South Asia
Healthcare and travel insurance in India
$85health spend per person
Healthcare in India
Private hospitals in big cities (Apollo, Fortis, Max, Manipal) are excellent and cheap by Western standards; public hospitals are crowded and rural care is basic.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: Chemists on every street sell many medicines without prescription; chains like Apollo Pharmacy are reliable. Check expiry dates.
- Doctors: 0.7 per 1,000 people (2020, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 100 · Ambulance 108 · Fire 101 · Tourist police 1363 · All emergencies 112.
Healthcare & insurance by place
- DelhiHealthcare & insurance
- GoaHealthcare & insurance
- MumbaiHealthcare & insurance
- JaipurHealthcare & insurance
- AgraHealthcare & insurance
- VaranasiHealthcare & insurance
- RishikeshHealthcare & insurance
- BangaloreHealthcare & insurance
- UdaipurHealthcare & insurance
- KochiHealthcare & insurance
- KolkataHealthcare & insurance
- HyderabadHealthcare & insurance
- ManaliHealthcare & insurance
- DharamshalaHealthcare & insurance
- LehHealthcare & insurance
- ChennaiHealthcare & insurance
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- Indian Visa Online (e-Visa and e-Arrival Card)
- Bureau of Immigration, India
- Incredible India (Ministry of Tourism)
- Speedtest Global Index: India
- World Bank open data
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