The 4th Annual WMT&GHC Announces Porto Alegre Health Care as Gold Sponsor

Oct. 11, 2011 - PRLog -- Porto Alegre Health Care is an organization of health care providers in the city of the highest quality of life and medical services in Latin America. Porto Alegre provides reliable medical care of international standard, a large network of hospitals and medical doctors at competitive costs: lower than rates in the United States, Canada and Europe. Complete personal assistance is our promise, with professional staff speaking foreign languages. Full support from start to finish the process is offered to ensure an excellent experience for our patients. The city has easy access by air and light traffic. The international airport is only 15 minutes away from downtown, and not more than 30 minutes are necessary to cross the city. With a friendly population and mild weather, the city provides culture, security, international cuisine and hotel network, infrastructure and quality tours. The best of health care in the best of Brazil.

“WMT & GHC is the annual meeting point for the companies, institutions and professionals over the world who are dedicated to Medical Tourism, and it cannot be ignored,” said Secretary of Tourism Luiz Fernando Moraes. “Porto Alegre returns to the event in 2011 having already established the first Brazilian Medical Tourism Cluster, incorporating large private hospitals, not-for-profit entities, tourism companies and the government. We have high expectations, now that we are ready to sign contracts and put Porto Alegre on the international medical tourism map,” he added.

This is the one event per year where Employers, Self Funded Health Plans, Insurance Companies, and Medical Tourism Facilitators that are looking to outsource healthcare overseas have the opportunity to meet with top International Hospitals and Medical Tourism Companies in one place for the ultimate networking event. As Gold Sponsor, Porto Alegre Health Care will receive multiple benefits including recognition throughout the conference and preferred exhibit booth placement.

The conference is the dedicated annual event of the Medical Tourism Association, the nonprofit trade association in the Medical Tourism industry,   http://www.medicaltourismassociation.com and media partner Medical Tourism Magazine, http://www.medicaltourismmag.com the only dedicated magazine for the medical tourism and global healthcare industry, and by Medical Tourism City, http://www.medicaltourismcity.com, a social network for the medical tourism and global healthcare industry with over one thousand participants from over sixty countries.

The 4th World Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare Congress will also feature four additional conferences, the Global Benefits Conference, http://www.globalbenefitsconference.com, focusing on international employers and insurance companies, the Healthcare Development Conference, http://www.healthcaredevelopmentconference.com, focusing on the growth of medical tourism in the healthcare sector and the building and development of healthcare facilities around the world, the Healthcare Investment Conference, http://www.healthcareinvestmentconference.com, creating awareness about healthcare investment opportunities around the world and the Health and Wellness Conference, http://www.wellnessconference.com focusing on the continuous growing health and wellness industry.

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The 4th World Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare Congress is the largest medical tourism event in the world with up to 1,500 attendees and up to 120 exhibitors / sponsors.