MEDICAL TOURISM IN INDIA - CHALLENGES AND SCOPE IN KAUMARBHRITYA

Abstract

As a tourist destination, India gets a highest place in the world. Foreigners arrive to India not only to sight seen or pilgrims, but also for education, medical treatment, and employment. According to the FTA data Indian tourism is being increased annually. Medical tourism is also one of them and India is the 2nd most popular country in this. Especially Man, Materials and Money are the important factors there. India is rich in skilled human resources like medical specialists, paramedical and supportive staffs and laborers. Materi-als also can be found easily due to developed industries and lots of natural resources. High availability of all these factors lessens the cost. As far as medical tourism is concerned, most sub fertile European couples come to India for the help of Assisted Reproductive Technology, where Indian women are used for surrogacy. They select the Indian women for this purpose due the loose-fitting of rules and regulations in India. But after implantation, those mothers are brought to countries like Dubai as anti-natal sex detection is prohibited in India. So, the process becomes reversed. Ayurveda can help to prevent those incidents be-cause Ayurveda has an excellent methodology to make a better progeny with Rasayana, Vaajeekarana and especially in the field of Kaumarbhritya. Ayurveda Acharyas have mentioned the infertility management, Garbhadhana Samaskara, Garbhini Paricharya, Punsawana Karma etc. to have a healthy child with a desired. Hence necessary steps can be taken by the relevant authorities like AYUSH in order to change the Assisted Reproductive Technology in to Ayurvedic Reproductive Technology.