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Rupee fall may inject health into medical tourism: Study

Posted on October 21, 2013 | Comments Off on Rupee fall may inject health into medical tourism: Study

Lucknow :

Though the fall of rupee vs dollar has impacted many sectors of the economy, it has proved to be advantageous to the patients from the Middle East, Africa and SAARC countries to the extent of getting 35% to 45% on complex surgeries at affordable rates this year, reveals the Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).

Releasing the ASSOCHAM paper on “Falling Rupee: Lower Cost of Medical Travel,” DS Rawat, secretary general of ASSOCHAM said, “The information gathered by ASSOCHAM Social Development Foundation (ASDF) from the various private hospitals, nursing homes etc. It reveals that the inflow of patients has also gone up around 40% during the last six months.”

Rawat also said, “The cost of medical treatment in India is already considered to be about the lowest of any medical destination, the current decline in the rupee may bring even more medical tourists to India’s top hospitals.”

The paper further stated that the current market size of the Indian medical tourism sector is about Rs 7,500 crore and likely to touch Rs 12,000 crore by 2015 with 2015 with the growth rate of about 25% per annum.

The inflow of medical tourists in India is also likely to cross 45 lakh by 2015 from the current level of 25 lakh, the report states. The country attracts large number of medical tourists from the Middle East, America, and Europe and also from neighboring countries like Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan, adds the paper.

“Top-notch healthcare facilities like cardiology, joint replacement, orthopedic surgery, transplants and urology at a low price are certain key factors making India a favoured destination in terms of medical tourism,” the study further states.

States like Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and New Delhi are fast emerging as India’s best medical centres with several hospitals and specialty clinics coming up in the cities, added the study.

India is also offering other medical services like yoga, meditation and ayurveda, which is increasingly becoming popular as a non-surgical treatment for various ailments among the foreign patients, adds the paper.

Rawat further added that India is witnessing hoards of patients from abroad, who are coming here to undergo complex surgeries at pocket friendly rates, adds the ASSOCHAM recent assessment.

The medical procedure that cost a medical tourist US $10,000 in 2010 would now cost around $7,000- a 30 per cent difference. An Australian having the same procedure would also pay 45 per cent less today. Similarly, anyone paying in Euros would save around 25% to 35% in this current scenario, states the ASSOCHAM paper.

source: http://www.articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Lucknow> Medical Tourism / by Arunav Sinha, TNN / September 14th, 2013

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India’s top hitech hospitals set up African centre in Port Harcourt

Posted on October 20, 2013 | Comments Off on India’s top hitech hospitals set up African centre in Port Harcourt

Two top Indian hitech hospitals have sealed a deal to set up collaborative medical services in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, said to be one of its kind. The new deal will turn the First Rivers Hospital Limited (FRHL) into a world-class medical tourist centre in Africa.

The Nigerian hospital signed two different agreements in the city of Pune, India, with Ruby Hall Clinic and Trans-medical Healthcare Limited. The agreements were facilitated by Reneva International Ltd, a management and training consultancy firm based in Port Harcourt.

A statement confirming the agreement which was made available to newsmen in Port Harcourt said the renowned hospital in the garden city, FRHL, achieved this feat in its quest to bring hitech medical solution to the needy in Nigeria.

By this agreement, medical cases can be properly examined and successfully managed in Nigeria without the extra burden of overseas travels while only complicated surgeries can be directed to Ruby Hall Clinics for specialist care requirements which of course will minimise the cost of medical care to patients and their families.

Details indicated that “the parties in these agreements agreed to upgrade the facilities and healthcare services at First Rivers Hospital to a world class level with the latest technologies in X-rays, sonography, CT scan/MRI, cathlab, dialysis centre, diagnostic laboratory, video conferencing suite, etc. as well as providing online/real time and direct access to specialist consultants’ expertise at Ruby Hall Clinic, Pune, India”.

Ruby Hall Clinic is indicated as the award-winning hospital for the best medical tourism facility in India in 2012, awarded by the Ministry of Tourism Government of India. “It is India’s most preferred medical destination with internationally renowned healthcare facility and integrated world class healthcare services that blend the 21st century state-of-the-art technology with an upscale luxury environment”.

Ruby Hall is said to have over 700 beds and 150 intensive care beds, over 3,000 staff (including 300 specialist/super consultants, 750 panel doctors and 1500 paramedical staff), 12 diagnostic centres, 4 cathlabs, 20 operation theatres, 2 linear accelerators, PET CT scanner, 3 tesla MRI scanner with broadband facility, 14 MRI machines and 6 CT scanners.

Ruby Hall Clinic is able to provide superior and diverse medical services to patients from anywhere in the world under one roof at affordable costs.

The clinic has one of the largest cardiac centres and cancer units in India with over 150,000 coronary angiographies, 80,000 angioplasties and 70,000 bypass surgeries to date. It is widely recognised as a one stop shop for cancer detection and treatment. Ruby Hall Clinic also has the most advanced centre for bone marrow and stem cell transplant in India. The dialysis unit has 20 modern hemodialysis machines performing over 15,000 dialysis sessions per year.

Sola Olanrewaju, medical director, First Rivers Hospital, said it had been his long standing vision to provide the best healthcare services to the citizenry for some time.

source: http://www.businessdayonline.com / Business Day / Home> Health Business & Living / by Ignatius Chukwu / July 23rd, 2013

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Chinese seek South Korean cosmetic surgery

Posted on October 13, 2013 | Comments Off on Chinese seek South Korean cosmetic surgery

Competition for better jobs in China is growing among the nation’s young people. But instead of boosting their resumes or improving their interview skills, some are now seeking an edge on other job applicants through plastic surgery. In fact, some are going so far as to travel to South Korea for their medical procedures.

26-year-old Liu Jiajia is going under the knife today at this medical clinic located in southern Seoul. She doesn’t suffer from any medical ailment, instead she has chosen a cosmetic surgical procedure to augment her facial structure, which she believes will give her the confidence to hit the job market.

“You will have better chances if you are both capable and good-looking when you have job interviews,” Liu said.

Liu is among thousands of Chinese job seekers who are making the trip across the Yellow Sea in order to enhance their appearance. According to the Korea Tourism Organization, over 30,000 Chinese nationals entered South Korea on medical tourism visas last year.

Among them, nearly two-thirds underwent cosmetic procedures.

“My friend introduced me to this clinic. I am very careful of choosing hospital. My friend told me that she had good results. She said that many South Korean celebrities have come here. And I found the chairman of the hosptial is very careful and serious, so I decided to do the surgery here,” Liu said.

The cost of such surgical procedures is generally more expensive in Korea, yet experts say that the highly skilled craftsmanship of Korean doctors makes the trip worthwhile.

And often times, patients leave satisfied before they head out into the workforce.

“Because of Korea’s superior surgical skills, the majority of overseas patients leave satisfied, and they go and pass the word to friends and relatives,” said Dr. Kim Dongha, head of Be for Plastic Surgery Clinic.

Dr. Kim offers a variety of services for his Chinese client, and his staff are specially trained to cater to Chinese patients, even offering on-the-spot interpretation.

This clinic is just one of among dozens in this neighborhood alone that target youngsters like Liu Jiajia to give them the confidence they need when they embark on their job search.

As the saying goes, first impressions are the most lasting. Hence, job recruiters say if a hiring decision comes down to two final candidates with the exact same qualifications, your appearance could be the deciding factor.

source: http://www.ecns.cn / Ecns.cn / Home> News> Society / by Web editor: Li Yan / October 09th, 2013

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Dr Castaneda Contribution to Medical Tourism in Mexico via GastricBypassMexico.com

Posted on October 8, 2013 | Comments Off on Dr Castaneda Contribution to Medical Tourism in Mexico via GastricBypassMexico.com

Diabetes sufferers and obese patients enjoy a brand new internet resource created by Dr Jose A. Castaneda, bariatric surgeon, leading the way in medical tourism and weight loss surgery in Mexico.

Guadalajara, Jalisco  : 

Bariatric Medical Team

Bariatric Medical Team

In recent years medical tourism in Mexico has become very popular with local and foreign patients. In fact, a recent study published by several media outlets across the USA, Canada and the UK confirms that Mexico has become the most obese nation in the world, surpassing the USA for the first time. The term medical tourism can be applied equally to international travelers seeking healthcare abroad, as well as patients traveling domestically inside their own country in need of weight loss surgery.

Mexico delivers one of the best private health networks worldwide, highly trained medical staff which in many cases studied and practiced medicine in the US, Europe and Asia before settling their private medical centers back home. Many private hospitals in Mexico hold JCI accreditation and well exceed international standards of care. When you combine all that with surgery prices that can be as much as 60% lower than those in neighboring countries, undoubtedly thousands of patients are attracted to receiving medical treatment in Mexico.

One of the leading bariatric surgeons in Mexico is Dr. Jose A. Castaneda. The launch of his new bariatric website GastricBypassMexico.com has grown exponentially over the past few months and is now considered one of the best online resources for national and foreign patients seeking weight loss surgery in Mexico.

“At Gastric Bypass Mexico  we provide several options for patients suffering from obesity, diabetes and weight related diseases; Gastric banding, gastric bypass, duodenal switch by laparoscopy, gastric sleeve or metabolic surgery, and very soon we´ll be adding new innovative procedures to improve the lives of our patients”, says Dr. Castaneda.

Dr Castaneda has been at the forefront of internet innovation for many years. He recently launched the new Bariatric App  dedicated to helping patients seeking bariatric surgery, or patients that have already undergone a weight loss operation with him. The new website WeightLossSurgeryinMexico.com  launched in early summer 2013 has received thousands of unique visitors and is also a great resource for patients.

Undoubtedly, the increasing costs of health care in the United States combined with a huge obesity epidemic in Mexico as well as the USA are key motivators driving more diabetes sufferers and obese patients toward medical tourism in Mexico and expert bariatric surgeons like Dr. Castaneda.

source: http://www.prweb.com / PRWeb / Home> Guadalajara, Jalisco / September 26th, 2013

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Health: Greeks go to Russia to promote medical tourism

Posted on September 28, 2013

 Athens :  This autumn, 15 Greek businesses, including leading private hospitals, rehabilitation centers and hotels with spa facilities, will promote their services in a workshop in Moscow to increase their clientele and establish Greece as a medical tourism destination for … Continue reading →

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