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St. Luke’s boss wants to lure more medical tourists
Manila :
The Philippines is poised to become one of the world’s top medical tourism destinations in the next 10 years, as the government completes its infrastructure build, the head of one of the country’s largest hospitals said Friday.
The country currently ranks eighth among medical tourism destinations in Southeast Asia, behind Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, said St. Luke’s Medical Center president Edgardo Cortez.
“Infrastructure for tourism is being developed, but I don’t think we have reached a point where we can say we are as developed as some of the Asian countries like Singapore. But indeed when it comes to capability of our hospitals, a few hospitals in Metro Manila are actually great,” he told ANC’s “The Boss.”
Cortez said his goal is to match healthcare expenses of medical tourists with those of local patients without sacrificing the delivery of service.
St. Luke’s recently opened a coordinating office in Guam to facilitate booking and doctor appointments, Cortez said.
About 98 percent of medical tourists in the Philippines are from the US territory in the Pacific, he said.
source: http://www.news.abs-cbn.com / ABS-CBN News / by Cathy Yang, ABS-CBN News / February 17th, 2017
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South Korea looks to tap into GCC’s high-end medical tourism market
Muscat :
South Korea thinks it can carve a niche in the GCC medical tourism market with expert treatment combined with local sensitivity.
Countries like Thailand and India have become well-known destinations for check-ups or basic medical procedures, thanks to the combination of quality and low cost services. But South Korean medical officials think there’s still space for high-end medical tourism.
From 2010 to 2014, patients from the Middle East going to Korea increased from 949 to 5,485, according to Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare (MoHW). That’s partly thanks to the memoranda of understanding the Korean government signed with GCC countries such as Kuwait and UAE.
South Korea markets itself as being able to deal with the most serious of diseases. MoHW said its cancer survival rate (69.4 per cent) ranks along world leaders US, Canada and Japan.
Now it’s looking towards Middle Eastern patients by offering facilities such as prayer rooms, halal food and interpreters – facilities which helped India and Thailand flourish.
On Wednesday, the 2017 Oman Korea Healthcare Cooperation Seminar was held at Shangri-La Barr al Jissah Resort and Spa. The Korean delegation was led by Min Won Lee, director general of MoHW. Four of South Korea’s leading hospitals took part: Korea University Anam Hospital; Samsung Medical Centre; Seoul National University Hospital and Severance Hospital. Oman was represented by senior officials from the Ministry of Health. Thirty-four Omani health institutions also participated in the seminar.
source: http://www.muscatdaily.com / MuscatDaily.com / Home / by Muscat Daily Staff Writer / February 16th, 2017
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