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Medical tourism is a growing sector in India.

A Bangladeshi woman Shefali Begam waiting with her 64 years father’s dead body in Sealdah station for the official procedure during the death in train in Kolkata , India on Friday , 17th June , 2016 . 64 years old Shamsul Haque died due to heat stroke in a Bongaon – Sealdah local train on the way to Kolkata . He is travelling to Kolkata for medical treatment. A huge number of patient come from Bangladesh in Kolkata, even few of them take illegally entry in India. Medical tourism is a growing sector in India. In October 2015, India's medical tourism sector was estimated to be worth US$3 billion. It is projected to grow to $7-8 billion by 2020. (Photo by Sonali Pal Chaudhury/NurPhoto)

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Photo ID	#1276603
Date Taken	17 June 2016
Location	N/A
Photographer	Sonali Pal Chaudhury/NurPhoto
Category	Health
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Sonali Pal Chaudhury/NurPhoto

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