| No doubt that a large number of tourists come to | | | | Vellore. All these hospitals are equipped with state |
| India to enjoy its climate fairs and culture. But the | | | | of the art medical facilities. They keep on |
| number of medical tourists is equally impressive. | | | | researching about new disease and the ways to |
| The number of people who come to India for | | | | counter them. They regularly send their doctors |
| medical purposes is increasing day by day, thanks | | | | to international laboratories, seminars and |
| to the cost effective treatment provided by the | | | | conferences so that they are always updated |
| hospitals here. Medical tourists of India get a | | | | with the newest trends in world class medical |
| variety of options to get treatment for their | | | | care. Many visitors come to India for treatment |
| various ailments. Hospitals in India are equipped to | | | | of their dental ailments. Dental care in India is |
| provide a variety of treatment options to | | | | equally good and the hospitals of the country are |
| foreigners like allopathic, Ayurvedic, homeopathic, | | | | fully equipped to tackle any challenge. Needless to |
| Yoga, Sidhh and Unani. There are other reasons | | | | say, the cost factor again plays a crucial role in |
| also which attract more tourists to have medical | | | | drawing more tourists for medical tourism of India. |
| tourism in India. One of the prime factors is the | | | | A dental filling, which might cost you around $400 |
| vast difference in cost of treatment. The | | | | in the US could be done for $30 in India. A root |
| treatment of diseases in hospitals in India is upto | | | | canal surgery would cost your around $200 in |
| 75 percent cheaper than the US or other | | | | India, while the same surgery could cost you |
| European countries like the UK, France, Brazil or | | | | around $3,000 in Europe and the US. No wonder |
| Germany. For example, a bone marrow transplant | | | | then that the number of travelers who come for |
| could cost you around $350,000 in the US, while | | | | dental care in India is increasing with each passing |
| the same transplant could be done for $30,000 in | | | | month. However, before finalizing your Medical |
| India. Similarly, a heart bypass surgery could cost | | | | tourism India tour, you need to do some |
| you around $24,000 in the U.S, while the same | | | | homework. You must assure about the |
| surgery could be done for $6.000 in a top hospital | | | | infrastructure and level of medical care in your |
| in India. Cheap cost of treatment does not mean | | | | choice of hospital and the hidden costs involved. |
| that the medical care facilities in India are of | | | | You also need to maintain a list of contacts whom |
| inferior quality. In fact, there are many world class | | | | you can always turn up for help in case of an |
| hospitals in India like All India Institute of Medical | | | | unexpected emergency. Rest assured, your |
| Sciences (AIIMS), Tata Memorial Hospital, Apollo | | | | medical tourism to India will heal both your body |
| Group of Hospitals, Escorts Heart Institute and | | | | and mind. |
| Research Centre, Moolchand Hospital and CMC | | | | |