Medical tourism yet to recover as West Asia conflict disrupts patient travel

Medical tourism yet to recover as West Asia conflict disrupts patient travel

Chennai: Travel disruptions stemming from the West Asia conflict continue to weigh on India’s medical tourism sector, with overseas patient inflows yet to return to earlier levels. The region accounts for a substantial share of overseas patients visiting India’s nearly $9-billion medical tourism market.Although hospital operators have begun to see early signs of improvement from…

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Union Budget 2026: Govt waives customs duty on cancer and rare disease drugs — key health sector updates – The Times of India

Union Budget 2026: Govt waives customs duty on cancer and rare disease drugs — key health sector updates – The Times of India

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, presenting her ninth consecutive Union Budget on Sunday, announced several major healthcare measures, including customs duty waivers on 17 cancer drugs and duty exemptions for medicines for seven rare diseases. The finance minister highlighted India’s economic stability, fiscal discipline, and sustained growth under the Narendra Modi-led NDA…

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