Medical Tourism presents an opportunity for the global healthcare market to expand and grow by tapping the potential of the international market, with the growth expected to reach USD $60 billion in 2012. The medical travel industry in Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore, South Korea and India, currently worth around half a billion dollars a year in Asia, is set to confidently stride past USD$ 4.4 billion by 2012. Singapore is targeting to attract one million foreign patients annually while Malaysia expects medical tourism receipts to be in the region of US$590 million in five years' time.

International Medical Travel Conference (IMTC) 2006 provides an unrivalled choice of exciting plenary session, case studies, presentations and outstanding networking opportunities for buyers, suppliers and healthcare providers.

„« A platform for global healthcare leaders and stakeholders in the growing international medical travel market to meet and discuss the latest developments in the industry
„« A platform for healthcare providers, medical travel agencies and other parties to meet and expand suite of available products and services for the consumers
„« To inaugurate the International Medical Travel Association (IMTA)