Indo-Africa Health Bridge - Medical Tourism

21/05/2017

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11/04/2017

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The faster, cheaper process means you can take advantage of last-minute offers to the colourful sub-continent

06/04/2017

India’s medical tourism gets Africans’ attention

Why India?

Since the 1990s India has been flaunted as a global leader in “medical tourism,” defined as the travel of people to a place other than where they normally reside for the purpose of obtaining medical treatment in that country.

India boasts highly qualified doctors and state-of-the-art equipment, and the treatments are approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Food and Drug Administration. In addition to quality medical services provided by its hospitals and doctors, patients go to India because medical costs are a lot cheaper compared with the US and UK.

For example, a kidney transplant in India costs about $13,000, while the same procedure will cost up to $300,000 in the US.

“The cost of a kidney transplant surgery with blood-related donor is between $13,000 and $16,000,” says Dr. Dheeraj Bojwani, the director of Forerunners Healthcare Consultants, one of the leading medical value providers in India, which is associated with top hospitals and surgeons in the country.

Dr. Bojwani told Africa Renewal via e-mail that the $13,000 kidney transplant package includes preoperative medical checkups, consultations and follow-up, surgery and surgeon’s fees, anesthetist’s fees and drugs.

The package also includes the patient’s stay in the hospital (in an air-conditioned deluxe room with TV, cable, and phone); food for the entire duration of the patient’s stay in hospital; airport pickup and drop-off; and board for one accompanying attendant.

Many patients from Africa prefer Apollo Hospital, which is headquartered in Chennai in India’s state of Tamil Nadu. With more than 60 locations throughout India, it has its own health insurance scheme and has established partnerships with 10 international insurance companies that assist patients to cover medical costs.

On the cost of drugs, India produces generic pharmaceuticals for a fraction of the price in the West. For example, Cipla, a multinational Indian pharmaceutical company, cut the price of HIV/AIDS antiretroviral drugs to below a dollar a day. This brought the cost of expensive antiretroviral medications down from about $12,000 to no more than $365 per year.

Besides, the Indian government is providing additional incentives to attract foreign patients. These incentives capitalize on the country’s “exotic” appeal, and include tourism packages allowing patients to bring along a companion for a discounted travel cost to sightsee landmarks such as the Taj Mahal.

For English-speaking Africans such as Ms. Ogbonna, language is not a barrier, as English is the lingua franca in India. And for those seeking forms of treatment other than surgery, India is home to alternative treatments such as Ayurveda, a plant-based therapy that uses herbs, breathing exercises, diet changes, meditation and stretching for healing.

Follow-up care and sustainability

Ms. Ogbonna has recently returned to her home in Lagos where she is recuperating and where she spoke to Africa Renewal by phone. Doctors in India advised her to visit Apollo Hospital in Nigeria for a follow-up. But she fears that because of a lack of equipment, her Lagos doctor may not be able to provide the full post-surgery care that she desires.

Follow-up visits to India may not be possible for kidney transplant patients who have relapsed and who may need to be hospitalized in a matter of minutes, considering the time needed to plan the journey (at least five days to get a visa) and the subsequent flight costs.

To address these issues, the Indian government established the Focus Africa Programme and partnered with the African Union to set up the Pan African e-Network to ensure continuity care for patients.

Established in 2002, the Focus Africa Programme facilitates India’s trading with several African countries, including Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa, in affordable pharmaceuticals (in addition to other trade items) so that they become easily accessible on the continent.

The Pan-African e-Network promotes tele-education and tele-medicine to ensure continuity of care for African patients treated in India. Tele-education allows one to receive lessons over an Internet connection or video, while tele-medicine specialises in diagnosing and providing health care from remote locations over a telecommunications device. Such a system allows a patient to access care through teaching hospitals in Africa that are connected to sister hospitals in India.

Indian health care firms are also taking steps to create joint ventures with hospitals in Africa. At the moment they are investing in Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius and Mozambique.

06/04/2017

India’s medical tourism gets Africans’ attention

Many lured by affordable treatment, state-of-the art equipment, top-notch doctors and follow-up care

http://www.un.org/africarenewal/magazine/december-2016-march-2017/india’s-medical-tourism-gets-africans’-attention

Nagged by a sharp back pain three years ago, Abidemi Ogbonna from Lagos, Nigeria, decided to visit a nearby hospital called Apollo. Thinking it was just a minor problem, she was shocked when her physician informed her that she urgently needed a kidney transplant.

05/03/2017

http://thediplomat.com/2016/08/indias-medical-tourism-boom/

Each year, roughly 200,000 patients from war-torn countries come to India seeking medical care they can't find at home.

05/03/2017

http://www.indiahealthcaretourism.com

India Healthcare - India’s 1st healthcare tourism portal launched by Indian Government and also India is an international medical travel destination for patients seeking world class treatment at competitive rates.

05/03/2017

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According to a CII - Grant Thornton white paper, cost is a major driver for nearly 80 per cent of medical tourists across the globe.

09/02/2017

But why are Africans seeking medical care in India?

Why India?

Since the 1990s India has been flaunted as a global leader in “medical tourism,” defined as the travel of people to a place other than where they normally reside for the purpose of obtaining medical treatment in that country.

India boasts highly qualified doctors and state-of-the-art equipment, and the treatments are approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US Food and Drug Administration. In addition to quality medical services provided by its hospitals and doctors, patients go to India because medical costs are a lot cheaper compared with the US and UK.

For example, a kidney transplant in India costs about $13,000, while the same procedure will cost up to $300,000 in the US.

“The cost of a kidney transplant surgery with blood-related donor is between $13,000 and $16,000,” says Dr. Dheeraj Bojwani, the director of Forerunners Healthcare Consultants, one of the leading medical value providers in India, which is associated with top hospitals and surgeons in the country.

Dr. Bojwani told Africa Renewal via e-mail that the $13,000 kidney transplant package includes preoperative medical checkups, consultations and follow-up, surgery and surgeon’s fees, anesthetist’s fees and drugs.

The package also includes the patient’s stay in the hospital (in an air-conditioned deluxe room with TV, cable, and phone); food for the entire duration of the patient’s stay in hospital; airport pickup and drop-off; and board for one accompanying attendant.

Many patients from Africa prefer Apollo Hospital, which is headquartered in Chennai in India’s state of Tamil Nadu. With more than 60 locations throughout India, it has its own health insurance scheme and has established partnerships with 10 international insurance companies that assist patients to cover medical costs.

On the cost of drugs, India produces generic pharmaceuticals for a fraction of the price in the West. For example, Cipla, a multinational Indian pharmaceutical company, cut the price of HIV/AIDS antiretroviral drugs to below a dollar a day. This brought the cost of expensive antiretroviral medications down from about $12,000 to no more than $365 per year.

Besides, the Indian government is providing additional incentives to attract foreign patients. These incentives capitalize on the country’s “exotic” appeal, and include tourism packages allowing patients to bring along a companion for a discounted travel cost to sightsee landmarks such as the Taj Mahal.

For English-speaking Africans such as Ms. Ogbonna, language is not a barrier, as English is the lingua franca in India. And for those seeking forms of treatment other than surgery, India is home to alternative treatments such as Ayurveda, a plant-based therapy that uses herbs, breathing exercises, diet changes, meditation and stretching for healing.

09/02/2017

State of health care in Africa

The Global Health Workforce Alliance, which advocates for solutions for countries that lack adequate health care systems, said in its 2015 report that sub-Saharan Africa was facing a severe shortage of health care professionals and lacked adequate health care coverage for those in need of medical treatment.

This is jarring news to a continent that carries a large disease burden, including the world’s highest rates of communicable diseases such as malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, among others. According to medical journal BMJ, “Africa experiences 24% of the global burden of disease, yet it has only 2% of the global supply of doctors and less than 1% of expenditures on global health.”

Health care systems in many African countries are inadequately funded. For example, Nigeria, which is one of Africa’s richest countries with a national income of $594,257 billion (before the recent currency depreciation), spends only 4.6% on health care.

About 40,000 Nigerians visited India in 2015, half of them for medical reasons, such as transplant surgery, joint replacement and dental surgery, among other procedures, according to the Indian high commissioner to Nigeria, Ajjampur Ghanshyam.

But why are Africans seeking medical care in India?

09/02/2017

India’s medical tourism gets Africans’ attention

Nagged by a sharp back pain three years ago, Abidemi Ogbonna from Lagos, Nigeria, decided to visit a nearby hospital called Apollo. Thinking it was just a minor problem, she was shocked when her physician informed her that she urgently needed a kidney transplant.

The procedure could not be performed locally, her doctor told her. Flying to India was her best chance of a successful operation. Ms. Emmanuel’s middle-class family could afford the expenses, and so immediate arrangements were made for her visa.

The Apollo Hospital in Nigeria scheduled a surgery date with its counterpart in India, helped secure Ms. Ogbonna’s visa, and booked her flight and accommodation in India. All she needed to do was pay the bill. Once she did, she took the next flight and made the long journey to save her life. She was accompanied by her mother.

Ms. Ogbonna’s story is typical of hundreds of Africans who travel outside of their home countries for medical attention.

India is increasingly becoming popular with Africans seeking medical treatment overseas, because of its more affordable, state-of-the-art equipment and its highly skilled doctors. Ms. Emmanuel’s other options were the US and the UK; however, health care there is extremely expensive and getting visas to those countries is a nightmare, unlike with India, where visas are issued within a week and treatment is comparatively cheap.

05/02/2017

India ranks among top 3 medical tourism destinations in Asia

India is placed among the top three medical tourism destinations in Asia, mainly due to the low cost of treatment, quality healthcare infrastructure and availability of highly-skilled doctors, says a study.

05/02/2017

About India

From the world’s highest mountains, to tropical coasts and desert there is a huge diversity to India’s landscape. With a population of one billion the country spans 3.28 million sq metres in space, and is made up of 28 different states, of which New Delhi is the capital.
India became independent from Britain in 1947 after a long struggle led by peaceful protester, Mahatma Gandhi. As well as the British, other Europeans ranging from the Dutch, Portuguese and French staked their claim on the country and left behind many a sacred site, ancient ruin and abandoned city.
The Taj Mahal, located in the city of Agra in Utter Pradesh, in northern India, is the country’s most celebrated attraction and a fine example of Mughal architecture. Built between 1631 and 1648 by the Emporah Shal Jahan to house his beloved wife’s tomb the Taj is a work of art of incomparable beauty, and its white marble stone changes colour in different light. Equally, in northern Karnataka, on the banks of the River Tungabadhra lies the deserted city of Hampi, a world heritage site and another of India’s archaeological highlights. While the Kerala Backwaters, in the south west are also a tourist hot spot. Fed by rivers inland from the Arabian Sea visitors can enjoy being punted along the network of narrow canals in peaceful tranquillity while overhead palms shade the boats from the sun.
Sprawling on the banks of the Yamuna River, Delhi is the very heart of India and a mixture of ancient and modern. As well as a major cultural centre it is also the political and administrative centre of the world’s largest democracy. Split into two; Old Delhi and New Delhi (the former British capital) the city is fast paced, over populated and much polluted. But these points aside, the fascinating dynasties and rulers which have risen and fallen have left behind many beautiful buildings, gardens and wide tree lined avenues, and illustrate the Mughal’s talent and skill for landscaping and architectural magnificence.
Chennai is the gateway to southern India and the capital of Tamil Nadu. Formerly known as Madras it was once just a small fishing village but today a bustling metropolis filled with British styled buildings and cathedrals along with traditional Tamil-Hindu architecture. Kalkata (formerly Calcutta), the second largest city in India is known as the city of contrasts and went from being a trading settlement to the city of palaces, while Mumbai pulsates with activity and is the country's financial powerhouse, also a great place for shopping, sports and night life.
Chennai (formerly known as Madras) is on the south eastern shore and is the fourth largest Indian metropolis full of colonial buildings, rivers and canals and Bangalore, the fifth largest city in India, got its name from the word 'Bendakalooru' which means the town of boiled beans after a king of the Vijayanagar dynasty was given a bowl of boiled beans by a woman in a forest. Many large foreign companies have relocated here and taken advantage of low cost data processing.
Each region tends to have its own local dish but one thing in common is the use of spices, which, as well as adding delicious flavours to the food have medicinal and health giving properties, for example Cardamom and Turmeric have antiseptic qualities and ginger and mint aid digestion. Other essential ingredients in Indian cooking are milk and coconut oil.
India has also long been associated with spirituality, philosophy and health. The ancient healing system of Ayurveda, which is more than 5,000 years old and known as the science of life originated here, as did yoga and meditation. India is also interestingly the world’s largest producer of tea and is the traditional home of this rejuvenating brew. There are 18 official languages, but Hindi which is spoken by 45 per cent of the population is the national language. The currency is the Rupee, and there are roughly 87 Indian Rupees to €1.