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Thursday, 08 February, 2018, 10 : 05 AM [IST]
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IMC’s 2nd Health Tourism Conclave in the vanguard of availing opportunities
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L-R: Arvind Pradhan, Dr. Pravin R. Amin, Dr. Nasir Fulara, Dr. Ramen Goel, Dr. Kulin Kothari, Dr Ajit R.
Menon, Pradip Madhavji, Dr. Nirad S. Vengsarkar, Dr. Ramakant Deshpande and Dr. Parag Rindani
The Indian Merchant Chamber (IMC) of
Commerce and Industry organised its
second Health Tourism Conclave pertaining
to the theme ‘Growing Opportunities’ at ITC
Grand Central in Mumbai. Jaykumar Rawal,
Minister of Tourism and Employment Guarantee
Scheme, Government of Maharashtra was
the chief guest for the conclave. The day long
conclave covered four panel discussions where
eminent experts, stakeholders from the medical,
pharmaceutical and healthcare industry, travel
and trade professionals and diplomats from
various countries discussed and deliberated on
the course of effective health tourism in India.
The conference was attended by over 150
leading doctors, hospital administrators, travel &
trade and hospitality professionals.
L-R: Arvind Pradhan (DG IMC), Farhat Jamal (Chairmal Travel & Hospitality Commitee IMC), Jaykumar
Rawal, Dr. Lalit Kanodia President IMC, Dr. Deepak Sawant, and Raj Nair, VP, IMC
The Indian Merchant Chamber (IMC) of
Commerce and Industry organised its
second Health Tourism Conclave pertaining
to the theme ‘Growing Opportunities’ at ITC
Grand Central in Mumbai. Jaykumar Rawal,
Minister of Tourism and Employment Guarantee
Scheme, Government of Maharashtra was
the chief guest for the conclave. The day long
conclave covered four panel discussions where
eminent experts, stakeholders from the medical,
pharmaceutical and healthcare industry, travel
and trade professionals and diplomats from
various countries discussed and deliberated on
the course of effective health tourism in India.
The conference was attended by over 150
leading doctors, hospital administrators, travel &
trade and hospitality professionals.
The four panel discussions were moderated
by Dr. Parag Rindani, Centre Head, Wockhardt
Hospital, South Mumbai, Sheldon Santwan,
Editor & COO, TravelBiz Monitor, Dr. Ashish
Contractor, Head - Rehab Medicine and Sports
Medicine, Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital
and Dr. Tarang Gianchandani, CEO, Jaslok
Hospital, respectively.
L-R: Clarence Fernandes, Chairman, Rwanda Renaissance, Manoj Vijayan, Narendra Hosabettu, Sushil
Bhatt, Co-Chairman, Travel, Tourism & Hospitality Committee, IMC, Dr. Ahmad Mecklai, Aashutosh Rathod
and Sheldon Santwan
by Dr. Parag Rindani, Centre Head, Wockhardt
Hospital, South Mumbai, Sheldon Santwan,
Editor & COO, TravelBiz Monitor, Dr. Ashish
Contractor, Head - Rehab Medicine and Sports
Medicine, Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital
and Dr. Tarang Gianchandani, CEO, Jaslok
Hospital, respectively.
by Dr. Parag Rindani, Centre Head, Wockhardt
Hospital, South Mumbai, Sheldon Santwan,
Editor & COO, TravelBiz Monitor, Dr. Ashish
Contractor, Head - Rehab Medicine and Sports
Medicine, Sir H.N. Reliance Foundation Hospital
and Dr. Tarang Gianchandani, CEO, Jaslok
Hospital, respectively.
The third panel discussion focused on
traditional Indian medicine and wellness in
the context of health tourism. The panelists
The third panel discussion focused on
traditional Indian medicine and wellness in
the context of health tourism. The panelists
discussed the scope and the widespread usage
of traditional methodology of healing such
as Unani, Ayurveda and Panchkarma, and to
aim on positioning these traditional services
through a public private partnership to the rest
of the world. Prof. Dr. Kuldip Raj Kohli, Director,
Directorate of Ayush, Maharashtra State, Rajiv
Nair, CEO, Kaya Limited, Mickey Mehta, CMD,
Mickey Mehta Health Beyond Fitness Pvt Ltd.,
Dr. Hemanth Kumar, Corporate Director - Jiva
Spa, Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces and Tasneem
Fidvi, Senior Manager, Administration & amp;
Head department of Complimentary Alternate
Medicine, Saifee Hospital were the panelists for
the discussion.
L-R: Tasneem Fidvi, Sudhir Patil, Founder & Director, Veena World, Dr. Hemanth Kumar, Dr Mickey Mehta,
Rajiv Nair, Dr. Aashish Contractor, Prof.(Dr.) Kuldip Kohli, and Aanurag Dhoot, Deputy Director-General, IMC
The panelists for the fourth panel discussion
were, Dr. Anupam Verma, President, Wockhardt
Hospital, Dr Jay Goel, Associate Director, L V
Prasad Eye Institute, and Dr. Gustad B. Daver,
Medical Director and Head of Department –
General Surgery, Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation
Hospital and Research Centre. They pointed out
the understanding of quality institutions in India
owing to the latest innovation in the industry. A
precise importance was pinned on accreditation
for quality institutions in order to boost medical
tourism.
Indian medical tourism market is about USD
3 billion and is expected to grow up to USD 6
billion with a CAGR of 20% by 2020. In 2016,
around 1.8 lakh medical visas were issued,
denoting a 20% growth as compared to 2015.
Bangladesh is the largest foreign user of India’s
health services with 95,000 tourists in 2016; the
medical tourist traffic from Bangladesh has been
growing at an annual rate of 52% from 2013
onwards. Also, e-Medical visa services have
been extended to 161 countries and the duration
of stay has increased from 30 days to 60 days
and is valid for a triple entry.
kajol.tamang@saffronsynergies.in
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