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

Tuesday, 14 December 2010

Outsourcing Health-Care ?




You may want to call it  “ Medical  Tourism “.

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

Ø  No. of Medical Tourists  ( 2009 )…………………………. 3  millions
Ø  Value of Medical Tourism ( 2010 ) ……………………$ 78.5 billion
Ø  Value of Medical Tourism ( 2012 ) ……………………$ 100  billion
Ø  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  Amount spent on medical tourism by UAE citizens …$ 2 billion

No wonder the city of Surat in India is called the “ Surrogate Motherhood Capital of the World “, offering surrogacy for as little as $ 4000 / - and a very liberal legal frame-work. Women of Surat are not taking away anybody’s jobs.

With regards

hemen  Parekh


Jobs  for  All  =  Peace  on  Earth

  

 

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