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03-Dec-17 India's healthcare market may see a threefold jump in value to USD372 bn by 2022 from USD110 billion in 2016, driven by growing incidence of lifestyle diseases and rising demand for affordable healthcare delivery systems. [ET Healthworld]
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30-Nov-17 An unprecedented number of Bangladeshis travel to India, Thailand and Singapore for medical treatment because of low confidence in local doctors, with 165,000 travelling to India for treatment in 2015 alone, accounting for 50% of India's medical tourism revenue. [image: Rajb Dhar / Dhaka Tribune]
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29-Nov-17 A telemedicine project has been inaugurated at New Karachi Hospital. Pakistan's Health Secretary Dr Pechuho said telemedicine was the way forward, noting “telemedicine projects will not only help in improving rural healthcare, but also improve quality of care all over.” [image: Daily Times]
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28-Nov-17 By the end of 2017 India's Vattikuti Foundation will have 70 robots and 200 by 2020 doing about 25,000 surgeries. "We have 360 surgeons today doing robotic surgery and they just love it," said Raj Vattikuti. [image: ET Healthworld]
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27-Nov-17 To ensure transparency and accountability in the medical tourism sector, Maharashtra plans to launch a portal that will serve as a single window for information. The website will provide foreign patients information on treatment programmes, cost and success rates. [image: ET Healthworld]
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