Indian Healthcare Firm Fostering Medical Treatment in Africa

• India is emerging as a significant destination for healthcare services worldwide, especially in Africa. Its generic medicines are reaching all corners of the country.

• Africa has a huge gap between the demand and supply of medicines, along with a shortage of hospital equipment. According to a National News report, nearly 8 lakh foreigners visited India in the last 3 years for treatment, making it one of the top destinations of medical tourism. 

• Poor medical infrastructure forces medical students from Africa to come to India to pursue their medical dreams and higher studies. 

• With increasing numbers of medical colleges, cheap availability of medicines, low treatment costs, and superior quality healthcare, Indian healthcare firms are expanding in most African countries. 

• Peter Mativo, from Africa, who pursued neurology training in India, says, "Most of us train in India, as Africa is not a developed continent." We have a very poor economy with no medical infrastructure in place or specialised training. ‘I would have never been able to get a specialised degree if I had not opted for India’ says Mr Mativo.

• India is strengthening its ties with Africa. African people are travelling to the best hospitals in India to get their complicated surgeries done.  Also, healthcare companies have gained a reputation among African people. The African continent can flourish with medical services as the two countries strengthen their ties in healthcare development.

          Source- BBC News