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Hyderabad: Hyderabad, the city of pearls, has always been a favoured destination for healthcare seekers from Middle East, Africa, and South Asian nations. Though the number of patients coming to the city from these countries fell drastically in the past two years due to Covid-19 pandemic, these numbers have started rising at a rapid pace since early 2022. According to the information sourced from various healthcare institutions in the city, more than 2,000 international patients visited Hyderabad and sought medical and surgical help at hospitals here. With international flights getting cancelled and due to stringent lockdowns imposed across many nations, this number fell to below 500 in 2020. Though there was a slight increase in 2021, it is only this year healthcare providers in Hyderabad started receiving queries and patients to match pre-pandemic levels. "Hyderabad is among the most favoured destinations for patients from Africa and other neighbouring nations. I personally had operated on more than 100 patients from various countries. Though the number of international patients seeking medical care in India slumped since the start of 2020, we are receiving queries from patients across many African nations, Bangladesh, etc. since the first quarter of this year," said Dr. Kishore B Reddy, Managing Director, Amor Hospitals. He expects this number to rise further with normalcy returning into peoples' lives. Amor Hospitals is at the forefront of providing world-class treatment to patients seeking advanced orthopedic surgeries, neuro surgeries, and many other complex procedures. "Hyderabad hospitals are home to world-class medical infrastructure, and we maintained our supremacy through the pandemic phase. The city receives many pati ...