IMA is a member of National Medical and Wellness Tourism Board

IMA is a member of National Medical and Wellness Tourism Board IMA is a member of National Medical and Wellness Tourism Board. The following recommendations are likely to be implemented: • Government to facilitate e-Medical Visa. • Normally e-Visa given for 60 days but e-Medical Visa will be for 6 months. • e-Visa will have a permission for double entry, but e-Medical Visa will permit Triple entry. • e-Visa will be extendable to e-Medical Visa. • e-Medical Visa will be available at five major Indian Ports i.e. Mumbai, Cochin, Goa, Chennai and Mangalore. • e-Medical Visa will be available for 161 countries. • Presently, medical attendants are given Visa but the Committee has recommended that medical attendants should also be given e-Medical Visa. • The Committee also recommended that all hospitals should have a common Greet and Meet Counter and it should be at major Airports / Ports. • Free SIM card at entry will be given to e-Medical Visa patient. • Committee have recommended a Translation App at Airports/ Ports • All Medical Tourism Hospitals will have to be NABH or JCI Accredited. We are pushing for IMA accreditation also. • The Committee also recommended that fee for e-Visa and e-Medical Visa should be the same. Dr KK Aggarwal National President IMA Dr RN Tandon Hony Secretary General IMA