| Middle East and Gulf in particular as a market for | | | | or overseas patients. |
| promoting medical tourism to India holds great | | | | Indian Medical Travel Association joined hands with |
| potential. Traditionally patients have been coming to | | | | the Indian Ministry of Tourism to promote these road |
| India from the region to leading hospitals in Mumbai | | | | shows that were attended by good numbers of |
| and Chennai and the more affluent of them were | | | | local Insurance companies, travel and tour operators |
| preferring to go to Europe and America. But now | | | | hospital administrators and medical tourism facilitators. |
| with the establishing of over 100 most modern | | | | India’s Ministry of Tourism has achieved |
| NABH and JCI internationally accredited hospitals in | | | | phenomenal success in last five years with its much |
| top ten cities of India during the last five years, no | | | | acclaimed "Incredible India "campaign that has |
| other country in the world can match the capacity, | | | | multiplied the arrival of foreign tourists to India. |
| quality and cost value proposition that Indian hospitals | | | | Recently it has notified the Market Development |
| have to offer to the overseas patients looking for | | | | Assistance (MDA) Scheme to eligible Medical Tourism |
| advanced medical treatment options. | | | | players which enables them to get financial support |
| The phenomenon, now popularly known as Medical | | | | for participation in overseas promotional events. |
| Tourism is often cited as the next big opportunity | | | | About Indian Medical Travel Association. |
| for India after the IT outsourcing to earn billions of | | | | A non profit body aimed at preparing India for facing |
| dollars in forex earnings and create jobs in the | | | | the challenges of global competition in Medical |
| healthcare sector. So far only a select group of Indian | | | | Tourism space and actualise the tremendous |
| hospitals have been making valiant attempts to | | | | opportunity for India to become a leading global |
| market their services in international arena. More than | | | | healthcare destination. IMTA's membership has a |
| a million overseas patients already treated at top | | | | diverse base of India's leading JCI, NABH accredited |
| Indian corporate hospitals like Fortis, Artemis, Max, | | | | hospitals, Indian System of Medicine and Wellness |
| MIOT, Manipal and many others have already proved | | | | service providers, travel industry, Insurance, |
| to the world that the clinical quality, technology and | | | | Assistance and Medical Tourism facilitation companies. |
| cost proposition offered by India is unmatched. The | | | | For more details please contact :- |
| capacity in super specialty segment Indian hospitals is | | | | Ms. |
| expanding fast and there is no waiting period for local | | | | |