Participate with the U.S. Commercial Service at Medical Fair India, 2009!
Date: 27 – 29 March, 2009 Venue: Pragati Maidan, New Delhi
Why be in the U.S. Pavilion? We make it easy.
*Built-up space in the pavilion
*Promotion
*Directory
*Industry and Embassy Briefing
*Networking Event
Cost (discounted rate): $3,200 (for min 9m2)
Make the most of your time in India by requesting pre-screened one-on-one meetings with Indian agents, distributors, and end users for an additional $600.
About MEDICAL FAIR INDIA:
Formerly HOSPIMedica India, Medial Fair India is the leading Medical & Hospital Technology fair in India and promises to be the No. 1 medical fair in Asia. It is fully supported by Messe Duesseldorf, world leader in technology fairs, including the biggest medical fair in the world, Medica.
Exhibitor profile:
Medical Equipment, Hospital Supplies, Surgical Items, Medical Disposables, Rehabilitation Aids, Diagnostics, Hospital Furniture, Radiology & Imaging Equipment, Physiotherapy Equipment, Critical care/Emergency Equipment, Disinfections & Waste Management Systems, Medical Software, Medical Publications
Visitors Profile:
Medical Professionals/Doctors, Surgeons, Para-medical Professionals, Hospital Administrators, Pathologists, Radiologists, Physiotherapists, Distributors/Traders, Importers, Senior professionals from both Govt. and private hospitals
See MEDICAL FAIR INDIA 2009 website for more information.
Indian Healthcare Industry Trends
- Indian healthcare industry is experiencing a rapic transformation. Healthcare is expected to be one of India's largest industries in the near term with present growth rates of around 13 percent per year.
- The Industry is estimated at US $ 35 billion and is expected to reach over $75 billion by 2012.
Reasons for demand for quality healthcare:
- Population of 1 billion people, growing at a rate of 1.6 percent per year,
- Growth in affluence of over middle-income consumers
- Changed demographic profile
- Rise of lifestyle-related diseases
- Increased coverage by Medical Insurance
- Growing Medical Tourism
Additionally:
- Medical infrastructure is far from adequate as demand surpasses availability. To meet growing demand, 1 million beds will have to be added by 2012. It requires a total investment of $77.9 billion.
- The medical infrastructure market is expected to grow at 14.5 percent.
- New and up-graded hospitals are being planned by the government and private sector.
- Greater demand for medical equipment. The medical equipment segment is estimated over $2.3 billion, is expected to reach $5 billion by 2012. Imports account for over 65 percent of the entire medical equipment market.
- Government is in the process of establishing regulations for medical devices. Currently, few devices are regulated.
- Medical tourism is one of the major external drivers of growth of the Indian healthcare sector. It leverages high quality educated, English-speaking staff, state-of- the art private hospitals and diagnostic facilities, and relatively low cost. Indian medical tourism was estimated at $350 million 2006 and has the potential to grow into a $2 billion industry by 2012.
For more information contact:
Srimoti Mukherji | Jetta DeNend |
Senior Commercial Specialist, New Delhi |
International Trade Specialist, New York |
srimoti.mukherji@ mail.doc.gov |
jetta.denend@ mail.doc.gov |
Phone: +91 11 2347 2226 | 212-809-2644 |