MEDICAL TOURISM IN INDIA

Incredible India: Medical Tourism brochure and CD were launched by Ministry of Tourism in August 2006 at New Delhi. It was released by Ms. Ambika Soni, Hon’ble Minister of Tourism. This was supplemented with the launch of the price band that mentioned about the different specialties and the prices along with the list of hospitals by Indian Healthcare Federation an NGO affiliated to Confederation of Indian Industry
Ministry of Tourism, Government of India participated at the World Travel Mart 2006 in London in November 2006 and at International Tourism Bourse (ITB) at Berlin in March 2007. The objective of participation was to promote India as the new emerging Healthcare destination and disseminate information on Medical Value Travel. The response was good and generated a lot of queries for promoting medical tourism in UK from potential tourists, medical tourism companies, health insurance companies, travel and tour operators.
Ministry of Tourism participated in New York Times Travel show in February 2007. There was also a session organized by India Tourism Office, New York, Indian High Commission and CII to promote Indian Healthcare Services and invite investment into India.
A new Category of Medical Visa has been introduced which can be given for a specific purpose to foreign tourist coming to India for medical treatment. This visa which is initially issued to a patient with a companion for a period of one year can be extended upto three years after fulfilling certain conditions and recommendations from the accredited medical authorities and concerned visa authorities.
Supplement on Incredible India : Global Healthcare Destination has been distributed with UK Reader’s Digest to all its subscribers

More at Press Information Bureau Government of India Aug-07-2007

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