Medical Tourism Awards 2017 15 Apollo Hospitals received 170,000 foreign patients from 87 countries during 2016-17.9 170,000 200,000 10,000 #2 2015 – 2016 Foreign tourists coming to the country for medical purposes increased 50% to 200,000 in 2016 from 130,000 in 2015 – expected to double in 201710 Indian nurses are among the best in the world. Nearly 1000 recognised nurses-training centres in India, mostly attached to teaching hospitals, graduate nearly 10,000 nurses annually.11 India has the second largest number of accredited facilities7 Indian hospitals admitted 460,000 international patients (2015 – 2016)165,000 admitted to hospitals in India were from Bangladesh58,300 were medical travellers8 Sources:1. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-medical-tourism-asia-fastest-growing-yoga-ayurveda-advantage-healthcare-india-summit-medical-treatment-karnataka-ficci-report-us-russia-saudi-arabia-united-arab-emirates-lifest/1/1068083.html2. https://www.frankit.in/blog/medical-tourism-successful-industry-in-india3. http://www.businessinsider.com/india-is-becoming-a-hub-for-medical-tourists-2014-6?IR=T4. https://www.treatmentabroad.com/destinations/india/why-choose-india5. http://medicaltourism.com/Forms/facts-statistics.aspx6. http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/medical-tourist-arrivals-in-india-up-25-117041900577_1.html7. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/healthcare/biotech/healthcare/indian-medical-tourism-industry-to-touch-8-billion-by-2020-grant-thornton/articleshow/49615898.cms8. https://www.ihmt.global/story/3919. https://www.ibef.org/news/medical-tourism-on-the-rise-in-india10. https://www.ibef.org/news/medical-tourism-on-the-rise-in-india11. http://tourism.gov.in/wellness-medical-tourism