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Plain guides to planning treatment in India: costs, visas and flights by country, choosing a hospital, recovery and paying. Plus a separate section on Ayurveda stays.
Choosing a hospital · 11 October 2026 · 2 min read
How to check a hospital and surgeon in India yourself, before you travel
You don't have to take anyone's word for it, including ours. Here's how to check a hospital's JCI or NABH accreditation and a doctor's registration yourself, and the questions worth asking.
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Visas and travel · 3 min read
India's e-Medical visa in 2026: who can apply online, and who can't
Most patients can apply for India's e-Medical visa online in a few minutes. Some, including people from Nigeria, Ethiopia, DR Congo and Saudi Arabia, can't. Here's how to tell which route is yours, and what to do next.
11 October 2026
Costs · 3 min read
Knee replacement in India: what the whole trip costs, line by line
The hospital package is only part of the bill. Here's every cost of a knee replacement trip to Delhi, from flights and three weeks' accommodation to tests, insurance and our fee, with the ranges we use when we plan.
11 October 2026
Country guides · 3 min read
Treatment in India from Nigeria: the visa, flights and costs
Nigerians can't use India's e-Visa at the moment, so the medical visa comes through the High Commission. Here's the route, how to plan flights through Addis Ababa, Doha or Dubai, and what a trip costs.
11 October 2026
Country guides · 3 min read
Treatment in India from the UAE, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia
Delhi is three to five hours non-stop from every Gulf capital. Here's how the visa differs by passport, what short trips work for, how insurance approval works, and what a typical trip costs.
11 October 2026
Ayurveda · 4 min read
What actually happens on a Panchakarma stay, day by day
Panchakarma is Ayurveda's classical cleanse, done over two to four weeks. Here's what each stage involves, what a normal day looks like, who it suits, who should wait, and how to choose a centre.
11 October 2026