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India Woos Medical Tourists

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the globalization dept.

aspelling writes "It's not only quality hardware and software that can be done in India for a fraction of the cost. BBC reports that India has a generation of world class doctors capable of doing joint replacement, heart, neuro and cancer surgery at their state-of-the-art facilities. Don't be surprised when your physician prescribes you a trip to Bombay. Indian officials are working hard with HMOs around the world to make this dream come true."

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  1. No Way.. Absolutely No Goddamn Way. by DaveRomigh · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    *rant*
    Yknow what? I'd rather take my chances with a hospital in the US instead of being flown halfway across the world to India for ANYTHING - surgery, checkup, prescriptions - ANYTHING having to do with the medical profession.

    We're not talking about outsourcing code writers, or a call center here - we're talking about my life. The people who've been there, and had something done - great, glad for you, wonderful to hear it - but there's quite literally NO damn way I'm getting on a plane for ANYTHING in India. I don't care HOW clean they might claim to be, or how state-of-the-art their facilities are. Not going to happen.

    Find me Kevorkian before that happens.
    */rant*