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Medical Tourism and Inequity India: The Hyper-Commodification of Healthcare
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Medical Tourism and Inequity India: The Hyper-Commodification of Healthcare
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Medical Tourism and Inequity India: The Hyper-Commodification of Healthcare
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Medical Tourism and Inequity in India
, Kristen Smith explores Indian private hospitals and their role in the global healthcare service supply chain within various religious, social, cultural, historical, and economic contexts. Drawing on critical medical anthropology theories as well as health and human rights perspectives, Smith problematizes the assumed independence between the medical tourism industry, the commodification of the Indian healthcare system, and the local populations facing critical health issues, while highlighting the rapid transformation of healthcare services into merely another global commodity.
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A Conversation with Kristen Smith, author of
Medical Tourism and Inequity in India: The Hyper-Commodification of Healthcare
Medical Tourism and Inequity in India
, Kristen Smith explores Indian private hospitals and their role in the global healthcare service supply chain within various religious, social, cultural, historical, and economic contexts. Drawing on critical medical anthropology theories as well as health and human rights perspectives, Smith problematizes the assumed independence between the medical tourism industry, the commodification of the Indian healthcare system, and the local populations facing critical health issues, while highlighting the rapid transformation of healthcare services into merely another global commodity.
For more information, check out
A Conversation with Kristen Smith, author of
Medical Tourism and Inequity in India: The Hyper-Commodification of Healthcare