Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Monday 8 August 2022

Heal in India

 


 

Context :

Govt set to launch 'heal in India' plan

 

Extract :

 

The Union health ministry is giving final touches to a new initiative - heal in India and heal by India - a new portal which is likely to be announced by the prime minister (PM) on August 15. The new portal aims to give impetus to medical tourism.


Developed under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission, the portal will have :

 

#   a repository of healthcare professionals,

 

#   hospitals services to help overseas patients seeking medical help in India.

 

 

"India is the pharmacy of the world. The new initiative aims to make India the medical hub of the world," said a senior government official on the condition of anonymity.

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Dear Shri Mansukh Mandaviyaji,

 

 

Congratulations on this long over-due initiative .

 

Your proposed portal should not just remain an exhaustive DATA-BASE of :

 

#  Doctors  

 

#  Hospitals ( Allopathic – Ayurvedic  -  Homeopathic etc )  

 

#  Charges for various “ treatments / procedures “ etc.,  

 

BUT

 

#  should enable booking / online payments / progress reports ( only viewable by

    relatives authorized explicitly for viewing / including CCTV observations )

 

 #  Feedback – Rating by patients

 

#  Nearby facilities for staying ( for persons accompanying the patients )

 

 

I strongly urge you to convince ONDC ( Online Network of Digital Commerce ) CEO , Shri Koshy to explore linking of this portal with ONDC

 

 

Please do grant FREE access to these databases / searches , for anyone without having to login

 

 

With regards,

 

Hemen Parekh  /  hcp@RecruitGuru.com /  09 Aug 2022 ( August Kranti Din )

 

 

 

 

My  Take  :

Ø  OUTSOURCING HAS MANY NAMES  …………………………[ 01 Oct 2010 ]

 

Extract :

…a US citizen saves a lot of expense if he / she obtain such a treatment in an Indian hospital as compared to a US hospital.

Here is “how much“ :

Angioplasty………………………………..79 % - 82 %

Bypass Surgery………………………….92 % - 93 %

Tummy tuck……………………………….67 % - 89 %

Facelift………………………………………..44 % upwards

 

Ø  Outsourcing Health-Care ?..................................... [ 14 Dec 2010 ]

 

Extract :

You may want to call it  “ Medical  Tourism “.

 

Here are some interesting findings from a report by Frost & Sullivan :

 

       #   No. of Medical Tourists  ( 2009 )…………………………. 3  millions

 

       #   Value of Medical Tourism ( 2010 ) ……………………$ 78.5 billion

 

       #   Value of Medical Tourism ( 2012 ) ……………………$ 100  billion

 

       #  Annual Growth Rate  ………………………………………….20 % - 30 %

 

 

Ø  Where do sick people go for health-care ?

 

-      Germany

-      Rest of Europe

-      Thailand

-      India

-      Malaysia

 

Ø  What are the main reasons for outsourcing health-care ?

 

-      To avail latest medical procedures ………………40 % tourist

 

-      To acquire better health ………………………………32 %    “

 

-      For immediate medical treatment ………………15 %     “

 

-      For cheaper health care (as much as 80 %)   9 %    “

 

 

 

Ø  OUTSOURCE TO INDIA, SAVE UK’S NHS ………………………..[ 06 Jan 2011 ]

 

Extract :

According to this report, John Neilson, the Managing Director of Britain’s National Health Services (NHS), said millions of pounds could be saved by outsourcing more NHS administration to India.

NHS is responsible for leading healthcare efficiency reforms in the UK.

As pressure on NHS budgets intensifies, Neilson suggested that the alternative is cuts to services.

 

 

Ø  MEDICAL TOURISM TO INDIA ……………………………………… [  20 June 2011 ]

 

     Extract :

 

      In 2009, 2.2 % of the total tourists who came to India, came for medical treatment

      India now handles 500,000 foreign medical tourists annually, compared to 1,200,000 tourists to Thailand

 

       The latest Medical Tourism Climate Survey-2011, conducted for the European Medical Travel Conference, has revealed India to be the most popular destination for health travel in the world

 

       The Indian Medical Tourism industry is growing at a rate of 30 % annually and is expected to reach $ 2.3 billion by 2012

 

       Cost effectiveness of treatments in India are as follows 

( as a % of US costs ) :

 

#   Heart bypass…………….. 7.2 %    (  $ 7,200  / 100,000)

 

#   Angioplasty ………………..4.3 %    (  $ 7,000 /  160,000)

 

#   Hip Replacement ………..16.5 %  ( $  7,100 /  43,000)

 

#   Spine Fusion ……………….12.1 %  ( $  7,500 /  62,000)

 

#   Gastric bypass …………… 26.3 %  ( $  9,200 /  35,000)

 

#   Tummy tuck ………………. 45 %     ($  4,500 /  10,000)

 

#   Dental Inplant ……………..15 %    ( $  1,500 / 10,000)

 

 

 

 

 

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