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hospitals in India, wellness and medical tourism players together to make India in the Global Healthcare Destination – Indian Medical Travel ASSOCIATION

India’s leading hospitals, health professionals (both modern medicine and traditional Indian medicine), medical and travel suppliers in the tourism industry have come together to form an industry association – Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA), which aims to work together to make India the leading global health destination.

The phenomenon popularly known as medical tourism is often cited as the next huge opportunity for India after the IT outsourcing to gain billions of dollars in foreign exchange earnings and make jobs in the health sector . So far, only a select group of hospitals in India have been making valiant attempts to market their services internationally. More than one million patients treated abroad and the top corporate hospitals in India such as Apollo, Fortis, Wockhardt, Max, Manipal and many others have shown the world that the clinical quality of technology and Cost Proposal India offered is unmatched. The segment capacity super specialty hospitals in India is booming and there is no waiting period for patients locally or abroad.

Mc’Kinsey CII study first reported in health tourism as an opportunity than a billion dollars for the way back in India 2002 and the steady growth of overseas arrivals has validated the potential patient. With a large number of new super specialized private hospitals and health cities, even ones built in the top ten cities of India, India has the potential to become the world leader in travel health, the outsourcing industry. Indian medical professionals are internationally recognized for their abilities and the country has an abundance of all inputs such as labor talented young local base of high quality pharmaceutical products, hardware and software technology that makes the costs India for high-end surgical procedures so attractive. The real challenge is not the medical side, especially on the marketing front and also to provide infrastructure and services to support the growth of medical tourism.

Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA) – a nonprofit organization and a unified voice for indigenous health (modern medicine and traditional Indian medicine) and industry travel is to prepare India to meet the challenges of global competition and to update the fantastic opportunity for India to become a major global health destination. Modern medicine, as well as India’s 5000 year ancient traditional therapies such as Ayurveda, Siddha and yoga can offer the world an brilliant healing.

“IMTA” strive to help its members reach out to cost-effectively millions of our potential global consumers residing across the world in a different time and cultural area and is aware of the enormous value India offers health. The fact is that before choosing a hospital, international patients first choose on the country or destination. Therefore we must all join forces to aggressively promote India as a global health destination choice, “says Pradeep Thukral, Executive Director of the Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA)

The Government of India and its various branches are actively supporting the growth of medical tourism to India. In a message to the IMTA, Union tourism minister, Shailaja Kumar sent “This is indeed a commendable initiative and we all know fantastic opportunity presented by Medical Tourism India. On behalf of the Ministry of Tourism, I would give all possible support this industry initiative and wish them fantastic success IMTA and its members in their efforts.

Two years ago the Government of India introduced a special category of visa called M visa for foreigners wishing to come to India for medical treatment. Ministry of Tourism of India has achieved phenomenal success in the past five years with his acclaimed “Incredible India” campaign which has increased foreign tourist arrivals to India. The year 2009 is being promoted by the Ministry of Tourism of India as “Visit India” The year and the ministry is willing to promote medical tourism. Recently reported the market Development Help (MDA) System for Medical Tourism option allows players to obtain financial support for participation in promotional events overseas.