A TWO-DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MHWT IN INDIA ORGANIZED AT PU.
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Vinay Kumar
Chandigarh
Presenting
their views on the second day of the conference,organized by University
Institute of Hotel Management and Tourism (UIHMT), PU under the aegis of 7th
HOSTOCON (Hospitality andTourism Conference), speakers from across the country
and abroad shared theirvision on issues related to medical tourism. The dignitaries
for the event were Dr. Marina Ambrosecchio,President and founder UET Italia;
Dr. B.K. Rana, Former Director NABH & Chairman, Accreditation Council and
Dr. Anil Singh from BHU. Inher valedictory address, Dr. Marina described the
significance of medicaltourism and discussed that India is equally competent to
its western counterpartsas it offers low-cost treatment and competent quality
of services. She said thatKitchens in homes of India are itself a pharmacy. The
amalgamations of various herbs and spices served as potential healers for
various diseases and ailments. She also said that channelizing medical tourism
would help create employment and boots infrastructural facilities. Prof. Marina
emphasized that India and Italy should work hand in hand for expanding their
niche medical tourism and to tap its full potential. She discussed how Italy
and India are similar in respect to medical tourism, however, lack of proper
infrastructural facilities and marketing have somehow lead to the limited growth
in medical tourists influx. Dr. B.K. Rana in his address spoke about the
certification and standards of health services in India. He presented an
overview of Global Quality standards. During his speech he told that medical
tourists come to India for dental, cosmetic, cardiovascular and neurological
treatments. He suggested that tourism sector should work closely with the
industry chambers, students should be trained with an additional language,
there should be a joint platform of information and communication also the
services of Ayurveda homeopathy and naturopathy should be expanded andpanchkarma
should be highlighted. Dr.Anil Singh
described the model for ideal medical tourism and suggested ways for expansion
of the same. Dr.PrashantGautam, Director UIHTM, presented the seminar report.
He concluded that the event enhanced the awareness on the aspects that go into
improving availability of health facilities. It provided a considerable
scientific contribution in the domain of medical tourism for tourism
destination competitiveness. The conference discussed acute technology issues
and business challenges faced by both tourism as well as the healthcare sector.
Moreover, this will provide an opportunity to interact with leaders of the
medical tourism industry, both from local and global partnerships. The
conference acted as be a platform for hospitals, medical tourism facilitators,
insurance companies, academicians, hospitality industry, healthcare investors
and pharmacy companies. Dr.Arun Singh presented vote of thanks.
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