Healthcare

Healthcare in Auroville is characterized by a holistic approach, integrating conventional allopathic medicine with various alternative and complementary therapies. * **Auroville Health Center:** The primary facility offering general medical care, minor emergencies, diagnostic services, and community health programs. * **Santé:** An institute for integral healing offering therapies such as acupuncture, homeopathy, and physiotherapy. * **Quiet Healing Center:** Located near the beach, this center focuses on alternative therapies, massage, and aquatic bodywork. * For major medical emergencies, trauma, and specialized care, residents rely on large, well-equipped hospitals in the neighboring city of Pondicherry, notably **JIPMER** (Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research) and **PIMS** (Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences).