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A day-long International Medical Tourism Conference has taken place in Dhaka city, aiming to help flourish both the inbound and outbound local medical tourism industry.
The conference, with the participation of both local and foreign hospitals, health service providers and other related organisations, took place at Daffodil Plaza in the city’s Dhanmondi, said Bangladesh Medical Tourism Association (BMTA) in a statement.
The main purpose of the conference was to create networking among local and foreign medical service providers and to promote local medical tourism industry outside the country, it said.
Discussions also focused on the ways and strategies to establish Bangladesh as one of international standard treatment hub and to attract foreign patients, the statement added.
Several sessions were conducted during the conference, covering topics such as the current state of medical tourism, the future potential of the industry, and strategies to explore opportunities.
Additionally, modern treatments for cancer and infertility were discussed during the sessions.
Dr Syed Abdul Hamid, a professor at the Institute of Health Economics at Dhaka University, and Md Jahangir Alam, divisional director (health) at DGHS, among others, were present.
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