Medical tourism or health tourism is the practice of traveling to other countries for medical treatment and health care. The reasons for growth in medical tourism are the high cost of health care facilities, delay for the necessary procedures in developed countries and the lack of quality affordable health care in various other countries. The easy and cost effective international travel, technological development and high quality standards of health care in the smaller nations due to globalization have also accelerated the growth of medical tourism industry to a great extent.

Medical tourism travel and treatments can be done for more complex medical situations like joint replacement, cardiac surgery or even cosmetic surgery, infertility treatment, weight loss and many others. Medical tourism not only covers medical treatments and solutions but also provides a travel and tourism angle to it. Medical tourism is like having people to spend a holiday on some other country or tourist destination with ample health care facilities and get the required medical attention, check up and treatment.

Medical tourism is not a new concept. People have been traveling to get treatment from healers and doctors. Medical tourism has become increasingly popular in recent years, largely because for many it has become difficult to get quality treatment at affordable prices at home.

A few important points to be remembered when you are planning to travel abroad for medical tourism.

Will medical tourism suit you, your personality and your requirements?

Medical tourism, treatment and health care abroad is very safe and a possible option. However, preparation is required.

Read, research the internet about your surgery/condition and what are the possibilities of treatments in India.

Talk to people who have traveled to India before for treatments as well as other purposes.

Look out for sources of information on medical tourism, like TV, newspaper, journals etc.

Choosing the consultant, hospital and destination?

You have to choose the right doctor, surgeon or dentist, this can be done by finding out about the qualifications and accreditations the dentists, doctors and surgeons should have in order to be practicing in India and also the year of experience they have.Tours2Health can help you decide on the right choice of the doctor or consultant best suited for your condition.

Find out as much as possible about the hospital or the clinic’s accreditations, infrastructure, staff, track record and their ability to handle emergency situations. Here again Tours2Health will help you identify the most suited hospital or clinic.

When it comes to the destination, keep in mind various factors like the time you will be spending their, climatic conditions. Do not choose a destination because of its tourist value. The destination must right mix of infrastructure for health care, qualified consultants, doctors, surgeons. We have a large number of hospitals to choose who are capable of offering the various treatments and patient care.