Archive · 23 Dec 2025
AHPI to Define Criteria for Medical Tourism
The Association of Healthcare Providers (India) (AHPI) is working with the UAE’s Mulk Med Healthcare Group to make it easier for people from other countries to get medical treatment in India.
They want to fix problems like high costs and poor follow-up care.
AHPI will create rules for hospitals to follow, so patients get good care.
They aim to include about 1,000 hospitals in India.
This will help bring more patients from places like Central Asia, Africa, and other regions.
Right now, India gets about 2 million patients every year, but they want to attract even more.
AHPI is defining criteria to address shortcomings in cross-border patient experiences, including price escalation and follow-up support.
AHPI has partnered with UAE’s Mulk Med Healthcare Group to simplify patient journeys and bring patients from regions like Central Asia.
The partnership involves technology, including an application and AI-led consultation to guide patients to appropriate hospitals.
AHPI aims to create a network of about 1,000 hospitals in India offering standardized care and services, in addition to accreditation.
India currently receives about 2 million patients annually, and the effort is to attract more patients from non-traditional markets.
- Who
- Association of Healthcare Providers (India) (AHPI) and UAE’s Mulk Med Healthcare Group
- What
- Defining criteria to address shortcomings in cross-border patient experiences and simplify patient journeys
- When
- Criteria to be defined in about a month
- Where
- India, targeting patients from Central Asia, Africa, West Asia, CIS countries, and other emerging markets
- Why
- To promote India as a destination for quality healthcare and address issues like price escalation and follow-up support
- Organization
- Association of Healthcare Providers (India) (AHPI)
- Director General
- Giridhar Gyani
- Partner
- UAE’s Mulk Med Healthcare Group
- Target Hospitals
- 1,000
- Current Annual Patients
- 2 million
- Target Regions
- Central Asia, Africa, West Asia, CIS countries, and other emerging markets
- Timeline for Criteria Definition
- About a month