients get treatment free .

India is the largest drugs testing laboratory in the world, all the big farmas test their drugs on Poor Indians, and Indian doctors get massive experience, thats why Peoples visit India for treatment, this including cheap surrogate mothers, otherwise India is worst then Africa when it comes to health facilities.

 

[Indika]

India is the largest drugs testing laboratory in the world, all the big farmas test their drugs on Poor Indians, and Indian doctors get massive experience, thats why Peoples visit India for treatment, this including cheap surrogate mothers, otherwise India is worst then Africa when it comes to health facilities.

another frustrated azmal kassai venting his frustration in front of hazzams ....................[hilar][hilar][hilar]

carry on :lol:


we will keep on treating poor pakistanis despite azmal kassais terrorism .

 

[RiazHaq]

Why India should issue more medical tourism visas to Pakistani nationals

The highest average earnings per patient through export of health services from India comes from Pakistan at $2,906, says survey

http://www.livemint.com/Politics/07vBTKpgakjhxRCsZDwGyI/Why-India-should-issue-more-medical-tourism-visas-to-Pakista.html


The highest average earnings per patient through export of health services from India comes from Pakistan at $2,906. Pakistan is followed by Bangladesh ($2,084), CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) countries ($1,950), Russia ($1,618) and Iraq ($1,530), according to a first of its kind survey on export of health services by Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, under the commerce ministry. This means a patient from Pakistan visiting a hospital in India spends more than people from any other country, boosting India’s foreign exchange reserves.

However, the number of medical visas issued to Pakistani patients in 2015-16 stood at a measly 1,921 compared to 58,360 to patients from Bangladesh and 29,492 to patients from Afghanistan. Due to the low number of medical visas issued, Pakistan contributed only $6 million to India’s services exports compared to $343 million by Bangladesh in 2015-16.

India has emerged as a top-notch destination for medical value travel because of its world-class healthcare facilities and affordable price. India aims to significantly promote medical tourism and has recently liberalized its e-visa system for most of the countries except Pakistan.

In the health tourism portal maintained by the services export promotion council as a one-stop for overseas patients, there is no specific information on how patients from Pakistan can obtain a medical visa. The same information is available for patients from 16 countries, including Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

The tension between the two South Asian neighbours has risen after a Pakistan military court handed a death sentence to captured Indian national Kulbhushan Yadav who Pakistan alleges is an Indian spy. India has denied the charge and has repeatedly asked for consular access to Yadav that Pakistan has refused time and again. There are reports that India may further restrict visas to Pakistani nationals, though another report claims visas will be issued to Pakistan nationals only on medical ground.

Pakistani nationals can get visitor visa of six months to meet relatives or friends or any other legitimate purpose and the duration of stay in India at a time shall not exceed three months. “However, senior citizens (above 65 years of age) or a Pakistan national married to an Indian and their children below 12 years of age accompanying parents may be granted two years visit visa with multiple entries subject to certain conditions,” minister of state in the ministry of home affairs Kiren Rijiju said in response to a question in Rajya Sabha earlier this month.

 

[Dawood Magsi]

another frustrated azmal kassai venting his frustration in front of hazzams ....................[hilar][hilar][hilar]

carry on :lol:


we will keep on treating poor pakistanis despite azmal kassais terrorism .

LoL, Malnutrition and 1300 Years of slavery resulted in brain dead hindus like you who think and talk from their hairy back side, and then laugh for no reason. who let you use Internet in your slum ? get a life

 

[Indika]

Why India should issue more medical tourism visas to Pakistani nationals

The highest average earnings per patient through export of health services from India comes from Pakistan at $2,906, says survey

http://www.livemint.com/Politics/07vBTKpgakjhxRCsZDwGyI/Why-India-should-issue-more-medical-tourism-visas-to-Pakista.html


The highest average earnings per patient through export of health services from India comes from Pakistan at $2,906. Pakistan is followed by Bangladesh ($2,084), CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States) countries ($1,950), Russia ($1,618) and Iraq ($1,530), according to a first of its kind survey on export of health services by Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, under the commerce ministry. This means a patient from Pakistan visiting a hospital in India spends more than people from any other country, boosting India’s foreign exchange reserves.

However, the number of medical visas issued to Pakistani patients in 2015-16 stood at a measly 1,921 compared to 58,360 to patients from Bangladesh and 29,492 to patients from Afghanistan. Due to the low number of medical visas issued, Pakistan contributed only $6 million to India’s services exports compared to $343 million by Bangladesh in 2015-16.

India has emerged as a top-notch destination for medical value travel because of its world-class healthcare facilities and affordable price. India aims to significantly promote medical tourism and has recently liberalized its e-visa system for most of the countries except Pakistan.

In the health tourism portal maintained by the services export promotion council as a one-stop for overseas patients, there is no specific information on how patients from Pakistan can obtain a medical visa. The same information is available for patients from 16 countries, including Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

The tension between the two South Asian neighbours has risen after a Pakistan military court handed a death sentence to captured Indian national Kulbhushan Yadav who Pakistan alleges is an Indian spy. India has denied the charge and has repeatedly asked for consular access to Yadav that Pakistan has refused time and again. There are reports that India may further restrict visas to Pakistani nationals, though another report claims visas will be issued to Pakistan nationals only on medical ground.

Pakistani nationals can get visitor visa of six months to meet relatives or friends or any other legitimate purpose and the duration of stay in India at a time shall not exceed three months. “However, senior citizens (above 65 years of age) or a Pakistan national married to an Indian and their children below 12 years of age accompanying parents may be granted two years visit visa with multiple entries subject to certain conditions,” minister of state in the ministry of home affairs Kiren Rijiju said in response to a question in Rajya Sabha earlier this month.

ha ha ha ha ......................india is looking for dollars from poor pakistanis ?[hilar][hilar][hilar]

 

[HamzaAfzal]

The Indian media portray fake news about free medical services to Pakistani Patients as the situation is quite different Indian government giving visas to Pakistani Patients on regular basis but after that what Indian hospitals do is pathetic as the treatment is very costly and the hospital attitude is quite rude and misbehaving as there are several NGOs in Pakistan providing quality health care treatment to the local patients.

 

[RiazHaq]

Why do so many Indians travel abroad for medical treatment? Why did Sonia Gandhi go overseas for treatment in March 2017?

Why do Indians import almost all of their surgical instruments from Pakistan? Why do Indians depend heavily on Chinese imports for almost everything? Why don't they do it all themselves?


Or for that matter, why do nations trade? Why does't each nation make everything and provide all services within the country? Surely, a nation as large as India with over a billion strong consumer market should be able to do that?

Why does US depend so heavily on Chinese imports? Even for critical parts of their advanced fighter jets and other defense equipment? Surely, a nation as advanced as US should do it all themselves.

 

[RiazHaq]

Here's a Times of India report on India's dependence on surgical equipment imports from Pakistan:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/here-is-one-surgical-strike-from-pakistan-indians-eagerly-await/articleshow/59837835.cms

Call it a case of surgical strikes with a difference. It involves Pakistan and cross-border targets, but in this case India is continually at the receiving end, and happily so.

Suppliers in India eagerly await the next consignments of surgical instruments from across the border, where a pre-Partition industry set up in what is now Pakistan's Punjab province continues to produce more competitive surgical instruments.

The worsening of political ties between the two countries notwithstanding, India imports scissors, forceps and other surgical instruments such as needle holders and retractors from Pakistan, not only for domestic use but also for export to Afri can countries, among others.

Indian artisans sought to compete with their Pakistani counterparts but eventually gave up, suppliers told ET. "These instruments are manufactured with the aid of hammer forging, a technique available in Pakistan," said Vipin Yadav, owner of Leo Manufacturer Manufacturers.

"Setting up an industry having this technique will entail substantial cost, which we won't be able to bear without government support. While we manufacture 50 pieces a day, Pakistan, with the help of hammer forging, produces 5,000 pieces a day. And at a much cheaper price."