TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Surabaya Mayor Eri Cahyadi said the city government, together with Airlangga University (Unair), is developing a mobile application for medical tourism services. The app soft launch event took place last Monday.
“This joint product will provide information on hospitals, medical services and their costs, as well as tourism, hotels, restaurants and various other facilities,” Eri said in Surabaya on Tuesday, September 28.
According to him, Surabaya has great potential to provide the best health services in the city and in eastern Indonesia. “With this service, it will automatically boost the economy, tourism, hotels, restaurants and more in Surabaya city,” Eri added.
He explained that around 70 percent of Indonesians seek medical treatment abroad, and most of them are residents of Surabaya. When in fact, Indonesia’s medical treatment is also competitive.
“From there, I realized that we really have the resources. We have great health workers, big hospitals, so it’s our job now to integrate all of these services. If it can be done in Indonesia, especially Surabaya, why should we go abroad for treatment? Said Eri.
The mayor of Surabaya expressed optimism that his camp could realize the medical tourism services. He assured that the service would be available immediately after the launch event of November 10, 2021.
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On the occasion of World Tourism Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Monday, September 27, addressed the nation by sharing a video message on the importance of having good health infrastructure in the country to attract the tourism. He said that with the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, the venue’s health infrastructure is considered a top priority when planning a trip. While India has a strong medical and health base which is appreciated and respected around the world, he added.
Highlighting the vaccination campaign in India, Prime Minister Modi said: “Indian tourist destinations including Sikkim, Assam, Goa, Andaman and Nicobar have stepped up the COVID-19 vaccination campaign to gain confidence people planning to travel ”.
Hailing the work of Indian doctors who are respected around the world, Modi wrote on Twitter: “Indian doctors are admired around the world for their dexterity. India is taking many initiatives to become a hub of medical tourism. ”
Prime Minister Modi stressed that “hospitals and hospitality must go hand in hand” amid COVID-19.
“Indian doctors are admired and respected around the world”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: “People come to India because they trust and believe in the country’s health system. The efforts and dedication of our physicians are admired by people around the world ”. He further stated that foreigners who come to India for proper treatment return happily to their country.
Welcoming India’s initiatives for the development of the health care sector, Prime Minister Modi said: “Our vaccination program, its technology and the pharmaceutical sector have already made India deserve respect in the health field. . Moreover, when Ayushman Bharat aligns with the digital mission with the help of advanced technology, people all over the world will be able to consult our qualified doctors. “
PM Modi launches Ayushman Bharat digital mission
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Ayushman Bharat digital mission on September 27 and said the country is entering a new phase after seven years of campaigning to strengthen the country’s healthcare facilities.
Prime Minister Modi said, “Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission will play an important role in eliminating the medical treatment problems of the poor and middle classes. Through technology, the work Ayushman Bharat is doing to connect patients to hospitals across the country is further expanded and enjoys technological platform “.
“If we can run this program, it will automatically boost the economy, tourism, hotels, restaurants and other aspects in Surabaya.
Surabaya (ANTARA) – The administration of the Municipality of Surabaya in collaboration with the University of Airlangga (Unair) has prepared a mobile application for the medical tourism service in the city.
Surabaya Mayor Eri Cahyadi noted that the app included in the Surabaya Medical Tourism Program, which was smoothly launched on September 27, is currently still under development by Unair.
“Later, the app will provide information about hospitals and their top services and costs. Users can also find information related to tourism, hotels, restaurants and various other facilities in the city, ”Cahyadi said.
The mayor later noted that the medical tourism service will provide the best health services in Surabaya. Cahyadi believes the city has vast potential to provide the best health services in Surabaya and eastern Indonesia.
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“If we can run this program, it will automatically boost the economy, tourism, hotels, restaurants and other aspects in Surabaya,” Cahyadi noted.
The mayor later explained that the mobile app will provide services to a patient undergoing medical treatment in Surabaya, including their accompanying friends or family. The service includes airport pickup, hospital arrangements, and a complete itinerary created for the patient.
Cahyadi also pointed out that some 70 percent of Indonesians sought treatment abroad, most of whom were residents of Surabaya. In fact, the medical treatment in Indonesia is not inferior to that abroad, he stressed.
This program was actually designed based on Cahyadi’s experience meeting a patient from Surabaya, who had hired a private jet to travel overseas for medical treatment. However, the doctor on board diagnosed him with the same illness as the Surabaya doctor.
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“From experience, I have realized that we have great health workers with great hospitals. If patients can have great treatment in Indonesia, why should they go abroad? he remarked.
Cahyadi is optimistic about the success of the medical tourism program that will launch on November 10.
The government of Surabaya previously hosted a smooth launch of Surabaya medical tourism and the signing of the MoU regarding the implementation of medical tourism services at Surabaya City Hall on September 27.
The signing of the MoU was led by the Mayor of Surabaya Eri Cahyadi, the Rector of Airlangga University, Professor Mohammad Nasih, President of the Indonesian Hospitals Association of East Java Region Dodo Anondo, president of the Association of Indonesian Travel and Travel Agencies Imam Mahmudi, president of Astindo Yongky Yanwitarko, East Java region, and Dwi Cahyono, president of the regional association of hotels and restaurants of Indonesia in the section of East Java.
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“If we can run this program, it will automatically boost the economy, tourism, hotels, restaurants and other aspects in Surabaya.
Surabaya (ANTARA) – The administration of the Municipality of Surabaya in collaboration with the University of Airlangga (Unair) has prepared a mobile application for the medical tourism service in the city.
Surabaya Mayor Eri Cahyadi noted that the app included in the Surabaya Medical Tourism Program, which was smoothly launched on September 27, is currently still under development by Unair.
“Later, the app will provide information about hospitals and their top services and costs. Users can also find information related to tourism, hotels, restaurants and various other facilities in the city, ”Cahyadi said.
The mayor later noted that the medical tourism service will provide the best health services in Surabaya. Cahyadi believes the city has vast potential to provide the best health services in Surabaya and eastern Indonesia.
Related News: Surabaya City Government To Launch Medical Tourism On September 27
“If we can run this program, it will automatically boost the economy, tourism, hotels, restaurants and other aspects in Surabaya,” Cahyadi noted.
The mayor later explained that the mobile app will provide services to a patient undergoing medical treatment in Surabaya, including their accompanying friends or family. The service includes airport pickup, hospital arrangements, and a complete itinerary created for the patient.
Cahyadi also pointed out that some 70 percent of Indonesians sought treatment abroad, most of whom were residents of Surabaya. In fact, the medical treatment in Indonesia is not inferior to that abroad, he stressed.
This program was actually designed from Cahyadi’s experience meeting a patient from Surabaya, who had hired a private jet to travel overseas for medical treatment. However, the doctor on board diagnosed him with the same illness as the Surabaya doctor.
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“From experience, I have realized that we have great health workers with great hospitals. If patients can have great treatment in Indonesia, why should they go abroad? he remarked.
Cahyadi is optimistic about the success of the medical tourism program that will launch on November 10.
The government of Surabaya previously hosted a smooth launch of Surabaya medical tourism and the signing of the MoU regarding the implementation of medical tourism services at Surabaya City Hall on September 27.
The signing of the MoU was led by the Mayor of Surabaya Eri Cahyadi, the Rector of Airlangga University, Professor Mohammad Nasih, President of the Indonesian Hospitals Association of East Java Region Dodo Anondo, president of the Association of Indonesian Travel and Travel Agencies Imam Mahmudi, president of Astindo Yongky Yanwitarko, East Java region, and Dwi Cahyono, president of the regional association of hotels and restaurants of Indonesia in the section of East Java.
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According to the latest report from the IMARC group, entitled “Medical Tourism Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunities and Forecast 2021-2026”, the The global medical tourism market is expected to grow at a CAGR of around 10% during the forecast period (2021-2026). Medical tourism refers to the global phenomenon in which individuals travel outside of their country of residence for the purpose of receiving medical care. Patient mobility can be based on a quantitative and qualitative model change across the world. While a certain portion of individuals travel from developed economies to developing economies to access affordable health treatments, others prefer to travel to developed countries to receive better quality medical treatment, facilitated by advanced health care infrastructure. Additionally, many patients move abroad to seek medical attention for certain rare treatments, including stem cell transplants and gender reassignment operations, which are not available in their home countries. Some of the more common procedures that patients pursue during medical tourism include dental care, cosmetic surgery, fertility treatments, and elective surgery.
The global market is driven by the high medical costs associated with the treatment of chronic diseases in developed countries. At the same time, a significant increase in state-of-the-art medical facilities in emerging economies has resulted in the voluntary shipment of many patients to developing countries to access better quality health services at affordable prices. This is further facilitated by the availability of cheap flights and the easy availability of information regarding medical services on the Internet. Additionally, many healthcare providers are now expanding their services by offering medical tourism packages that can include services such as ticket reservations, hotel accommodation, and medical insurance. This, together with inadequate insurance benefits available in various countries and the growing demand for surgeries not covered by medical insurance, is driving the growth of the market. In addition, multiple benefits, including personalized care, modern devices, innovative medicines and the latest technologies, offered by the healthcare sector of some countries, coupled with significant growth in medical infrastructure supported by government initiatives. favorable, create a positive outlook for the market. .
The report also analyzed the competitive landscape of the market with some of the major players being.
Aditya Birla Memorial Hospital
Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Limited
Asian Heart Institute
Barbados Fertility Center
BB Health Solutions.
Fortis Health
Health base
KPJ Healthcare Berhad
Prince Court Medical Center
Samitivej
Seoul National University Hospital
UZ Leuven
Segmentation of the medical tourism market:
Our report has categorized the market based on region and type of processing.
Breakage by type of treatment:
Cosmetic treatment
Dental treatment
Cardiovascular treatment
Orthopedic treatment
Bariatric surgery
Fertility treatment
Ophthalmic treatment
Others
Breakdown by region:
North America
Asia Pacific
Europe
Middle East and Africa
Latin America
Highlights of the report:
Market performance (2015-2020)
Market Outlook (2021-2026)
Porter’s Five Forces Analysis
Market drivers and success factors
SWOT analysis
Value chain
Complete mapping of the competitive landscape
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As Israel braces for rollout of new Green Pass rules on Sunday, Health Ministry Director General Nachman Ash has warned hospitals that they cannot prevent anyone who breaks the rules from receiving treatment medical.
In a letter sent to hospital managers on Monday, Ash said that “a Green Pass cannot be required at the entrance to the hospital”, even for people coming for non-urgent care, as the services medical services are a fundamental right of citizens, regardless of whether they have been vaccinated or tested negative for the virus.
He added that it is a patient’s right to have a caregiver if they need help.
“I am aware of the need and the importance of taking steps to prevent coronavirus infections within the hospital,” Ash said. “In general, such an activity is required and welcome, but it must be carried out in accordance with the rules regarding the application of the Green Pass, which has not been applied to medical establishments consciously and intentionally.”
He said hospitals could ask patients to undergo rapid antigen tests before elective medical procedures that could put service teams at risk and that they could offer unvaccinated patients to postpone performing elective procedures. until they are vaccinated or the virus is gone.
Stricter Green Pass rules, which require people to have been vaccinated or cured in the past six months, begin October 3. Hebrew University researchers said they hoped the guidelines would help reduce the infection.
The coronavirus cabinet is expected to meet on Sunday for the first time in a month to discuss possible additional changes to the country’s COVID policies.
Members of the Shaare Zedek Hospital team wearing safety gear as they work in the coronavirus ward at Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem on September 23, 2021. (YONATAN SINDEL / FLASH90)
Already on Monday, the health ministry reported a drop in the number of daily cases, severe cases and the reproduction rate – the “R”.
3,208 people were diagnosed with coronavirus on Sunday, with a positivity rate of just 4.26%. The number of severe cases fell to 671, including 207 who were intubated.
The R fell to 0.76, a number that health officials said would indicate a drop in morbidity.
The death toll, however, increased by around 35 people, to 7,684.
The Health Ministry celebrated Monday that some 2,100 nursing graduates have passed their licensing exams and can join the workforce, helping to fill the gaping voids in Israel’s overcrowded hospitals.
In addition, some 4,800 nursing students will begin their studies after the Sukkot holiday.
“The human capital that will be absorbed into the system is a blessing and a strengthening for the medical forces on all fronts,” Ash said.
The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and the Director-General of the International Labor Organization (ILO) issued a joint statement calling on port and coastal states to facilitate the rapid disembarkation of seafarers for medical treatment medical in the context of “life or death”; prioritize seafarers for COVID-19 vaccination; and to identify seafarers as key workers, recognizing the valuable contribution of seafarers to world trade.
In the joint statement (Circular Letter No. 4204 / Add.42), IMO Secretary General Kitack Lim and ILO Director General Guy Rider say seafarers have difficulty accessing to medical care and underline “the moral obligation to ensure that seafarers take care ashore without delay, whenever they need it, and to extend medical assistance on board when necessary by authorizing medical and qualified dentists to visit ships. It is also important that a medical evaluation is carried out before administering any treatment, which could include a telemedicine evaluation provided by international health providers. “
“Receiving such care can be a matter of life and death for seafarers who fall ill while working on ships. The international community must do everything possible to support those who have kept the global supply chain in pandemic conditions for the past 18 months and often continue despite enormous personal difficulties, ”said the ILO Director-General and the Secretary General of IMO. .
The joint statement notes that “almost 14 months after issuing the ‘Recommendations for Port and Coastal States on the Prompt Disembarkation of Seafarers for Medical Care ashore During the COVID-19 Pandemic’ (Circular Letter No. 4204 / Add.23), seafarers are still struggling to access this care when needed. Advocacy by Member States, the maritime industry, social partners and seafarers themselves has once again brought the plight of seafarers to the fore.
As provided for in the 2006 ILO Maritime Labor Convention (MLC 2006), it is the responsibility of member states to ensure that seafarers on board ships in their territory have access to medical facilities ashore, ” they need immediate medical care, including dental treatment (see the resolution concerning the implementation and practical application of the MLC, 2006 during the COVID-19 pandemic, adopted by the special tripartite commission of the MLC , 2006 in April 2021.) The legal obligation to provide assistance to seafarers in distress, including medical assistance, is also an intrinsic component of the IMO conventions, namely the International Convention for the Safety of Life in sea (SOLAS); the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR); and the Convention for the Facilitation of International Maritime Traffic (FAL).
The joint declaration again urges governments to recognize the strategic importance of the maritime sector and, in line with United Nations General Assembly resolution A / 75/17 adopted on December 1, 2020, to designate seafarers as workers keys and treat them as such by providing them with access to medical care. Circular Letter 4204 / Add.35 / Rev.7 contains the current list of IMO Member States that have notified IMO that they have appointed seafarers (and other maritime personnel, if applicable) as key workers.
Governments are urged to prioritize seafarers in their national COVID-19 vaccination programs, in line with the WHO SAGE roadmap to prioritize the uses of COVID-19 vaccines in the context of limited supplies, updated July 16, 2021, and to offer Vaccines approved by WHO on the Emergency Use List (EUL) to ensure their immunization status is recognized internationally. The list of EUL vaccines approved by WHO is available at https://extranet.who.int/pqweb/vaccines/covid-19-vaccines
ILO and IMO leaders are also encouraging governments to recognize the role that other maritime personnel play in facilitating global trade and, where possible, to vaccinate them as a priority as well.
Information received by IMO and ILO indicates that 24 countries have so far responded to the bugle call by implementing vaccination programs for seafarers, or by signaling their intention to do so, in designated ports under their jurisdiction. A list of these countries and their constituent ports can be accessed at https://icma.as/vaccines/
The joint statement says: “We are extremely grateful to these countries, but we urge more to move forward to speed up, in particular, the vaccination of seafarers serving international shipping. Government agencies, industry, unions and seafarer welfare groups continue to work diligently to facilitate and / or provide vaccines to seafarers. However, much remains to be done. We will continue to work with our sister United Nations agencies, governments and industry bodies to meet the current needs of seafarers and protect their human rights, so that they can continue to facilitate the global economy. Source: IMO
This was just the start, as we quickly understood. Several victims had to be operated, many were wounded by gunshot, others were wounded by bomb explosions; and many have been caught in the crossfire.
Most of our staff were unable to make it to the trauma unit. Night colleagues worked all day. Some slept while others worked so that we could continue from morning till night.
At around 6:30 am the next morning, an emergency doctor called on the radio saying “I need your help now”. The fighting having subsided a little, I ran across the road with the surgeon. When we reached the unit it was packed.
Four patients had to be operated urgently at the same time. In the end, one of them couldn’t survive, but we managed to save three, all of whom were suffering from very serious gunshot wounds and bomb explosions. In between, we still needed to help other patients who needed care.
An unexpected case
One of our patients was a young boy, brought in by his father, already with a bandage on his arm. He was not crying and the matter did not immediately seem so urgent to me. The fingers sticking out of the bandage seemed well circulated and warm, so I took my time demonstrating proper investigation for the nerve damage. The boy seemed to feel nothing in his hand, suggesting that three different nerves were severed.
I gently unwrapped the bandage from his arm. To our shock, there was only a gaping hole in his forearm. The father explained that a stray bullet hit him while the kid was playing.
We repaired the wound and tried to stabilize the hand. The only thing left in his arm was the artery that went to his fingers; but the nerves were all damaged.
Medically, we agreed that amputation was the best option. The father, however, wanted to save the arm. We did our best to unleash [clean] wound and to keep the tissue alive, attached an external fixator (a metal support to hold the bones in place during repair) to let it heal as long as possible.
To this day, the boy still has his arm. It will never be this functional, but we never expected to be able to make it work. The boy was obviously very afraid of the doctors – he expected a lot of pain when he saw us. We never really saw him smile, even though he smiled at his dad.
After the fighting ended, more patients began to arrive. We have also seen an increase in the number of patients referred to us by provincial hospitals. Often times we go to surgery only to realize that we don’t have too many options.
Move to the new hospital
In Kunduz, the reconstruction of our hospital has been underway for some time. Two weeks ago, we transferred the patients from our temporary clinic to the hospital. It was a big step for us.
Initially, we saw patients with active gunshot wounds and bomb detonation wounds. Soon we began to receive patients with war wounds who needed follow-up treatment. We also saw victims of traffic accidents, as the company reopened. Everyone here rides their motorbike without a helmet; when they fall, they suffer from head trauma. Because we don’t have neurosurgeons, sometimes there isn’t much we can do.
Make it work
At the Kunduz Trauma Center, we continue our medical work even during construction. There is a lot of innovation and speed despite the setbacks. For example, a porter had problems passing a stretcher over uneven ground because there was too much rubble. In no time at all, there were people putting concrete on the rubble. It’s pretty amazing how the construction team always steps in to resolve issues faced by medical staff.
We have the same support from the team responsible for the hospital grounds. One of them is still on a bicycle, going from one department to another, fixing things quickly. Likewise, we would suddenly see items and medical supplies appear in front of the wards, followed by other packages sent for us to treat patients.
There’s also the recruiting aspect: we have staff exams going on, and we’re hoping to start recruiting mental health workers – something we urgently need.
In a nutshell, this is our life right now: every individual and every team is doing their best to help each other out, just trying to make it work.
MSF has worked in Afghanistan since 1980, with a short absence in 2004 following a critical incident. After the regime change, since August 15, 2021, MSF has continued its activities at 5 project sites: Herat, Kandahar, Khost, Kunduz and Lashkar Gah. Now that most of the fighting has ended in the provinces, people can move around more easily, and we have seen a subsequent increase in the number of patients in some projects, especially in Herat and Lashkar Gah. Health structures are under great pressure with staff and equipment shortages that sometimes mean that patients cannot access the care they need.
MSF has been providing life-saving medical care and humanitarian assistance in crises like these since its inception in 1971. Over the past decades, their work in South Asian countries has become more relevant than ever. Four years after the Rohingya fled from Myanmar, MSF continues to provide care in the world’s largest refugee camps. In India, they provide comprehensive treatment for drug resistant tuberculosis, advanced HIV, mental illnesses, while in Pakistan, they provide pediatric, maternity and trauma services and treat skin leishmaniasis. As long as marginalized people are excluded from health services, MSF’s humanitarian work will continue to be relevant.
MSF was created with the belief that all people have the right to quality medical care, regardless of gender, race, religion, beliefs or political affiliation, and that the needs of these people are essential. In December 2021, they celebrate their 50 years, but their commitment remains as firm as the first day. For more details on MSF’s work, please click here.
You can contribute to the vital activities of MSF by working with us, please click on this link to find out more.
To view a timeline of key events and photographs of MSF’s 50-year history, please click here.
… Entrusting the management of the hospital to the administrators will reverse the trend – Akintayo, ex-president of the PSN
The National Association of Resident Physicians (NARD) said the worrying phenomenon of medical tourism would only become a thing of the past when the federal government showed the political will to revamp the country’s healthcare system, put in place the right ones. policies and allow technocrats to run sensitive political offices.
A former president of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Olumide Akintayo, however, has disagreed with what drives medical tourism in the country, as well as what can be done to stop the trend. Akintayo insists that the country’s tertiary health facilities, which are centers of excellence, have been mismanaged by the current leadership, resulting in the near collapse of quality health care services and dilapidated infrastructure, which are critical issues. factors that stimulate medical tourism.
He said: “The starting point is to have the right people in charge of hospitals, a situation that hospitals across the country are currently lacking.” While emphasizing his position, the chairman of the NARD Communications Committee, Dr Julian Ojebo, who addressed the Saturday Telegraph, also stressed the need for the FG to equip at least one hospital in each geopolitical area to treat specialized cases, including kidney transplantation and heart surgery.
Ojebo, a registrar specializing in anesthesia and critical care medicine, explained that in addition to creating an environment for medical experts to thrive, there was a need for the government to further explore the public-private partnership agreement (PPP ) to equip some hospitals for specialized cases, saying, “The government can contribute about 60 percent and the private sector 40 percent. Medical tourism refers to people traveling abroad to obtain medical treatment. In the past, these have typically been those who traveled from less developed countries to large medical centers in highly developed countries for treatment not available at home.
Health Minister Dr Osagie Ehanire recently lamented that Nigeria was losing about $ 2 billion in foreign exchange per year to medical tourism. However, speaking of the trend, a worrying situation, Ojebo said, “We can overcome medical tourism, but it is about policies. Nigeria has six geopolitical zones; a hospital from each geopolitical zone can be equipped for each specialty. “For example, primary health care can be obtained from anywhere, but the level of specialty we need varies like heart surgeries; Abuja can be a center for all heart conditions.
“It’s just about policies, political will and pushing private investors and government to realize these synergies. Political planning and political will are closely linked, I can assure you that over the next two years there will be a total overhaul of the health system in the country. Ojebo, who was the former first vice president of NARD, however, blamed the inability of some departments in the federal health ministry to identify the country’s health needs to ensure adequate policy planning that can curb the high rate. of medical tourism in the country.
“The only place we’re wrong is that the Department of Planning and Policy and Department of Hospital Services at FMoH are not doing their jobs. The bureaucratic bottleneck in these offices actually gets in the way of a lot; therefore, they really need to sit down with FMoH stakeholders to really know what the swarming population of Nigerians really wants. For his part, the former chairman of NARD, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr Michael Olarewaju, who insisted that doctors alone cannot lead the fight to end medical tourism in the country, said the federal government must liberalize the health care sector. by engaging private investors, in addition to increasing funding and social assistance for professionals in the sector. He said: “Medical tourism is a rather unfortunate subject to discuss.
The government is pretending to end medical tourism. If they are sincere, they could put an end to medical tourism. “Health care is capital intensive; thus, the government must increase funding and perhaps involve private investors in order to fight against the shortage of modern equipment in our health establishments.
“Health workers must be better paid according to modern realities. The problem is not the lack of skills, training or knowledge base, but the lack of modern equipment, with the associated brain drain. “A government that wants to end medical tourism would do its best to prevent doctors from migrating to other countries.” “A country where the risk allowance for doctors and other health workers is set at 60,000 N per year (5,000 N / month), compared to a hardship allowance of over 1 million N per month for politicians, is not ready and does not deserve to keep his doctors, ”he added. Akintayo added, “What can be done to stop medical tourism should be a complete and total package; it must be good management of human and material resources and the starting point is to have the right people in charge of hospital administration.
Akintayo felt that Nigeria must have a Minister of Health who is a goalscorer. He said, “Although the nation’s centers of excellence are supposed to be the tertiary health facilities, but do a random check on the people who run our tertiary hospitals, they are the ones who have no pedigree; they do not understand anything about administration; and they don’t understand routine management. According to Akintayo, the beginning of problems with the health system in Nigeria was Draconian Decree 10 of 1985, which removed the management of hospitals from the hands of hospital administrators and put them in the hands of “medically qualified” doctors. “That’s why we always talk about those times when hospitals across the country were run by hospital administrators.
These are the periods when University College Hospital (UCH) was ranked among the top five in the entire Commonwealth. Even members of the Saudi royal family have already had access to health care in Nigeria. Next, hospital administrators were the officers and managers of tertiary hospitals.
To this end, Akintayo revealed that, “If you can’t manage the resources, then of course you can’t manage the hospitals, then of course the health system will fail; and that’s what happened to us. Speaking further, he pointed out that two years ago, the Independent Commission on Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offenses (ICPC) conducted a survey of all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA) in Nigeria. and in the damning report, the health sector was the most corrupt and smelly.
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The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan has taken its toll on an unlikely victim: Indian hospitals that depend on thousands of medical tourists from the war-torn country.
India’s tourism ministry estimates that hospitals have suffered a 9-10% loss in revenue in the past month alone due to the turmoil in Afghanistan.
Private hospitals, which are already seeing lower demand for elective surgeries and other such treatments due to the pandemic, have received a second shock with patients from Afghanistan, a major contributor to India’s medical tourism industry, reducing to a trickle.
“Revenues from medical travel over the past two years have already fallen by 45%. With the ongoing unrest in Afghanistan, there has been an additional loss of around 9-10%. The pandemic has hit the medical tourism sector like any other sector, ”said an official from the Ministry of Tourism, on condition of anonymity. Income from medical tourism is now unlikely to reach pre-covid levels until the situation in Afghanistan normalizes and international travel resumes, the official said. .
The Taliban took control of Afghanistan on August 15, following a violent military campaign to overthrow the president-elect and seize Kabul. Since then, no medical tourist has traveled to India for treatment. Fortis Healthcare, one of India’s largest hospital chains that welcomes international patients, said no new patients had come from Afghanistan since August 15. “The political unrest has had a direct impact on medical tourism. For Afghan nationals, India is a preferred health care destination where hospitals provide world class quality care at a reasonable cost. At least 8-9% of the total medical tourists coming to India are Afghans, ”said Anil Vinayak, group operations director, Fortis Healthcare.
This particularly affected those who had already obtained medical visas and had to travel to India for scheduled consultations and surgeries, he said.
In the absence of air services, around 2,500 people arriving from Afghanistan for treatment each month in Fortis hospitals are waiting for the situation to stabilize. Most patients require treatment for cardiac, oncologic and neuro-complex procedures. “Our international business revenues have declined 9% over the past month. Visa applications from Afghanistan have decreased by 75% in one month, ”Vinayak said.
The situation at Max Healthcare is no different. “Max Healthcare has been seeing Afghan patients for over 15 years now. Max Hospital in Saket had an average daily attendance of 50 to 60 Afghan patients. During the covid, the number fell to around 20 per day, which started to rise again after the second wave of covid ended in early June, ”said Anas Wajid, Senior Director and Director of Sales and Marketing, Max Healthcare . “More than 600 patients have received visa invitation letters and are waiting for visas and flights to resume their journey to Max hospitals. After the political unrest in Afghanistan, the number of patients fell to 3-4 patients per day. This is due to the stopping of flights from Kabul to Delhi as well as the stopping of visas issued by our embassy, which is now closed, “Wajid said.
The medical tourism industry was worth $ 3 billion in 2015, according to the Tourism Ministry. The industry was slated to reach $ 9 billion by 2020, but revenues have dried up considerably due to the pandemic. Piyush Tiwari, Commercial and Marketing Director at India Tourism Development Corp. Ltd (ITDC), expects the industry to recover soon. “As the country progresses rapidly with vaccination, cultural and medical tourism is expected to experience a better recovery in India,” he said.
India is ranked 10th on the Medical Tourism Index for 2020-2021, due to affordability, accessibility and good medical facilities. Tiwari said the key differentiator offered in India in medical tourism is the affordability of high quality treatment. “There is a marked difference in the cost of common medical procedures in India compared to close segment competitors. In addition, India has a strong healthcare infrastructure, with many state-of-the-art healthcare facilities offering treatment in all specialties, ”Tiwari said.
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