‘Heal in India’: Govt plans interpreters, special desks at 10 airports for ease  of overseas patients

New Delhi: Interpreters and special desks at 10 airports, a multi-lingual portal and simplified visa norms are going to be the highlights of the government’s “Heal in India” initiative to boost medical tourism.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to announce the initiative on August 15 and the Health Ministry is putting finishing touches to its various aspects and measures for ease of overseas patients.
The government has identified 44 countries from where a large number of people visit India for medical purposes, official sources told the media agency, adding the cost and quality of treatment invthese nations were aldo taken into account.