[Assam] Fw: PERSONAL MEDICAL TREATMENT

Thu Oct 26 17:10:48 PDT 2006

Actually, Apollo Hospitals (from what I have heard) were seriously
considering to setup a hospital in North Guwahati. They were surveying for
land. But they backed out after real fast - after there were demands made -
think of it as an cost of doing business. :)

--Ram

On 10/26/06, Rajib Das <rajibdas at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> C-da,
>
> Have you had anyone in your family come down with the
> curse of cancer? Have you roamed the aisles of Tata
> Cancer Hospital to see how many from the NE are there?
> Have you asked anyone how money is pooled together
> from family members to make the journey to Mumbai get
> a fighting chance? You wouldn't ask the question who
> it is for.
>
> If folks from the US and UK are making a beeline for
> poor old India to get access to healthcare, it DOES
> indeed speak volumes about the state of healthcare
> here - these big, rich nations having to send their
> folks abroad.
>
> > *** That must be tragic. Them enemy can have the
> > Apollo's services, but the good
> > citizenry are deprived, all because of  the cursed
> > ------- :-)?????
>
> If only you would stop to ponder over the answer :-)
> Is Apollo crazy to set up one in Guwahati. Who knows
> who will come and shoot the medical director for not
> paying up? Or worse, the patients - not paying up? In
> our parts of the world, that is a real possibility.
>
>
>
>
>
> --- Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >  > And no, big brother GOI is not quite directing
> > >it.
> >
> >
> > **** Well, that certainly proves that India can
> > do things even without govt. intervention.  Now
> > the question is who can afford to use these
> > services? Is it for dollar/euro bearing
> > foreigners, the select few of the newly rich
> > desis, or the general population, including the
> > sector that does not feature in that shining
> > India's demography?
> >
> > >  >Unfortunately while Dhaka could attract an
> > Apollo
> > >hospital, Guwahati still hasn't. Amazing isn't it.
> >
> > *** That must be tragic. Them enemy can have the
> > Apollo's services, but the good
> > citizenry are deprived, all because of  the cursed
> > ------- :-)?????
> > BTW, who are these Assamese who can afford to go
> > to the Apollos of India? Is it a broad cross
> > section of the population or only those select
> > few?
> >
> > *** In the meantime, the need for  public places
> > of health-care excellence must have been
> > abandoned entirely since it is an impossibility
> > in desi-demokrasy!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > >On 10/26/06, Rajib Das
> > <<mailto:rajibdas at yahoo.com>rajibdas at yahoo.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >Mikeda,
> > >
> > >Great idea. It is already happening - medical
> > >outsourcing in India. It is somewhat like the early
> > >day
> > >of IT outsourcing. Roadwarriors of TCS going out
> > and
> > >selling offshore IT services. A friend of mine
> > >branched out from IT into setting up a medical
> > clinic
> > >in Toronto and then tying up with Apollo Hospitals
> > to
> > >send patients there for certain kinds of surgeries.
> > In
> > >addition to 10 lakh healthworkers, you need medical
> > >infrastructure of a high order. And other regions
> > are
> > >making giant leaps. Somewhere near Noida, VC
> > companies
> > >from Silicon Valley are lining up to invest in
> > >Medicity - a huge town full of hospitals and health
> > >workers catering to the offshore medical services
> > >market. And no, big brother GOI is not quite
> > directing
> > >it.
> > >
> > >Unfortunately while Dhaka could attract an Apollo
> > >hospital, Guwahati still hasn't. Amazing isn't it.
> > >Given that train loads of people still make the
> > >journies to Mumbai and Vellore and Chennai every
> > year
> > >with their patients. All we have in Guwahati is
> > >Downtown hospital which follows in letter and
> > spirit
> > >the Hotel California song ("You can check out
> > anytime
> > >but you may never leave" (unless you are dead)).
> > It's
> > >a shame.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >--- mc mahant
> >
> <<mailto:mikemahant at hotmail.com>mikemahant at hotmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >---------------------------------
> > >
> > >Very Good!
> > >
> > >Now look at the same problem low-budgetly:
> > >
> > >United Group Programs, a health insurer in Boca
> > Raton,
> > >Florida, began offering the programme six months
> > ago.
> > >With medical costs skyrocketing in the United
> > States
> > >where Americans spend an estimated 16 per cent of
> > the
> > >GDP on healthcare and in Europe, the idea of going
> > >abroad to get healthy is becoming more and more
> > >attractive, Newsweek reported.
> > >
> > >More than 150,000 North American and European are
> > >currently seeking medical treatment abroad, it
> > said.
> > >Giving instances of the savings, Newsweek quoted
> > >GlobalChoice Healthcare, a firm arranging foreign
> > >procedures, as saying that angioplasty which costs
> > >$50,000 in an American hospital can be performed
> > for
> > >merely $6000 in Mohali in India. Can make @ $2000
> > in
> > >Bhalukpung,Dorongiri,Jonai,ŠŠ.MAKE IT POSSIBLE
> > THRO'
> > >"THE MISSION" .Ms Rini Kakoty in London will act as
> > >facilitator!
> > >
> > >The magazine quotes Abacas International, a leading
> > >travel facilitator, estimating that medical tourism
> > to
> > >Asia could generate up to $4.4 billion by 2012.
> > >*****************
> > >
> > >Assam needs to create 10 Lakh Health workers( each
> > >worker on a 5 year service contract)..Idea is to
> > >create a delicate, youthful ,caring ,polite band of
> > >Health Care Managers with masterity in American
> > >,English, Russian Spanish, Mandarin------ each one
> > >highly educatedin Paramedics to
> > receive,care,love,-be
> > >friend-philosopher-guide to:
> > >
> > >·        1 Lakh Retirees' beds in Himalayan
> > foothills:
> > >treated like beloved Grandparents-till they die
> > >
> > >·        Anytime 2 Lakh health tourists who will go
> > >away after he/she becomes cured
> > >
> > >·        Anytime 2 Lakh recuperating from
> > >Trauma/Operations/recovery from illnesses
> > >
> > >And corresponding infrastructure like
> > >housing/furniture/Linen/Catering/entertainment
> > >/telecoms.
> > >
> > >Need is NOW! No better place than Assam-Himalayan
> > >foothill riversides.
> > >
> > >mm
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >---------------------------------
> > >From: "Barua25"
> > <<mailto:barua25 at hotmail.com>barua25 at hotmail.com>
> > >To: <<mailto:assam at assamnet.org>assam at assamnet.org>
> > >Subject: [Assam] Fw: PERSONAL MEDICAL TREATMENT
> > >Date: Tue, 24 Oct 2006 20:54:55 -0500
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