Why Should I Choose India for Medical Tourism?

Why Should I Choose India for Medical Tourism?

Medical Tourism India

India as diverse in everything is also becoming a major health care centre in the world. This wonderful country is a treasury of health, as it had been for thousands of years. India offers world-class medical facilities, comparable with any western country. India has some of the best hospitals, with superior infrastructure, the best possible medical facilities and highly qualified team of doctors and specialists along with the most competitive prices. This is what makes India one of the best countries for medical tourism.


Medical Tourism

Medical tourism is a form of health tourism where people travel from one country to another for the purpose of obtaining medical treatment in that country. It can be broadly defined as provision of ‘cost-effective’ private medical care, in collaboration with the tourism industry, for patients who need surgical and other forms of specialized treatment.

This process is being facilitated by the corporate sector involved in medical care as well as the tourism industry, both private and public. It is being actively promoted by the government’s official policy in most of the developing countries. The high skill level of the medical industry in the country combined with the lowest medical fee is what makes India such a great destination for healthcare.


Why Choose India for Medical Tourism?

India’s history in medicine dates back to the Atharva Veda, the first Indian text dealing with medicine. India’s medical history is a truly inspiring one. Some of the traditional treatment therapies such as the Ayurveda and Yunani that are world famous have been passed down through hundreds of generations.


In This Day and Age, Medical Tourism Services in India are as Good as Anywhere Else in the World. The Country Now Has the Best of Everything:

  • Best specialists
  • Best nurses
  • Best technology
  • Best translators

Most hospitals have also begun administering personalized medical tour packages for tourists at highly affordable prices. A number of medical tourism hospitals in India are accredited by international institutes and offer premiere treatment at a rate almost 40 to 50 percent less than that of any European or American country.


Advantages of Medical Tourism in India

India, as a major healthcare centre, has one of the best qualified and skilled professionals in each and every field. This fact has now been realized the world over and hence, more and more patients are visiting India to get some of the best treatment options.

India, with its world-class facilities and technologies, is a very lucrative medical tourism destination for people wanting to undergo treatment for certain medical problems that do not need immediate emergency treatment. Some of the advantages of coming to India for medical treatment include:

  • Highly qualified physicians, surgeons and support staff
  • Internationally accredited medical facilities
  • High-end and modern technologies
  • Treatment costs lower than the US and the UK by at least 60-80%
  • No waiting list
  • English-speaking staff
  • A destination for alternative therapies such as Ayurveda, Yoga and Meditation, and Therapeutic Massage

The Indian healthcare industry is growing rapidly and is expected to become a $280 billion industry by 2020. It’s just a matter of time before India takes over as the world’s largest health travel destination.

Reviewed By:

Dr. Kaushal M. Bhavsar (MBBS, MD)

Assistant Professor in Pulmonary Medicine, GMERS Medical College, Ahmedabad