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India has become the world's leading destination for paediatric cardiac surgery, with several hospitals performing 1,500+ paediatric cardiac procedures per year. From simple ASD/VSD closure to complex single-ventricle palliation, transposition of great arteries (TGA) repair, and Fontan procedures — Indian paediatric cardiac ce...

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Kenya is among the fastest-growing source countries for medical tourism to India. With direct flights from Nairobi (NBO) to Mumbai (BOM) and Delhi (DEL) of just 7–8 hours — the shortest from any African country — India has become the destination of choice for Kenyan patients seeking cardiac surgery, oncology, neurosurgery,...

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CAR-T cell therapy — once available only in the USA and a handful of European centres — is now routinely accessible in India for patients with relapsed/refractory B-cell leukaemia, B-cell lymphoma, and multiple myeloma. With India's indigenous NexCAR19 (approved by CDSCO in 2023, ImmunoACT/IIT Bombay/Tata Me...

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India is Nigeria's leading destination for advanced medical treatment overseas. Patients from Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kano, Ibadan and across Nigeria travel to India each year for cardiac surgery, cancer treatment, neurosurgery, kidney transplant, BMT and complex paediatric care — at 60–85% lower cost than UK or...

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One of the biggest barriers to bone marrow transplant (BMT) for many patients worldwide has been finding a HLA-matched donor. With smaller families in many countries, the chance of having a full HLA-matched sibling is often only 20–30%. India's top BMT centres have now made haploidentical BMT — using a half-matched family do...

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Tanzania has emerged as one of the fastest-growing source countries for medical tourism to India. Thousands of Tanzanian patients travel each year for cardiac surgery, oncology, neurosurgery, spine surgery, kidney transplant and BMT — primarily to hospitals in Delhi NCR, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai. How the Process Works S...

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India continues to strengthen its position as the world's leading destination for international patients in 2026, with the medical tourism sector projected to cross USD 13 billion this year. Patients from over 70 countries — particularly across Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia and South Asia — are travelling to India for everything from...

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