Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications
Sunday, Nov 07, 2004
Financial Daily from THE HINDU group of publications Sunday, Nov 07, 2004 |
||
|
|
||
|
Industry & Economy
-
Tourism Task force set up to study medical tourism issues Our Bureau
Ms Renuka Chowdhury
New Delhi , Nov. 6 THE Government is planning to constitute a joint task force consisting of experts from both health and tourism to examine issues concerning medical tourism. This was decided in a meeting between the Union Health and Family Welfare Minister, Dr A. Ramadoss, and the Minister of State for Tourism, Ms Renuka Chowdhury, here on Friday. The task force will look into issues relating to accreditation of hospitals and a price band for various kinds of treatment to be offered as part of promotion of medical tourism. Ms Chowdhury also desired that the committee should look into the recognition of spas and ayurveda centres in India.the country. The committee will also look into other issues such as insurance and living facilities while according accreditation. Dr Ramadoss also told Ms Chowdhury that a decision had been taken to standardise and accredit all hospitals in the country, which may take two years. The task force will submit its recommendations to a key committee to be headed by the Health and Family Welfare Minister and the Minister of State for Tourism.
More Stories on : Tourism | Health
Article E-Mail :: Comment :: Syndication :: Printer Friendly Page
|
Stories in this Section |
|
The Hindu Group: Home | About Us | Copyright | Archives | Contacts | Subscription Group Sites: The Hindu | Business Line | Sportstar | Frontline | The Hindu eBooks | The Hindu Images | Home |
Copyright © 2004, The
Hindu Business Line. Republication or redissemination of the contents of
this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of
The Hindu Business Line
|