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hospitals, health care providers (both modern medicine and traditional Indian medicine), Travel and Tourism Industry Medical providers have a combined association – Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA) aims to work together India to form the world are leading healthcare destination. The phenomenon now popularly known as Medical Tourism is often known as the next big opportunity for India after the IT outsourcing to billions of dollars in foreign exchange to earn income and create jobs cited in the health sector. So far, only a select group of Indian hospitals have been bold attempts to improve their performance in the international market arena. More than one million foreign patients who have already addressed the top Indian companies like Apollo Hospitals, Fortis, Wockhardt, Max, Manipal and many others already unmatched on the world, that the clinical quality, technology and cost rate of India is proved offered. The capacities in the segment of super specialty hospitals India is rapidly expanding and there is no waiting period for local or foreign patients. Mc’Kinsey CII study first reported back medical tourism as an opportunity for billion-dollar-India route in 2002 and has validated the steady growth in overseas arrivals patients the potential. With a large number of new private super specialty hospitals and even integrated health city coming up in ten Indian cities, India has the potential of the changed world leader in the Medical Travel / Outsourcing industry. Indian doctors and specialists are world famous for their skills and the country has plenty of all inputs such talented young workers, local high-quality manufacturing base for pharmaceuticals, technology hardware and software, that the Indian cost of high-end surgical procedure so attractive makes. The challenge is really not on the medical side, mainly on the traffic before and also the infrastructure and services to create, to support the growth of medical tourism.

Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA) – a nonprofit organization and a unified voice of the Indian health care system (modern medicine and traditional Indian medicine) and travel industry is aimed at preparing India for the challenges of global competition and update enormous opportunity for India to become a leading global healthcare destination. Modern medicine and in India 5000 years old traditional therapies such as Ayurveda, Siddha Yoga, and can offer the world an unbeatable package cure. “IMTA would strive to reach their members in a cost effective manner to our millions of potential global consumers who live on the other side of the world in a different time and cultural zone and make them aware of the inestimable value that Indian health service provides. The fact is that prior to the election of the hospital, decide the international patients first, to the country or the destination. So we must extend our hands to promote aggressive India as a preferred destination for global health market, ” says Pradeep Thukral, Executive Director, Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA) The Government of India and its various arms actively support the growth of medical tourism to India. In a message to IMTA, the Union Minister for Tourism, mediated Shailaja Kumar “This is indeed a laudable initiative, and we all know the great opportunity that presents Medical Tourism in India . On behalf of the Ministry of Tourism, I would like all possible support this industry initiative and would like to IMTA and its members wish every success in their efforts. Two years ago the Government of India introduced a special category of visa called M visas for foreigners eager to come to India for medical treatment. India’s Ministry of Tourism has phenomenal success over the last five years with his highly acclaimed “Incredible India” campaign, which has multiplied the arrival of foreign tourists India will achieve. The current year 2009 by Indian Ministry promoted for tourism as “Visit India Year and the Ministry is striving to promote medical tourism. It has recently announced the Market Development Assistance (MDA) Scheme to eligible Medical Tourism players they can get for the financial support for participation in promotional events overseas.