Manipal Hospitals brings awareness about medical tourism in Association with Ghana Journalists Association (GJA)

The healthcare sector has experienced significant challenges resulting from the COVID pandemic. The virus hampered the treatment for patients who needed to fly to India for better treatments and procedures. The situation is gradually beginning to normalize, and foreign travel restrictions have been eased in India.
Earlier, due to the pandemic, medical tourism had suffered major setbacks and patients had to postpone their surgeries and other treatments due to travel restrictions. This impacted many lives and made the patient’s conditions even worse, increasing the morbidity and mortality risk associated with treatable and preventable health conditions. The delay also contributed to the reported excess deaths indirectly related to COVID-19. Many hospitals after the ease on travelling, have started extending their services to the international patients who wish to seek treatment in India for their medical conditions.
Manipal Hospital is urging patients not to delay any further in their treatments and surgeries. With outstanding equipment, world-class technology, and a team of experienced doctors, the hospital is delivering healthcare services to international patients while adhering to strict safety standards. At the same time, the Manipal Overseas Patient Care Centre provides great services for its international patients, such as visas, transportation, insurance, and many others. Despite the pandemic, the hospital has successfully handled cases of critical patients who required kidney, liver, and heart transplants. With international borders opening up, the hospital is now able to use its air ambulance services for patients in different countries.

Mr. Karthik Rajagopal, COO, Manipal Hospital Enterprise, said, “Manipal Hospitals has always believed in making healthcare accessible to everyone. Many patients had to postpone their treatments due to the pandemic, but now that the COVID cases in India have been brought under control and international crossings are opening, we are glad to offer our services to our overseas patients. It is now critical to recognize that delaying both emergency and routine medical care will increase the danger of the underlying diseases worsening and may result in mortality. With the opening of international borders, we can now continue to assist overseas patients who have had their procedures postponed due to the pandemic and travel restrictions. Nothing brings us more joy at Manipal Hospital than giving our patients a new lease on life, and we encourage our patients not to delay their treatment or surgeries. We are now prepared to maintain the same level of confidence and clinical excellence among international patients, thanks to our amazing team of doctors. “Meeting was also chaired by Dr. Vidhyadhara S., HOD & Consultant, Spine Surgeon, Manipal Hospitals, Madhur Gopal, AVP, Marketing, Manipal Hospitals, India & Vikas Tayer, AVP & Head International Healthcare Services, Manipal Hospitals,
Linda Asante-Agyei (Mrs), Vice-President, Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Ghana We are delighted to be a part of the Manipal Hospitals group, which comes with a decade old experience of relentless effort in building healthcare industry. As a pioneer in healthcare, Manipal Hospitals is among the top healthcare providers in India serving over 4.5 million patients annually. Its focus is to develop an affordable, high-quality healthcare framework through its multispecialty and tertiary care delivery spectrum and further extend it to out-of-hospital care. The integrated network today has a pan-India footprint of 27 hospitals across 15 cities with 7,600+ beds, and a talented pool of 4,000 doctors and an employee strength of over 20,000.
Manipal Hospitals provides comprehensive curative and preventive care for a multitude of patients from around the globe. Manipal Hospitals has also been recognized as the most respected and patient-recommended hospital in India through various consumer surveys.
The medical tourism industry seems to be getting better as the pandemic subsides and the situation improves, patients are coming for treatments that they had to postpone due to the pandemic. Patients with chronic illnesses and those in need of organ transplants are increasingly traveling to other countries for treatment.