Almost all the districts in Pondicherry have hospital facilities to cater to the needs of the locals in times of emergencies. The major districts in Pondicherry also have multi-speciality hospitals that are equipped with state-of-the art facilities and highly professional doctors. Healthcare in Pondicherry is quite affordable and reasonable than most of the other states. Apart from the modern methods of medicine, there are hospitals that focus on the natural methods of treatment like Ayurveda, Homeopathy, naturopathy etc. The rates for these natural forms of medicine are cheaper than the modern methods. Only qualified professionals indulge in practising these kinds of treatments.