Med-Tech Insights
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How Medical Tourism could shape Sri Lanka’s Private Hospitals
- February 14, 2016
- Posted by: Tanuja Khanolkar
- Category: Med-Tech Insights, SUBCONTINENT
No CommentsDespite the commanding presence of regional stalwarts such as India, Thailand, Singapore and South Korea, proponents of medical tourism in Sri Lanka paint an optimistic picture. With over 2 million tourists anticipated in 2016-17, the demand for medical treatment in conjunction with tourism is likely to gain prominence. Heightened patient footfall in private sector hospitals
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Could fee hikes dampen the healthcare reforms in Vietnam?
- January 15, 2016
- Posted by: Team EMeRG
- Category: ASEAN, Med-Tech Insights
Based on the directive issued by Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Finance on February 29, 2012, an increase in fees for almost 1900 medical services and products in public hospitals was proposed. The 2012 directive laid a plan for a 3 step price hike in medical services. In June 2015, the prices of -
Maternal and child-health: What can emerging economies learn from Sri Lanka?
- November 12, 2015
- Posted by: Team EMeRG
- Category: Med-Tech Insights, SUBCONTINENT
>98% Child-births within hospitals (attended by midwives) 85% Of women who deliver in facilities supervised by obs/gyn specialists ~1,000 Midwives in 2010 (as compared to 5000 in 1989) <1% Home deliveries in Sri Lanka in 2014 (as compared to 25% in 1958) Sri Lanka is one of the few countries with an impeccable -
Why invest in Vietnam’s private hospitals?
- May 17, 2015
- Posted by: Team EMeRG
- Category: ASEAN, Med-Tech Insights
~150 Number of private hospitals in Vietnam 6-7% Number of overall patients received by private hospitals in Vietnam 40K Vietnamese patients seek treatment abroad every year $2Bn Spent on treatment abroad by Vietnamese patients each year Clusters Majority of private hospitals clustered around Hanoi, HoChi Minh City and Da Nang Why invest in Vietnam’s private -
Can Social Franchising solve Primary Healthcare Problems in Rural India?
- April 19, 2015
- Posted by: Team EMeRG
- Category: Med-Tech Insights, SUBCONTINENT
Faced with the dual challenge of rising communicable diseases and soaring non-communicable diseases, India needs a more efficient primary care structure. With shortage of healthcare workers and physicians, the public sector continues to be inadequately resourced to deliver care. A two-decade old concept of Social Franchising may have the solution to the issues facing primary -
Does Bangladesh need more Telemedicine providers?
- March 17, 2015
- Posted by: Team EMeRG
- Category: Med-Tech Insights, SUBCONTINENT
In one of the most densely populated countries with frequent natural disasters and poor primary care facilities, need for telemedicine was realized at least 15 years back. About 80% of Bangladesh’s population stays in rural areas. However, the unequal distribution of physicians and healthcare providers is more alarming than many of its neighboring nations. The -
Indonesia needs new hospitals – Are private providers watching?
- January 19, 2015
- Posted by: Team EMeRG
- Category: ASEAN, Med-Tech Insights
9 Hospital beds per 10,000 people (as compared to 29 for the US) 141Mn Projected number of middle and upper-income people in Indonesia in 2020 (as compared to ~80Mn in 2014) 0.2 Physicians per 1000 people (as compared to 2.4 in the US) Historically viewed as a
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