Western medicine, as practiced in the United States and Europe, is widely assumed to be the world’s best. No other part of the world, it is thought, can compete with the developed countries of the West as far as the prevalence of the latest medical technology and the quality of training for doctors, nurses and allied health professionals.

Why, then, are so many Americans, Europeans and Australians traveling to other countries, including India, for operations and other expensive medical procedures? A simple fact: Such procedures cost much, much less in those non-Western countries than they do at home. This is so even when the cost of air travel and lodging abroad are factored in.

Of course, no one would with the options that most Westerners have would knowingly choose to be operated on by a poorly trained physician or under less-then-desirable conditions just to save money. Fortunately, the level of care available in a country such as India is very high–and getting better all the time.

Many people are surprised to learn how well developed medicine is in the main centers of India. For certain popular procedures, the level of practice may be as high as in any Western country. Many health tourists are also attracted to India’s own home-grown medical traditions, such as those centering on Ayurveda.

This article explores health tourism to India in more detail.

Health Tourism in India
By Nakul Jain

Health Tourism is a concept where a patient travels to another country for medical treatment in order to save costs, or get treatment faster or even to avail of better medical facilities. Most patients from countries like USA and UK travel to developing countries such as India for treatment because India offers some of te cheapest pricing options of treatment, offers a good holiday, there are no waiting lists or queues to stand in, the doctors are comparable to anyone in the world and finally, language does not pose a problem as most people speak English.

Why would someone travel to India and not to Thailand?

Although the cost difference between treatment in India and Thailand is not much, India offers what you call a language advantage - a patient would surely prefer a country where English is widely spoken. Also, it is believed that the facilities in India are more suited for International patients.

India is also working hard to increase it’s infrastructure to better suit the needs of patients coming to India for treatments such as heart surgey, knee replacement, other orthopaedic treatments, cosmetic surgery, eye care, dental treatment or any other treatment for that matter. This is one of the primary fields which India intends to explore during the coming years.

How can you trust Indian Doctors?

Well, many highly qualified doctors have had some form of training from abroad , specially USA and UK. Indian surgeons and doctors are known for their skill and research throughout the world.

India has over 150000 medical tourists each year and this figure is rising at a high pace. Some recent programs recently on BBC and CNBC have reinstated the fact that medical tourism is a good idea if - you want to save costs, you need the treatment to be done at your time and convenience, you need a high quality budget incorporated.

For more information on health tourism options in India, please visit http://www.indiamedicaltourism.net

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