| Today India offers World Class Medical | | | | of America, United Kingdom and the |
| Facilities, comparable with any of the | | | | middle-east find Indian hospitals a very |
| western countries. India has state of the art | | | | affordable and viable option to coping with |
| Hospitals and the best qualified doctors. | | | | insurance and National medical systems in |
| With the best infrastructure, the best | | | | their respective countries. Travellers prefer |
| possible Medical facilities, accompanied with | | | | to combine their medical treatments with a |
| the most competitive prices, you can get the | | | | visit to the 'exotic east' with their |
| treatment done in India at the lowest | | | | families, visiting places like the Taj Mahal |
| charges. | | | | in Agra, the palaces in Rajasthan, the serene |
| | | | beaches in Goa and the mountains of Kashmir |
| Patients from around the globe are beginning | | | | and the backwaters of Kerela among others. |
| to realize the enormous potential of modern | | | | The total price of an overseas treatment with |
| and traditional Indian medicine. Indian | | | | airfare, hotel accommodation and even a few |
| hospitals, medical establishments and the | | | | days of vacation is often far less than just |
| government of India have also realized the | | | | the procedure cost back in the US or UK. |
| potential of this niche segment and have | | | | |
| begun to tailor their services for foreign | | | | The year 2003 and 2004 saw a trickle of |
| visitors. International marketing divisions | | | | tourists from the healthcare systems of |
| have been set up by most of the top India | | | | western countries seeking medical treatment |
| Hospitals like Apollo, Max, Fortis, | | | | in India. By the year 2005 and 2006 this |
| Wockhardt, etc. Some top medical tourism | | | | became a deluge, much of it propelled by a |
| providers like and are helping the | | | | blast of free publicity from programmes like |
| hospitals in this task. At a regional level, | | | | 60 Minutes. |
| this nascent healthcare industry came to | | | | |
| limelight with the arrival of 'Naby Noor' | | | | Judging by the buzz in the hospital circuit, |
| from Pakistan, who came for her Heart Surgery | | | | it won't be very long before every |
| treatment to a hospital in Bangalore. Quite a | | | | cosmopolitan private hospital offers yoga, |
| few Indian state governments have with time, | | | | ayurvedic massages, aromatherapy, mudbaths, |
| realized the potential of this 'Healthcare | | | | pranic healing, reiki and meditation classes. |
| industry' and have been actively promoting | | | | With time more and more visitors will flock |
| it. | | | | to this part of the globe for their treatment |
| | | | and relaxation needs. |
| Visitors, especially from the United States | | | | |