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Medical tourism - destination India





India has now become famous for Medical tourism. See this

overview of the subject by G.V.Krishnan 

Following is a list of private Medical centres offering various specialities and screening and surgery facilities.

  • A listing of medical facilities in Chennai (Madras) under categories of Hospitals, Doctors, Diagnostic centres, Colleges. Herbal Medicine, Unani,
    Ayurveda etc'
  • IndMedica: A premier Medical portal: Provides free access the information on Indmedica, such as the doctor's directory, cyber lectures, admissions information and journals. "No login required because We believe that it is in the best interests of everyone for health and medical related information to be free and easily available. Too many organizations profit excessively from the healthcare sector, at the detriment of everyone else."
  • Holistic Treatment Centre "Soukya" in Bangalore: It describes itself as:

    ".....the First Healing Centre of its kind in the world. It is a residential integrative medical centre that treats the person with a holistic approach. The Centre offers different Systems of Medicine SUCH AS Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Naturopathy and a wide range of Complementary Therapies SUCH AS Yoga, Acupuncture, Reflexology, Acupressure, etc in a single facility."

  • The Taj Medical Group providing comprehensive health services: The British based Taj Medical Group is pioneers in what is now termed globally as "Medical Tourism". By focussing all their efforts only on India, The Taj are probably the worlds most experienced, independent company advising those seeking immediate, cost effective private medical treatment in India - from the best Hospitals&..
  • The Manipal Hospital, with the famed association with Manipal offering full complement of specialities: __ Indias first hospital to be ISO 9001:2000 certified for Clinical, Nursing, Diagnostics and Allied Areas. The hospital has been declared winner of the prestigious Golden Peacock National Quality Award 2005 in the service category.
  • Wokhardt Group of Hospitals in major Indian cities.
  • Apollo Hospitals, with branches in some of the major cities, also have a unique Virtual patient visit facility that a patient can make use of.
  • An agency acting as a go-between for people seeking medical treatment in India: A comparative price guide for some common surgical treatments is also givenhere.
  • And a list of Medical Packages
  • A list of Hospitals and facilities available in India
  • Some of your FAQs are answered here, also offering help on getting medical treatment in India.



Disclaimer: We at asia-major.com cannot vouch for the quality or prices for consultation and treatment at the centres referred to in any of the above sites.Users are advised to make their own investigation and judgement.