Media Release
Ajman, Oct 1: Thumbay Medical Tourism (TMT) – the award winning medical tourism initiative of Thumbay Group celebrated World Tourism Day on September 27 by welcoming its 6,000th medical tourist at Thumbay Hopsital, here.
Concurrently, TMT also hosted celebrations at Sharjah International Airport. In a bid to foster awareness among the international community on the significance of medical tourism, the TMT kiosk at the airport welcomed numerous passengers from various countries, providing over 1000 complimentary gift packs which included free consultation passes at Thumbay Hospitals, information packs and other goodies.
Commenting on Thumbay Group’s participation in the celebration of tourism, Akbar Moideen Thumbay, vice president of the healthcare division at Thumbay Group said, “On the historical occasion of welcoming our 6000th medical tourist at our hospital, especially on World Tourism Day, we are very proud of our achievement. Although most travelers prefer to stay away from hospital/illness while on vacation, a fast-increasing number of medical tourists (people who align treatment with travel) are choosing international destinations like UAE for the sole purpose of attaining quality medical services. We take this opportunity to inform everyone about the services we offer. We aim to assist medical tourists arriving to the UAE with access to Thumbay’s state-of- art, efficient and affordable healthcare services.”
Thumbay Medical Tourism focuses on promoting Thumbay Group’s ultra-modern healthcare services to the growing number of international patients visiting the UAE, at affordable costs. TMT provides a host of travel and medical services to medical tourists from all over the world, and also arranges on-demand translator services, accommodation services, customized treatment packages, preferred cuisine, travel arrangements, priority appointments, airport pick up and drop etc.
Thumbay medical tourism currently has offices in six different countries and looking to open in 20 different nations. TMT is looking to partner with interested parties to expand its network and is inviting proposals for the same.
About Thumbay Hospitals:
Thumbay Group delivers healthcare services through its four Thumbay Hospitals at Ajman, Dubai, Sharjah and Fujairah, a 25-chair dental hospital in Dubai, five state-of- the-art Thumbay clinics and Thumbay labs in Ajman, Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah and Umm Al Quwain, in addition to outlets of Thumbay pharmacy across the UAE. A 400 bed ultra-modern hospital, a 60-chair dental hospital and an advanced rehabilitation center in Ajman are upcoming projects expected to be completed in 2016/2017, which will take Thumbay group’s healthcare services several notches higher. The network of hospitals and clinics are among the largest healthcare providers in the UAE, providing care for patients from over 175 nationalities. Staff from over 22 countries speaking over 50 languages attend to patients. Hospitals with JCI accreditation, CAP accredited laboratories and multiple medical tourism accreditations and memberships are some distinctive features of Thumbay Group’s healthcare facilities.