Medical tourism marketing in Kodungallur

• A WhatsApp enquiry flow with greeting messages, guidance on sharing medical reports securely and response-time standards for your international desk
• Search campaigns aimed at treatment searches from the chosen GCC and other markets
• Facebook and Instagram campaigns for the Malayali diaspora in the Gulf, who often arrange care for parents and relatives back home
• Reply templates for estimates, medical report requests and visa support letters, with estimates always presented as estimates
• Brochures and presentations for facilitators, embassies and corporate partners
• Monthly reporting on enquiries by country, specialty and channel, including how many enquirers shared medical reports

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   Capability review. We meet your international desk and key specialists to confirm what you can offer patients from abroad, including interpreters, visa support letters, accommodation tie-ups and teleconsultation follow-up.
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   Market plan. We choose two or three markets and specialties based on your strengths and the international enquiries you already receive, rather than advertising everywhere.
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   Build. International pages, the WhatsApp set-up and reply templates go live before any ad spend, so the first enquiries are handled well.
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   Campaigns and review. We run Arabic and English campaigns in the chosen markets and review each month which countries send serious enquiries, moving budget accordingly.

Kodungallur has a government Taluk Headquarters Hospital, and private hospitals such as Modern Hospital and the CRAFT fertility hospital at Chandappura are also in the town. Clinics, labs and dental and eye practices serve the coastal panchayats from Azhikode and Eriyad to Mathilakam, and the town also takes patients from across the river in Ernakulam district. Many households here have someone working in the Gulf, so treatment is often decided with a relative abroad on a WhatsApp call, and families planning fertility treatment or a procedure often research in English before they decide. Fishing families from Azhikode and Eriyad tend to go to the nearest clinic they know by name.

We run medical tourism marketing by specialty, because multispecialty hospitals and dental clinics in Kodungallur are searched for in different ways:

• Multispecialty hospital marketing in KodungallurDuring the Bharani festival at the Kodungallur temple, usually in March or April, the town fills with visitors for several days, so a hospital's casualty hours, ambulance number and directions around the temple area need to be right before the crowds arrive.
• Dental clinic marketing in KodungallurAlong the coast from Azhikode to Mathilakam, many households plan check-ups, fillings and crowns for when someone is back from the Gulf, so a clinic that publishes realistic treatment timelines and takes bookings ahead on WhatsApp suits the way these families plan.
• Fertility and IVF clinic marketing in KodungallurKodungallur already has a dedicated fertility hospital, so a fertility clinic here is compared by people who read in detail, often in English, before they decide, and who want to know how many visits are involved.
• Diagnostic centre marketing in KodungallurPatients coming in from the coastal panchayats or from across the district border usually want tests, results and the consultation done in one trip, so a diagnostic centre that states its report times and opening hours clearly saves them a second journey.

International pages and the WhatsApp enquiry process usually take four to eight weeks to set up properly. Serious international enquiries often take several months to turn into admissions, because families compare options, arrange visas and plan travel around work and school holidays. Medical tourism marketing is usually a monthly retainer, with ad spend in each market paid by you directly to Google and Meta. Scope depends on the number of markets, languages and specialties, how many international pages and videos are needed, and whether we support your international desk with templates and training. Any arrangement you have with medical tourism facilitators is separate from our fee, and because the NMC's October 2026 guidelines restrict commissions and per-patient payments connected with procuring patients, check facilitator contracts with your legal adviser. See how our pricing works.

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From Kodungallur, our office opposite Aster Medcity is about 30 km, roughly 45 minutes to an hour by road. The drive runs up NH 66 through North Paravur. Patients here often search by landmark, such as Kodungallur temple, Chandappura and Kothaparambu, so local pages and your Google Business Profile have to use those names.

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Can our hospital or clinic in Kodungallur attract international patients if it is not a large tertiary hospital?

Yes, if it offers something worth travelling for, such as a planned procedure, an ayurveda programme or dental work that fits a short visit, and can answer enquiries quickly in English or Arabic. Many enquiries come from Malayali families in the Gulf arranging care for parents near their home town, which can favour hospitals outside the big cities. We assess this honestly in the audit before you spend anything on campaigns.

Which visa do international patients need to come to India for treatment?

India offers medical and e-medical visas for patients, attendant visas for companions, and a separate Ayush visa for treatment under ayurveda and other Indian systems of medicine. Eligible countries, documents and rules change, so your international desk should always point patients to the official Indian visa portal or the nearest Indian mission. We write that guidance into your pages and reply templates.

Do you work with medical tourism facilitators or replace them?

We work alongside them. Facilitators bring patients from markets where you have no direct presence, while your own pages and campaigns bring direct enquiries, so we prepare facilitator materials and track the two sources separately. How you contract with facilitators is your decision, but the NMC's October 2026 advertising guidelines bar doctors from paying or receiving commissions or referral fees connected with procuring patients, so check any per-patient commission arrangement with your legal adviser.