This study was conducted in three South Asian countries viz: India, Bangladesh and Nepal. In order to gain insights into the trade in health services in India, the study examines the opinions of patients, hospitals owners and doctors involved in this service trade. A total of 190 foreign...

Chapter I. Introduction -- Chapter II. Demystifying Catastrophic Expenses in Indian Health Care Sector -- Chapter III. Health Sector in Bangladesh: Overview -- Chapter IV. Health Sector scenarios in Sri Lanka: Policy designing and implications -- Chapter V. Health Sectors scenarios in Pakistan:...

This book observes that an in-depth study exclusively focusing on health service trade not only strengthens the overall services trade capacity of the South Asian region, but also promotes global as well as regional trade. There is a dearth of analytical research on estimating barriers to trade...