Patients who travel to another country to seek health care are referred to as medical tourists. The term arose because many Americans seek less expensive elective surgical, dental, or cosmetic procedures while vacationing abroad.
A growing number of tourists are flocking to India for the superlative medical treatment that is being provided by the skilled doctors. This has made India grow as a hub for the medical tourists every year. The prime reason being the cost of medical treatment in India being cheaper when compared to Western Europe, North America and some Southeast Asian countries.
India enjoys high credibility in wellness, prevention, and alternative medicines.

"The total number of patients visiting India in the year 2017 was 4.95 Lakh," as said by KJ Alphons - tourism minister India - in a written reply to Lok Sabha. Research also depicts that the number of the patients arriving in India for treatment stood 2.34 Lakh and 4.27 Lakh in the year 2015 and 2016 respectively. Patients from Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Oman, Maldives, Uzbekistan, Sudan, Iraq, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Yemen visit India.