Advantage Healthcare India 2017(www.ahcindia.in), the
third international summit on medical value travel (medical tourism) jointly
organized by FICCI, Dept. of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry,
Govt. of India, and Service Export Promotion Council (SEPC), will be held at
Bengaluru from October 12-14, 2017.
Priyank Kharge, Minister - IT, BT &
Tourism, Government of Karnataka, Rita Teaotia, Secretary, Dept. of
Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India and Sudhanshu
Pandey - Joint Secretary – Department of Commerce, Ministry of
Commerce & Industry, Government of India, among other dignitaries, will
launch the mega event.
Advantage
Healthcare India 2017 is meant to promote India as a premier global healthcare
destination and enable streamlined healthcare services exports. Over 70
countries and 600 hosted buyers from Africa, Middle East, Europe, US, UK, and
Asia (including SAARC) would participate at the event, with thousands of
international and national business visitors.
Speaking
on the build-up to the summit, Sudhanshu Pandey - Joint
Secretary - DoC, Ministry of Commerce &
Industry, GoI said: “The Medical Value Travel sector has
picked up in last two decades and is now gathering steam as a much more
organized activity, with a lot of emphasis from the government. The sector has
shown promising growth in double digits, and the future looks promising. I am
happy that India's professional competence is serving the global health needs
admirably and reducing sufferings of millions of people.”
Bhavdeep Singh, Chair – FICCI Medical Value Travel Committee
& CEO - Fortis Healthcare, said: “It is worth
noting that the medical value travel landscape in India and Asia is continually
evolving as price no longer remains the only important consideration; focus has
now shifted to diversity in offerings, quality of clinical care, and niche
medical offerings. Through this Summit, we would like to discuss these
issues, that will bring-in the right impetus for policy change to provide a
paradigm shift for further development of the sector.”
Medical value travel (MVT) has emerged as one of the fastest
growing segments of Indian tourism industry. According to a FICCI-IMS report,
over 500,000 foreign patients seek treatment in India each year, making the
country a key medical tourism destination in Asia. However, coordinated efforts
are required by key stakeholders to turn India into “The Provider to the World”
and accelerate MVT growth from the existing 15% to 25%. Foreign patients mostly
come to India for heart surgery, knee transplant, cosmetic surgery and dental
care, as the cost of treatment here is considered the lowest in Asia, much
lower than Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Panel
discussions during the summit include --- AYUSH: The Indian System of Medicine
for Healing and Rejuvenation, Clinical Excellence in Medical Care: Destination
India, Leveraging Technology for Diagnosis, Treatment & Aftercare, Health
Insurance – A Key Enabler for high - end Tertiary Care and Karnataka : An
Emerging Destination for Medical Value Travel.
Advantage
Healthcare India 2017, spread across three days, will have more than 40
speakers, 600 hosted buyers and over 1,000 business visitors. The exhibition
will host more than 160 exhibitors to showcase medical services and expertise.
Thousands of reverse buyer-seller meetings will offer opportunities for tie-ups
with Indian hospitals and healthcare centers for medical tourism.
In
addition, the event will showcase India’s medical devices sector to encourage
foreign companies to start manufacturing locally with Indian partners.
A
key highlight of the event will be Medical Value Travel Awards 2017 which
will recognize and showcase innovations that have helped promote India as a
premier medical travel destination.
A
Knowledge Paper on Indian Medical Value Travel on the theme ‘Indian MVT- a
value driven and patient centric initiative’ highlighting the
progress made on focus areas, which were identified for accelerated growth of
MVT in India, and the next steps would be released during the Summit.
Participants
at Advantage Healthcare India 2017 would include international hospitals,
government organizations, insurance firms, medical tourism organizations,
global medical associations, medical journalists, doctors, and investors.
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