Hyderabad bets on medical tourism hub

Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy said Hyderabad should become a global medical-tourism hub while inaugurating Apollo Hospitals’ new 400-bed facility in the city’s Financial District on April 27. (thehindu.com) (news.abplive.com) At the event, Reddy said the state government would promote Hyderabad for inbound treatment and proposed a state-backed Health City inside the planned Future City on the outskirts. (news.abplive.com) (thehindubusinessline.com) He also said the government had asked the Centre to help secure direct flights from the Middle East and was working on a “green channel” to move overseas patients quickly from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport to hospitals. (thehindubusinessline.com) (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) (deccanchronicle.com) The hospital opening gave the state a concrete showcase for that pitch. Apollo said the Hyderabad site is its 76th hospital and described it as a 400-bed “smart” facility with digitally connected care systems. (newkerala.com) (malaysiasun.com) Reddy tied the healthcare push to Hyderabad’s existing life-sciences base, saying the city accounts for nearly 40% of India’s bulk drug exports and should capture a larger share of national healthcare services. (thehindu.com) He put a number on that ambition, saying he wants Telangana to contribute around 50% of India’s healthcare infrastructure and services in the future. (thehindu.com) (munsifdaily.com) The state’s argument is that hospitals, airports and pharma manufacturing can be packaged together for foreign patients who already travel to India for lower-cost treatment. Reddy’s remarks focused especially on patients from the Middle East, where direct connectivity can shape hospital choice. (timesofindia.indiatimes.com) (deccanchronicle.com) Apollo framed the new hospital as part of a broader build-out of technology-led care, while the Telangana government framed it as evidence that private hospital expansion can anchor a larger medical-travel strategy. (malaysiasun.com) (thehindu.com) For now, the next step is not another speech but execution: direct flight approvals, airport transfers and whether Future City gets the promised Health City that Reddy outlined on April 27. (thehindubusinessline.com) (timesofindia.indiatimes.com)