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FlyHealth Dental Clinics Offer Emax Dental Technology

Posted on March 12, 2016 | Comments Off on FlyHealth Dental Clinics Offer Emax Dental Technology

FlyHealth dental clinics would like to announce the use of a new dental cosmetic technology known as Emax Dental Veneers.

E-max veneers are wafer-thin porcelain and ceramic covers which are perfectly placed over natural teeth— perfect for covering disfigured and stained teeth.

They are stain and bacteria-resistant, strong and can be especially designed to match the natural tooth shade.

Emax veneers are crafted from strong porcelain and custom designed for each individual unique needs; they are thin layered and fitted to the front surface of the teeth. This enhances both the function and aesthetics of teeth.

They are popular for their durability and stabilizing impact on a patient’s oral health, due to the technique in which they are fitted without the need for tooth etching; unlike how the traditional dental veneers are fitted.

Emax dental veneers can be applied with little to no tooth preparation and can be placed in 2 or 3 visits to one of our dental clinics in Turkey.

Like conventional dental veneers, dentists Turkey will have to take wax molds of the teeth and send them to a lab so the veneers can be crafted. They are specifically designed to resist chips and can last 15 to 20 years if proper care is practiced.

Our overseas patients can benefit from Turkish dentists’ high level of expertise, experience and craftsmanship.

“Dental tourism is a good opportunity for many overseas medical tourists, especially patients from the UK; thanks to our affordable cost of cosmetic dental care,” says Dr. Tijan Durer, one of Turkey’s accomplished dentists.

“UK dental patients are expected to save up to 70 percent on their cosmetic dental treatment.”

source: http://www.prweb.com / PRWeb.com / Home / Saturday – March 12th, 2016

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Thai Tourism Authority Hopes to Woo More Chinese in 2016

Posted on March 5, 2016 | Comments Off on Thai Tourism Authority Hopes to Woo More Chinese in 2016

A photo shows a scenic spot in Thailand. [Photo: sina.com]

A photo shows a scenic spot in Thailand. [Photo: sina.com]

Representatives from Thailand’s tourism sector have met with Chinese officials in Beijing to discuss ways Thailand can further tap the market potential in China.

Representatives from a total of 61 Thai hotels, travel companies, airline companies, theme parks and other recreational venues have gathered in Beijing for a consultation titled “amazing Thailand”.

They aim to promote four tourism products to Chinese travelers, including high-end luxury tour, medical tourism, honeymoon romantic tour and a golf tour.

Runjuan Tongrut, Executive Director of East Asia Region, with the Tourism Authority of Thailand, has pointed out an obvious advantage for a rehabilitation tour in her country.

“One of the most importances is affordable price. If you compare the costs for medical treatment with that in the U.S. and Europe, same standard, same treatment, Thai’s price is cheaper, lower than other countries two to three times.”

Though it is largely known as a tourist destination among Chinese people, Thailand has long won its name as a rehabilitation resort among Europeans, Americans and people from the Middle East.

China currently undergoes a shortage of quality medical services. Middle and high-income Chinese people have high demands for high-end, verified medical services, which domestic medical system might fail to offer.

This comes with another advantage that Thai tourism authority boasts. Runjuan Tongrut explains:

“The other thing also important is no queue. When you come to Thailand for medical treatment it’s no queue because we have many private hospitals and private medical institutions, you can just walk in and it would just cost you one hour or two hours.”

Li Mei, a supervisor of Southeast Asia Division of China International Travel Service, has over twenty years of experiences in taking Chinese tour groups to Thailand.

“I have been on an inspection tour to Thailand. The services local Thai hospitals offer their patients may vary. I also heard that the birth of test-tube babies costs much less in Thailand than in the U.S. or within China. That explains why Thailand could always successfully attract tourists. Also travelers may do a medical checkup when they are in Thailand, and get a detailed report on their health before returning home.”

Statistics of the tourism authority of Thailand show Thailand received nearly eight million Chinese travelers last year, almost one third of Thailand’s entire inbound tourists for the whole year.

For CRI, I’m Xu Fei

source: http://www.english.cri.cn / CRIEnglish.com / Home> News> Web editor: Wang Kun / March 04th, 2016

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Kerala all Set to Become a Global AYUSH Destination

Posted on March 5, 2016 | Comments Off on Kerala all Set to Become a Global AYUSH Destination

 

Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala releasing the Kerala Ayush Health Policy 2016 by handing over a copy to Health Minister V S Sivakumar in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday. K Muraleedharan MLA and M Beena, Secretary, Department of Ayush, are also seen | Manu R Mavelil

Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala releasing the Kerala Ayush Health Policy 2016 by handing over a copy to Health Minister V S Sivakumar in Thiruvananthapuram on Thursday. K Muraleedharan MLA and M Beena, Secretary, Department of Ayush, are also seen | Manu R Mavelil

Thiruvananthapuram  :

The state government envisages to make Kerala the global capital of AYUSH systems of healthcare and to position the state as a preferred AYUSH destination in the global Map.  The Kerala AYUSH Health Policy 2016, which was released on Thursday, states that AYUSH systems of medicines will be made a preferred choice of treatment in primary health centres.

Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala released the policy by handing over a copy to Health Minister V S Sivakumar. K Muraleedharan MLA, ISM director Dr Anitha Jacob, Homoeopathy director K Jamuna, Ayurveda Medical Education director Dr T Shivadas and others were present at the function.

The policy urges the Ayush Department to jointly partner with the national and international tourism establishments to make the state the most preferred destination of AYUSH medical tourism and wellness tourism.

According to the policy, the state should have a public sector drug manufacturing unit for Siddha and Unani.  On Medical Pluralism, the policy says that the state government should strive to provide the public with the right to choose treatment as envisaged by WHO and the National policy. It also says AYUSH holistic treatment centres will be established throughout the state and the potentials of AYUSH would be explored into other areas like veterinary sciences and agriculture.

It also says that efforts would be taken to start block-level Ayurveda hospitals, taluk- level homoeopathy hospitals, specialty clinics in district and taluk hospitals. Moreover, the feasibility of starting Siddha hospitals would also be assessed.

Considering that AYUSH has a wider acceptance among the tribal population, steps would be taken to provide AYUSH healthcare services to them. The policy also moots the establishment of wellness and palliative care centres.

It has been said that the existing Government Ayurveda Research Institute for Mental Diseases in Kottakal, will be upgraded to a centre of excellence.

As part of medical education, AYUSH University would be established to enhance the quality of AYUSH health stream. It also states that efforts would be  taken to frame accreditation standard for medical colleges.

It also calls for establishing different streams of medical colleges. In  school syllabus, AYUSH subjects would be included, the policy says. It also plans to provide effective control and treatment of communicable and non-communicable diseases.

What Ayush Envisages

■ Make Kerala 100 per cent Ayurveda and Homoeopathy state by providing these facilities to all local self- government institutions.

■ Exclusive state research centre, upgradation of the existing infrastructure and developing new facilities, including hospitals and dispensaries.

■ To establish the state as the model state for best quality AYUSH education in the country.

■ Kerala to be a model state for best quality AYUSH education in the country.

■ AYUSH holistic treatment centres will be established throughout the state

■ AYUSH University to be established to enhance the quality of AYUSH health stream.

■ To provide the public with the right to choose treatment as envisaged by WHO and the National policy

source: http://www.newindianexpress.com / The New Indian Express / Home> Cities> Thiruvananthapuram / by Express News Service / March 04th, 2016

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Medical fees for foreign patients to be disclosed

Posted on March 3, 2016 | Comments Off on Medical fees for foreign patients to be disclosed

 

Fifty medical centers have disclosed their fees to prevent illegal brokerage activities and provide credible service information, as a growing number of foreign patients seek treatment here.

The move is the first of its kind, in line with the central government’s efforts to push plastic surgery clinics to disclose their fees for price comparisons.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Tourism Organization said Thursday that the information is available on www.visitmedicalkorea.com.

The 50 centers, ranging from hospitals to clinics, are partners with the city government, including Asan Medical Center, Samsung Medical Center, Severance Hospital, Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine, Wonjin Beauty Medical Group, Oracle Clinic and Cheil General Hospital & Women’s Healthcare Center.

“This is part of the city’s efforts to build trust among medical tourists in Seoul,” said the city government. “We hope this will prevent brokers and hospitals from overcharging their clients.”
However, the disclosure of the medical services fees is limited to certain categories. For example, Asan Medical Center only reveals the price for its cancer health checkup package. Likewise, Severance Hospital only discloses the price for a general health check.

“It was impossible to get them reveal all the fees,” one official said. “The prices are secret for the hospitals, and they strongly resisted the plan when we first brought the idea to them. But we believe it is a good start and will motivate them to disclose more.”

According to the Korea Health Industry Development Institute, the number of medical tourists in 2014 was 155,000, a 25 percent rise from the previously year. Most of them are Chinese patients. Internal medicine was found to represent the largest portion of treatments, followed by plastic surgery, dermatology and general health checks.

With the rise of medical tourism, complaints have also risen from patients that they were overcharged.

To prevent overcharging, the health ministry has pushed plastic surgery clinics to reveal their fees. The government has also allowed medical tourists to get taxes refunded at the airport on departure.

The city government began addressing the problem on its own to prevent overcharging of foreign patients. The city also introduced a pickup service for tourists from the airport this month.

source: http://www.koreatimes.com / The Korea Times / Home> National> Briefs / by Kim Se-jeong  , skim@ktimes.com / March 03rd, 2016

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Malaysia Airlines promotes Malaysia as a premier medical tourism destination with Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council

Posted on March 2, 2016 | Comments Off on Malaysia Airlines promotes Malaysia as a premier medical tourism destination with Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council

The FINANCIAL — Malaysia Airlines Berhad on February 29 announced that it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC).  Under the MOU, Malaysia Airlines will be positioned as MHTC’s preferred healthcare tourism airline with both parties jointly exploring marketing activities to position Malaysia as the premier healthcare destination regionally and globally.

As the official airline, Malaysia Airlines will support MHTC with sponsored tickets for familiarization trips to Malaysia.  This will also be supplemented with discounted rates for guests traveling to Malaysia for medical tourism purposes.  The offer begins today and is valid for a period of one year.

The MOU was signed by Mr. Paul Simmons, Chief Commercial Officer of Malaysia Airlines and Ms Sherene Azli, Chief Executive Officer of MHTC and witnessed by the Minister of Health Datuk Dr. S. Subramaniam and Datuk Dr. Noor Hisham Abdullah, the Director General of Health, according to Malaysia Airlines.

Malaysia Airlines’ Chief Commercial Officer said, “Malaysia Airlines is delighted to be partnering Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council for this important market segment.  As the country’s national airline, we are fully supportive of the country as the leading destination for medical tourism. Guests who choose Malaysia for health tourism will have the opportunity to benefit from the internationally accredited medical facilities as well as the beauty and tranquillity of Malaysia to recuperate in. Our comprehensive network within the country is the perfect complement to this, as the best way to fly to, from and around Malaysia”.

Sherene Azli, Chief Executive Officer of MHTC added “We are pleased with the collaboration with Malaysia Airlines in our efforts to position Malaysia as a premier healthcare destination regionally and globally. With the strong backing of our government, the assurance of quality health care and the accolades received, it certainly reinforces the fact that Malaysia has all the makings to be the world’s leading healthcare provider, and that is what we will continue to strive towards”.

The signing took place during the Malaysia Healthcare Media Week (MHMW), which was Organised by the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC), an agency under the Ministry of Health Malaysia.  The MHMW is used as a platform to further strengthen and grow the Malaysia Healthcare brand positioning among the local and international media.

source: http://www.finchannel.com / Financial / Home / by News Editor / Published in Travel Biz News / Tuesday – March 01st, 2016

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