Tamil Nadu Healthcare Indicators on par with Developed Countries: Dr C Vijaya Baskar, Hon’ble Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu
- Tamil Nadu Government has recently signed a MoU with World Bank for Rs 3000 Crore and with JICA for Rs 1684 Crore for the Tamil Nadu Healthcare system reform program which will further improve the healthcare facilities in the State, said Dr Vijaya Baskar.
Chennai, September 20th 2019: Healthcare Industry should device ways and means to
make advance technologies accessible to common man at affordable cost and Tamil
Nadu is working towards making the State on par with health indicators of
developed nation, said Dr C Vijaya Baskar, Hon’ble Minister for Health and
Family Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu at the Conference on Tamil Nadu
Medical Value Travel organised by the Confederation
of Indian Industry (CII) in Chennai on 20 September
2019.
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Dr C Vijaya
Baskar, Hon’ble Minister for Health, Medical Education and Family welfare and Hon’ble Minister for
Tourism Mr Vellamandi N Natarajan, Government of Tamil Nadu
inaugurated 2ND EDITION OF CII TAMILNADU TRAVEL MART AND
MEDICAL VALUE TRAVEL MART 2019 Exhibition, today at Chennai Trade Centre.
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Speaking on the occasion, Dr C Vijaya Baskar, Hon’ble
Minister for Health and Family Welfare, Government of Tamil Nadu, said, “Tamil Nadu Health Department pact with the Government of Victoria;
Australia in trauma healthcare which was signed last year helped in reducing
the trauma mortality rate and In terms of numbers, over 4300
patients lives have been saved. International standard of
hospitals, expert doctors, quality and affordable costs, availability of latest
technologies are some of the key factors that put the State of Tamil Nadu on
top of healthcare services.
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| Dr C Vijaya Baskar, Hon’ble Minister for Health, Medical Education and Family welfare and Hon’ble Minister for Tourism Mr Vellamandi N Natarajan, Government of Tamil Nadu addressing Conference on TN Medical Value Travel at 2ND EDITION OF CII TAMILNADU TRAVEL MART AND MEDICAL VALUE TRAVEL MART 2019 at Chennai Trade Centre |
In his Theme address, Dr S Chandrakumar, Convenor, CII Tamilnadu Task
Force on Health Tourism said, “India holds 20% of the medical travel
value market globally with a growth of 16-18% year on year and Government of
India also acknowledged the medical travel is the important source of foreign
exchange. Last year 5,00,000 medical travel visas has been provided in India
and people from neighbouring countries like Africa, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh
visited india particularly Tamil nadu for medical services added Dr Chandra
Kumar.
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Dr C Vijaya
Baskar, Hon’ble Minister for Health, Medical Education and Family welfare and Hon’ble Minister for
Tourism Mr Vellamandi N Natarajan, Government of Tamil Nadu
inaugurated and visited the stalls at 2ND EDITION OF CII
TAMILNADU TRAVEL MART AND MEDICAL VALUE TRAVEL MART 2019 at Chennai Trade Centre.
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In his welcome address, Mr S Chandramohan, Chairman, CII Tamil Nadu said
that the revenue generated through medical tourism will double in Tamil Nadu in
the coming years. Technology in healthcare will bring down the cost and the
affordability of healthcare services added Mr Chandramohan.
In his special address, Mr S Ganesh IAS, Director, Indian Medicine
and Homeopathy said, Tamil Nadu has 150 wellness centres to cater the needs
of the Non communicable diseases and around 2 Crore people are visiting the
wellness centres. Ayush (Ayurveda) sector has immense potential and opportunity
for medical value travel said, Mr Ganesh. 💢💢
