Role Of Globalisation In Health Care

There are at least three general notions of globalisation. (Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla and others, May 2002) First, globalisation refers to the multiplication and intensification of economic, political, social and cultural linkage among people, organisations and countries at the world level. A second dimension is the tendency towards universal application of economic, institutional, legal, political and cultural practices. A third meaning of globalisation is the emergence of significant spill-over to the rest of the world coming from the behaviour of individuals and societies. (Eugenio Diaz-Bonilla and others, May 2002)
The economist Rupa Chanda has indicated that the healthcare sector is among the most rapidly growing in the world economy, and globalisation

2) To study the impact of globalisation on medical tourism in India.
METHODOLOGY
The study is descriptive in nature and based on the secondary data collected from the books, various articles, journals, reports and other valid online resources. The internet, another significant source of information has been used for conducting exhaustive research for medical tourism as well since it is a relatively new concept initiated about 7-10 years ago.
STRUCUTRAL CHANGES IN HEALTH CARE SECTOR DUE TO GLOBALISATION
Globalisation process has its deep impact in bringing about a variety of macro-economic changes in different sectors of Indian economy, and health sector is not going to be an exception of this. Important among these are briefed as under:
 Changes in the facilities and infrastructure : Foreign investments due to globalisation has helped in increasing the physical capacity in health care sector, such as increasing diagnostic facilities, increase in speciality and super speciality hospitals and services. India is also witnessing growth of advanced diagnostic equipments and excellent infrastructure. Apart from just raising funds globalisation has been useful in raising the standards and quality of health care and this made a direct impact on upgrading technology and increasing employment opportunities in health

 Reverse brain drain: The major and very significant impact of globalisation can be seen in reverse brain drain. Due to the entry of better and advanced technology in the country, a movement back to the country is seen in medical professionals at a very high rate.
 Availability of technically supported services: Globalisation had a direct impact on reducing disparity in accessibility of health care services in rural and urban India. Growth of IT has played a crucial role in the provision of telemedicine in India.

 Participation of government in health care services: Taking the advantage of global finances the government is trying level best to provide emergency and general health services to all the classes of society.

 Change in general behaviour of the people towards health: Globalisation has helped in growing awareness and concern about the health of people. They are more aware about the health facilities available in the country. Government and other players through camps, campaigns, advertising and other means trying to reach people with maximum possible health