{"id":8027,"date":"2015-12-09T11:43:17","date_gmt":"2015-12-09T11:43:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/medical-tourism\/?p=8027"},"modified":"2019-08-20T12:01:30","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T12:01:30","slug":"international-india-medical-tourism-congress-second-edition-a-roaring-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drprem.com\/medical-tourism\/international-india-medical-tourism-congress-second-edition-a-roaring-success\/","title":{"rendered":"International India Medical Tourism Congress second edition a roaring success"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The second edition of International India Medical Tourism Congress, more often referred to as IIMTC, went underway from 20 November to 21 November 2015 in the Indian capital city of New Delhi. One its kind medical tourism and global healthcare conference in India, IIMTC is a converging point for the medical tourism industry stakeholders, policy makers and several government as well as nongovernmental organizations to strategize and network, which can take the medical industry to a new level. Attended by delegates and speakers from USA, Russia and CIS, Germany, Malaysia, Singapore, Middle East, SAARC and several African countries, the conference was a roaring success.<\/p>\n

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The second edition of IIMTC initiated with customary lamp lighting ceremony in presence of the chief guest, Dr. V.K. Singh, the Hon\u2019ble Minister of External Affairs, Government of India.Other delegates at the ceremony included Dr. Kassim Issak Osman, Hon\u2019ble Minister of Health, Republic of Djibouti, and the Health Minister, secretary and advisors from the Government of Swaziland.<\/p>\n

Chairman Dr. H.N. Garg\u2019s welcome remarks set the agenda for the conference. Dr.\u00a0 Garg conveyed the aims and objectives of the conference by opining, \u201cThis year we added several networking meetings and we invited hosted buyers on top of great agenda. This insured that the Congress is not just a great networking opportunity, but it will also help generate business and relationship among other medical tourism stakeholders.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dr. Prem Jagyasi \u2013 an award winning speaker and renowned medical tourism expert delivered the keynote.Presenting key insights to the industry, Dr. Prem said, \u201cIndia\u2019s medical tourism potential cannot be undermined. A collective effort on part of the government agencies, nonprofit associations and stakeholders \u2013 including private hospitals, medical centers, and travel and tourism organizations in conjunction with instant implementation of strategic steps can usher a new era in medical tourism for India. Precedents set by sought after medical tourism destinations, such as Thailand, Jordan, turkey, Singapore and Malaysia, who invested in developing a formal structure to promote and support Medical Tourism are there for us to emulate. It is time for us to act and deliver the push that this industry needs for growth.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dr. Kassim Issak Osman focused on the importance of bilateral relationship in the field of healthcare. He said t\u201dhat the time has come to change the model of Indian medical tourism to bring the patient from targeted country. Indian healthcare industry should think to set up medical centers in those countries in PPP model.\u201d<\/p>\n

The mega event also hosted a panel discussion moderated by Dr. Prem. Members in the discussion were Laila Al Jasmi (Dubai), Syed Iqbal (Oman), Dr.Uma Nambiar (Djibouti), Mathias Nahmanovici (Germany) and Adedayo (Nigeria). The discussion centered around issues such as driving growth and expansion in the medical travel market, the role of policy makers in development of medical travel and tourism, and how they can assist the industry to push to the next wave of growth.<\/p>\n

The panel discussion also delved into how new investment in emerging medical tourism markets can duplicate the quality of doctors, nurses and services that are exclusive to coveted medical tourism destinations. One of the myriads of inferences drawn from the panel discussion was to deliver incentives the medical travel stakeholders including facilitators and hospitality and healthcare providers so that they can collectively enhance the patient services and operational efficiencies.<\/p>\n

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IIMTC also included a hosted buyers programme during the event, which saw participants from 40 countries. The purpose of the IIMTC Hosted Buyer Program was to give quality meeting industry buyers the opportunity to do business with suppliers from around the world in a fun and efficient environment. \u201cWe are looking forward in making very valuable connections that will result in opportunities for collaborations with other industry players.\u201dsaid Mr. Syed Iqbal Ahamd from Oman.<\/p>\n

Dr. H N Garg Chariman of IIMTC said, “IIMTC provides a global platform for hospital groups, medical travel organizations and health services companies to increase their international presence and patient network, and gain market share in this growing industry.\u201d He further added \u201cOur effort is to bring international market players of medical tourism and policy makers under one platform. It is thrilling to see the huge response from industry”.<\/p>\n

The capacity crowd at\u00a0IIMTC 2015 included such well known industry figures as\u00a0 : Torskyj Igor, Ukrain Medical Tourism Association, Dr. Achraf\u00a0 Soukari, Morocco, Laila Aljassami, Dubai, Sherene Azura Azli, MHTC Malaysia, Dr. Uma Nambiar, Djibouti.<\/p>\n

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