Learn how your company can benefit from the rapid growth and development of the healthcare sector in India!

The U.S. Commercial Service-India is offering first hand information from their healthcare specialists and speakers in the private sector on the manufacturing and service sectors of the medical industry.

Through this webinar you will learn where the opportunities are, how to take advantage of them, and receive tips and guidance on how you can advance or begin your business in India's medical sector.

For details please go to: www.buyusa.gov/healthcare/indiawebinar

Topics will include:

Overview of the Health care Industry

Industry Growth trends

Opportunities and challenges in this market

How to enter the market

There will also be an open Q&A session at the end of the presentation.

The Medical Market in India

The Indian healthcare industry is experiencing a rapid transformation. The Healthcare industry is estimated at US $35 billion industry and is expected to reach over US$ 75 billion by 2012. According to the World Health Report, India spends about 5 percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on the healthcare sector. It is expected that this figure will rise to 6.1 percent of GDP by 2012. About 50 percent is spent on curative and primary care and another 40 percent on secondary care, including medical specialists in major hospitals with expensive diagnostic equipment. The remaining 10 percent of the market is left to preventive care such as health education, weight reduction plans, and like programs Source: http://www.buyusa.gov/india/en/ccg2008.html1).

With both government and the private contributing to rapid growth in the industry and a growing population of over 1 billion, the demand for infrastructure and high quality service is great.

Medical Product and Service Opportunities in India Webinar

Wednesday, July 29 2009

8 AM PDT/11 AM EDT/8:30PM New Delhi

Duration 1 Hour

Fee: $35

Where: At your desk!

For more information, please contact Jetta DeNend jetta.denend@mail.doc.gov.