IIR Middle East, the organisers of Arab Health would like to thank you for attending the 3rd Healthcare Travel Dubai, United Arab Emirates 2009 and the largest Medical Tourism event in the Middle East! The very first Healthcare Travel was hosted in Dubai in November 2008 and then again, successfully in Singapore in June 2009.
With more and more countries becoming medical tourism destinations, this industry is continuing to grow at a substantial rate of about 15-20 per cent annually. According to the Deloitte report on Medical Tourism, "World medical tourism market is estimated to be around $60 billion currently; expected to grow to $100 billion by 2010."
Although this is an estimate, there is no denying that travelling abroad for medical treatment continues to be one of the biggest healthcare trends as individual and families seek high-quality, low-cost healthcare services.
Healthcare Travel Exhibition and Congress is designed to provide you with the most up-to-date information to understand the profiles and preferences of patients seeking treatment abroad and to navigate through the challenges and legal issues that are presented by medical travel.
This 3-day exhibition and high level conference ensures that the world’s leading decision-makers take away tools that allow them to successfully compete in the medical travel industry.
The conference topics, high-powered panel discussions and interactive sessions, designed to provide key decision-makers access to the forward-thinking minds of medical travel executives, included some of the following:
- Latest/Future Trends in Healthcare Tourism
- Impact of the Financial Crisis on Medical Travel
- Best Practices of:
- Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities
- International Insurance Companies
- Ministry of Health/Tourism
- Medical Travel Facilitators
- How to Attract and Cater to the consumers of difference nationalities and religious groups
- Marketing Strategy for Medical Tourism
- International Hospital Accreditations
- Developing Strategic Partnerships
- Investment and Business Opportunities in Medical Travel
- International Healthcare Standards (e.g. - International Accreditation, Patient Safety, Quality of Care)
- Regional Initiatives in: Asia Pacific and India, The Americas, Middle East, Africa
Some of the highly regarded speakers from 2009 included:
Dr Jason Yap, Director (Marketing), Raffles Hospital, Raffles Medical Group, Singapore
Mr. Zahid Hamid, Chief Executive, Euromedical Tours, UK
Mr. John Linss, President/CEO, MedicaView International, Inc., UK
Mr. Suresh Ponnudurai, CEO and founder, Malaysia Healthcare, Malaysia
Dr. Ahmad Okasha, Healthcare Business Advisor, Oracle Healthcare, UAE
Dr. Prem Jagyasi, MD & CEO - ExHealth, Dubai HealthCare City, UAE
Mr. Rudy Rupak, President/Co-Founder, Planet Hospital, USA
Mohammed Alarifi, Managing Director of Planet Hospital, Middle East
Dr. Sayave Gnoumou, Founder, Surgeon - President of Medical Board, Nazounki, France
Dr. Sanjiv Malik, Executive Director, MMR Eye Institute and President, Anand and Anand, India
Don’t miss this opportunity to gain invaluable information and the competitive edge that will shape the future of the medical travel industry!