India’s focus on complex surgeries, including cardiac procedures, organ transplants, and orthopaedics, has boosted its medical tourism sector, according to the January 2025 Tourism Watch Quarterly Report published by the World Bank Group. The report notes that initiatives like the e-Medical Visa and marketing campaigns like ‘Heal in India’ have further bolstered the industry. In 2023, the country attracted 476,000 foreign patients, which is among the highest in the world.
To secure a share in this growing industry, the World Bank Jobs Accelerator technical assistance is working with the Tamil Nadu government on both the tourism and health sectors to establish an institution to promote medical tourism,…
