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Healthcare Travel Exhibition & Congress Wrapped Up;
Industry Called Upon to Overcome Global Challenges


The inaugural Healthcare Travel Exhibition & Congress 2009 drew to a successful close recently, with speakers calling for medical professionals, insurers, travel agencies and policymakers in the healthcare and travel industries to collaborate to overcome the challenges faced by the fast-growing medical tourism industry.

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“Medical tourism is one of the most rapidly evolving healthcare trends in the world, particularly in Asia. In fact, Asia is fast becoming a major medical tourism hub despite the recent outbreaks of SARS and H1N1,” said Vishal Bali, CEO, Wockhardt Hospitals Group, India. “Healthcare Travel Exhibition & Congress was a meeting point for various stakeholders in the medical tourism industry who came together to look at the next wave and opportunities.”

Experts at the event said much of the growth in medical tourism is expected from Asia, especially in countries such as India, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand. Backed by government support and strong infrastructure, these countries are benefiting from patients coming from North America or Europe seeking cheaper treatment abroad.

Ruben Toral, President, International Medical Travel Association, spoke of key factors such as access, cost and quality of treatment that are driving the growth of the industry, as well as the challenges. "The medical tourism industry is in a transition phase, and clearly a lot more players are coming in. Although there is an increase in interest, the industry is also facing a lot of challenges, which we have to overcome. This has been a good platform from which to focus on the practical issues of the industry in transition,” said Toral, adding that among the key concerns is how to engage U.S. insurers.

Dr. Junaidi Bin Ismail, Manager, International Business Development, Prince Court Medical Centre Sdn Bhd, Malaysia, agreed that there is still much work to be done on medical tourism. "There was a lot of interaction and participation from delegates, exhibitors and speakers during the event. We concluded that the industry still has lots of space for improvement, and everyone needs to go back and work out solutions to resolve the current issues," he said.

The Healthcare Travel Exhibition & Congress is Asia’s premier event focusing on two of the world’s largest industries: healthcare and tourism. Organised by Informa Life Sciences, the event brought together professionals, government officials and decision makers from the healthcare, insurance and travel industries. More than 748 delegates and participants from 29 countries attended the event.

The third edition of Healthcare Travel Exhibition & Congress is being held 15-17 November 2009 at the Al Bustan Rotana, Dubai. For more information, please visit www.healthcare-travel.com

   
  Event at a glance
Healthcare Travel, Fairmont Singapore, Level 4


Date

Event

Time

Venue

Floor

28 June

Reader's Digest Healthcare Summit

9am - 5pm

Collyer

Level 4

28 June

Healthcare Travel Congress Pre - Conference Workshop

9am - 4pm

VIP A

Level 4

29 June

PATA Travel Day

9am - 5pm

VIP Lounge

Level 4

28 - 30 June

Healthcare Travel Exhibition

8.45am - 5:30pm

Raffles Ballroom

Level 4

29 - 30 June

Health Insurance Conference

9am - 5pm

Padang

Level 4

29 - 30 June

Healthcare Travel Congress

9am - 1pm

Collyer

Level 4

29 - 30 June

HTC Stream A:Healthcare Marketing

2 - 5pm

Collyer

Level 4

29 - 30 June

HTC Stream B:Patient Care & Service

2 - 5pm

Moor/Morrison

Level 4

29 June

NHG - NUHS Workshop

1 - 3pm

Bonham

Level 4

29 June

Global Healthcare In Korea Workshop

3.30 - 4.30pm

Bonham

Level 4

1 July

Post workshop (HCT Congress)

9am - 4pm

 

 

1 July

Post workshop (Health Insurance)

9am - 4pm

 

 


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