India is seeing more medical tourists from China

 28-Aug-17, Global Times

A growing number of not-so-wealthy sick Chinese are traveling to India for medical treatment, attracted by its relatively low medical costs, wide range of medication to choose from and its internationally-proven medical expertise.

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The growing demand has led to an increasing number of companies in China providing medical tourism services in India, targeting Chinese patients from third- and fourth-tier cities.

While China sets strict barriers and hefty prices on imported drugs, India has long been known as the 'pharmacy of the developing world', largely because the Indian government has granted compulsory licenses for expensive drugs so Indian manufacturers can produce these drugs without fear of being prosecuted under patent law.

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