Chennai: More than 100 delegates attended a TN medical worth and journey summit aimed toward boosting well being tourism within the state on Saturday. The summit that introduced collectively hospitals, authorities and insurance coverage corporations of the international locations that refer sufferers was inaugurated by chief minister M Okay Stalin.
Organised by the tourism division in affiliation with the well being division, the summit noticed participation from round 80 NABH accredited hospitals together with Ayush hospitals. They interacted with representatives from completely different international locations to provide them a touch concerning the type of therapy that’s obtainable in Chennai and different elements of the state and in addition to allow them to straight speak to the specialists and hospitals.
Tourism secretary B Chandra Mohan mentioned that the initiative was aimed toward making TN the primary vacation spot for healthcare within the nation and the tagline was `TN the place the world heals’. “The focus is on health tourism and not wellness. We have identified around 10 specialities including cardiology, gastroenterology, diabetes, plastic surgery and reconstruction, organ transplant, infertility and a few others which are in demand from patients from abroad. Doctors were there at the meeting to discuss with delegates.”
The hospitals and others showcased their experience and the way they evaluate with different international locations by way of experience and high quality and value, he added. There had been B2B conferences that had been organized wherein round 80 tables had been organized for the delegates to fulfill and focus on the main points of therapy and value and journey preparations.
He additionally mentioned that immigration officers additionally gave a presentation detailing the type of visa that’s required. The delegates may also be taken on a go to to the outstanding hospitals within the metropolis on Sunday.