The “Global Healthcare Travel Council” was launched on March 23, 2013, at Le Meridien Hotel, Monte-Carlo Monaco following the “International Medical Travel Exhibition and Conference” (IMTEC 2013), with the participation of representatives from 38 countries from around the world.
The new initiative was launched with the statement, “Our long-term vision is to become a standard setting organization for the promotion and delivery of healthcare services to all global citizens.”
Healthcare Councils, Health Tourism Councils and Associations from a variety of the countries attended the inauguration ceremony. In the meeting, founding member states signed accession protocols, under the guidance of GHTC’s initial declaration.