CII’s Health Tourism Conference kicks off
Posted on: 20/Apr/2013 3:15:49 PM
The first day of the International Conference and Exhibition Health Tourism have started on Friday,CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) convener of the CII health panel S. Chandrakumar said that more than six lakh medical tourists visit Tamil Nadu every year and Chennai attracts 40% of India’s medical tourists.
Speaking at the event, Mr. Chandrakumar, ‘The inflow of medical tourists to India has increased by 23%, with Chennai continuing to be the favourite destination, said CII officials. The city receives up to 200 foreign patients every day owing to the quality of healthcare.’
Health Secretary of Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Radhakrishnan said, ‘The state produces the maximum number of doctors and paramedics in the country. Many tourists from the Middle-east, Africa, South and Southeast Asia come to Tamil Nadu every year. The government plans to build a `medicity` with public-private partnership under the vision 2023 programme, which will expand the scope of medical tourism in the state.’
