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March 7th 2010
Germany
CeBIT in Hanover
We would like say thank you to all the people visited us at CeBIT fair in Hanover between March 2nd and 6th 2010. Thanks for your questions, your interests in our "DocQuery-Project", your kind attention and listening to "medicalQM - ethics and transparency in medical care worldwide" and the great talks we had.
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February 25th 2010
Germany
CeBIT in Hanover
March 2. - 6. 2010: Please come and meet up at the CeBIT 2010 in Hanover/Germany. Get the latest update on "DocQuery - a travel medicine information system" on Tuesday, March 2nd at 01:00 pm and learn more about "QM, ethics & transparency in globalisation in medical care" on Saturday, March 6th at 11:00 am. Please contact us for further information.
February 18th 2010
Iraqi Kurdistan Region
Disaster Awareness and Preparedness
More than 15 participants from different districts in As-Sulaimaniyah Governorate/ Iraqi Kurdistan Region, successfully completed a Disaster Awareness Management Training (DAMT). The DAMT was funded by German Government.
The training was assisted by Nature Iraq Org and the Dept. of Geology at the University of Sulaimani/Iraq.
January 23rd 2010
Global Hospital Award 2010
Hannover/Germany - Bangkok/Thailand
Last week, the decision was reached regarding the winner of the first
TravelMedicus Global Hospital Award!
Reader of the Journal The TravelMedicus, user of the Global Hospital Guide and clients of mediScon worldwide helped and voted, finding the Global Hospital Award Winner 2010.
Last Friday, Dr. Chatree Duangnet, CEO Bangkok Hospital Medical Center in Bangkok, received the information about winning the award with his Bangkok Hospital Medical Center in Bangkok, Thailand. His first reply:
“I am very happy to hear the result of the TravelMedicus Global Hospital Award 2010. It is a real honor for our hospital during our endless quality and patient safety journey.”
Congratulations to Dr. Chatree Duangnet and his team at the Bangkok Hospital Medical Center in Bangkok, Thailand, and thank you very much to all the people, business and leisure traveler, reader of the Journal The TravelMedicus and user of the Global Hospital Guide, helped and voted to find the Global Hospital Award winner 2010.
January 6th 2010
Iraq
Invited by local Government, and in cooperation with the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, we will be in Arbil and Sulaimaniyya between Feb 14th and Feb 27th 2010. Interested hospitals, health care providers and health care organizations in the area, not invited until today, can contact us for further information.
December 29th 2009
USA - One surgical infection with MRSA: US$61,000
From a multi-state, public-private research team — Duke University, Wayne State University, and the Durham, NC VA — comes a precise and alarming calculation of MRSA's costs in US-hospitals:
For one post-surgery infection, US$61,681.
The group compared the course, costs and final outcome of three matched groups of patients from one tertiary-care center and six community hospitals in one infection-control network run by Duke. The three groups were: patients with a MRSA surgical-site infection; patients with a surgical-site infection (SSI) due to MSSA, drug-sensitive staph; and surgery patients who did not experience infections, matched to the other two groups by hospital, type of procedure, and year when the procedure took place. (This same cohort has been described in an earlier prospective study that looked at risks for MRSA SSIs.) Altogether, there were 150 patients with MRSA SSIs, 128 with MSSA SSIs, and 231 uninfected surgery patients to serve as controls.
Here's what they found.
Patients with post-surgical MRSA infections:
- stayed in the hospital 23 days longer
- incurred an average extra cost of US$61,681
- were more likely to be readmitted to the hospital within 90 days
- were more likely to die before 90 days had passed
The authors write:
Our study represents the largest study to date of outcomes due to SSI due to MRSA. Our findings confirm that SSIs due to MRSA lead to significant patient suffering and provide quantitative estimates of the staggering costs of these infections. SSI due to MRSA led to a 7-fold increased risk of death, a 35-fold increased risk of hospital readmission, more than 3 weeks of additional hospitalization, and more than $60,000 of additional charges compared to uninfected controls.
For just the patients in this study, the excess costs (across 7 hospitals) totalled US$19 million.
This is a highly useful study on several axes. First, remarkably, there has not been agreement over whether and how much of a problem MRSA poses in post-surgical settings, particularly when compared to drug-sensitive staph. This study provides careful, thoughtful, well-documented proof that combating MRSA infection is worthwhile. (NB, MRSA infections did not increase the risk of death relative to MSSA infections, which should remind us both of the often-forgotten virulence of MSSA, and also that MRSA's perils can lie in extended illness and disability as much or more as in early death.) Second, by putting a very specific number on the cost of a post-surgical MRSA infection, it gives healthcare administrators a benchmark against which they can judge the cost of a prevention program. We've all heard complaints that prevention programs can be costly and their benefit is hard to measure in a bottom-line way. With this very specific number, that complaint should no longer be valid.
There's a final point that is implied in the paper but not called out, so let me call it out on the authors' behalf. These results are very likely an under-estimate of MRSA's costs. That's because, first, the specific procedures the patients underwent were cardiothoracic and orthopedic; those are not the surgical procedures most likely to be followed by a MRSA infection. And second, data collection for this study ceased in 2003, about a year after the first emergence of USA300 and several years before that very successful community strain began its current move into hospitals. However much MRSA was extant in 2003, there is more now.
The cite is: Anderson DJ, Kaye KS, Chen LF, Schmader KE, Choi Y, et al. 2009 Clinical and Financial Outcomes Due to Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Surgical Site Infection: A Multi-Center Matched Outcomes Study. PLoS ONE 4(12): e8305. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008305
December 28th 2009
Timetable 1st & 2nd quarter 2010
January - Germany
February - Kurdistan
March - Afghanistan
April - Madagascar (scheduled)
May - Indonesia
June - India
Hospitals in these areas can contact us if interested in our services.
December 5th 2009 - Medical Team Christmas Dinner
| Paediatric & Urologist | General Practitioner | Educationist & Anaestetist |
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November 16th 2009
Thailand/Europe
Project meeting
Today, Dr. Chatree Daungnet, CEO of the Bangkok Hospital Medical Center in Thailand, and Thomas Schmidt, CEO medicalQM met in Cologne, Germany. They talked about the coming Brain Center, a new part of the Bangkok Hospital Medical Center in Thailand and started further steps in cooperation.
November 10th 2009
Saudi Arabia - Hajj and H1N1/Swine flu
The United Arab Emirates has said everyone going on the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia must be vaccinated against swine flu before leaving the country. This year's hajj, in the last week of November, will see some three million pilgrims descend on the Muslim holy city of Mecca, including around a million from within Saudi Arabia itself. Yesterday, the UAE launched a campaign to increase awareness about influenza A (H1N1) and the importance of vaccination. Members of the UAE's official hajj delegation were vaccinated at Abu Dhabi airport on Monday before leaving for Saudi Arabia. Pilgrims can be inoculated free of charge at four centres in Dubai and 30 elsewhere in the UAE. They can also have pre-pilgrimage medical checkups at the centres, where any necessary medication will also be provided free during the hajj season.
Pilgrims must be able to present a yellow International Certificate of Vaccination in order to make the pilgrimage. Although anti-swine flu vaccine takes 15 days to become effective.
October 19th 2009
Announcement:
Central and Eastern Europe Medical Tourism and Healthcare Summit
17th – 18th May 2010
Zagreb, Croatia
Main theme – Focussing on key issues and concerns in health travel and dental medical tourism
Medical Tourism in Central and Eastern Europe has been increasing rapidly.
The region as a whole offers a variety of affordable treatments and procedures within easy reach of most travellers.
The summit will showcase facilitators and providers from across the region including Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and surrounding countries.
The Central and Eastern Europe Medical Tourism and Healthcare Summit will include an exhibition area, workshops and a two day conference agenda focusing on current issues effecting medical tourism and healthcare in the region and the world in general.
There will be adequate time provided for networking and forming collaborations with potential partners over business lunches, drinks reception and a gala dinner.
Further information, conference agenda and contact details available on:
http://www.globalengage.co.uk/events.html
October 9th 2009
Germany/Worldwide
In May 2009, mediScon/medicalQM and the German based Institute for Maritime Tourism started a project in Tourism Medicine. Until October 2009, a new curriculum "Travel Medicine & Tourism Medicine" focusing on quality and safety for traveler and staff in maritime tourism, i.e. tourism on, in, and by the sea was created.
September 25th 2009
Thailand
Further steps required to ensure best medical treatment and patient safety
Together with mediScon/medicalQM, a Thai Hospital Group started an internal discussion designed to improve best medical treatment and patient safety especially for international medical tourism. A first meeting was held yesterday and today in Hannover/Germany.
September 22nd 2009
India
Improvement in Hospital QM-Level
Hospitals in Mumbai started a campaign to improve their Quality Management in Economy, Medical Treatment and Patient Safety. First exploratory discussions were held in Germany last weekend. Today, mediScon/medicalQM was invited to advise in medical quality management and patient safety.
September 17th 2009
Hannover/Germany
Quality Management and Patient Safety in German Hospitals
Today, an information and discussion forum in "Patient Safety" was held in Hannover/Germany.
Organised by the German Medical Association, together with the Centre for Quality and Management in Health Care / Lower saxony.
mediScon/medicalQM was invited and took part.
September 9th 2009
The Health Care Globalization Summit
Time: Nov 10, 2009 to Nov 13, 2009
Location: Doubletree Miami Mart
Street: 711 N.W. 72nd Avenue
City: Miami/FL USA
Consumer Health World Conferences announce the Health Care Globalization Summit, November 10 – 13, 2009 Summit at the Doubletree Miami Mart, to assess the impact and opportunities of healthcare and medical travel as primary economic drivers for Florida and for countries abroad that are investing in their healthcare delivery systems as centers of excellence.
This summit will host healthcare provider executives along with Minister’s of Trade, Healthcare and Tourism from around the globe who are convening to learn how to maximize their opportunities in the global healthcare marketplace. Globalization is changing the economics and the view that all healthcare is local. As healthcare becomes the number one industry in a global economy, international and domestic healthcare delivery systems are positioning themselves to compete as destinations for patients seeking affordable high quality health care.
August 11th 2009
Global Health Tourism
German public radio station "DeutschlandRadio", also known as www.dradio.de, invited T. Schmidt (CEO mediScon and editor Journal The TravelMedicus) for an interview regarding health tourism in Southeast Asia and Africa.
August 7th 2009
Announcement:
This September, CGIH president Maria Todd and two other CGIH members are planning a trip to Seoul Korea, at the courtesy of the Korean Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI) in Seoul. Maria will present two educational programs and the three will visit a number of hospitals and clinics.
July 23rd 2009
International Medical Tourism
Public TV broadcaster ZDF/arte invited T. Schmidt (CEO mediScon and editor Journal The TravelMedicus) as an expert in international medical quality management and patient safety in medical tourism.
Further information available in our next newsletter.
July 20th 2009
Thailand
Increase in flu patients forces delays in surgery
Via The Nation - Excerpt:
Medical services for patients with diseases who need to undergo surgery at the country's top hospitals are being interrupted by the increasing number of patients with flulike illness seeking medical treatment.
Dean of Mahidol University's Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, clinical professor Dr Teerawat Kulthanan said hospitals were postponing for up to two weeks general operations for patients who could delay treatment.
According to the Public Health Ministry, the new strain of typeA(H1N1) flu has already claimed 24 lives in Thailand and infected more than 4,469 cases.
Teerawat said because of the outbreak, the hospital had to reserve some intensive care units for patients with the influenza - which could delay some patients with other illnesses. However, he said, this should not affect general operations as doctors would diagnose and continue to provide close care for patients.
Siriraj Hospital's deputy director, Dr Sanan Wisuthisakchai said 3,000 patients with flulike symptoms had been admitted during the five day holiday period early this month.
But now the number of patients with the symptoms had decreased drastically to 300 cases per day. Only 60 of these cases tested positive to the TypeA (H1N1) of influenza,while the rest had seasonal flu.
The number of patients with flu symptoms admitted to Chulalongkorn Hospital, one of the country's top medical schools, also increased drastically, prompting the hospital to rearrange its medical services for patients.
Chulalongkorn Hospital's director, Dr Adisorn Phattaradul said at least 100 patients with flu symptoms had applied each day for admission as inpatients and outpatients.
In the first three months of the flu outbreak, only two cases per day attended the hospital; but now at least 20 patients were seeking medication each day. Of this number, two or three were found suffering from severe flu symptoms.
July 16th 2009
South Africa Health Tourism Congress
Time: July 27, 2009 to July 29, 2009
Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
CGIH president, Maria Todd and Chief Medical Officer Mike Silvers will present several topics on medical tourism, patient safety, accreditation and other topics.
More information available on: http://www.sahealthtourismcongress.co.za
July 12th 2009
Saudi Arabia
Worrying about the Hajj
With several million Muslims from all over the world expected in Mecca for the annual Hajj pilgrimage in late November, Saudi authorities are concerned that the event will facilitate the spread of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 among pilgrims.
Aside from the week-long Hajj, more than two million people go on pilgrimage to Mecca throughout the year (called "Umrah"), with extra numbers visiting in the holy month of Ramadan (from about 21 August to 19 September).
Saudi Arabia held a workshop at the end of June to discuss minimising the spread of the disease during Hajj season and urged all nations to postpone the pilgrimage this year for elderly people with chronic illnesses, children and pregnant women.
The workshop outlined general hygiene habits to reduce the risk of (H1N1) 2009 infection, such as washing hands with water and soap, covering the nose and mouth while sneezing and coughing, and wearing masks when visiting crowded places.
According to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) 6 July update on pandemic (H1N1) 2009, the Middle East region has had 1,111 cases of the virus and no deaths.
Regional precautionary measures
Many countries in the region have started taking precautionary measures to control the spread of (H1N1) 2009 during and after the Hajj.
Ali Al Baqqara, head of the Hajj medical committee at Bahrain’s Ministry of Health, called on people to postpone going to Hajj this year, particularly pregnant women, children, people above 60 and people suffering from blood disorders and genetic or chronic diseases.
In Egypt, Health Minister Hatem Al-Gabali warned last month that Egyptian pilgrims could be quarantined upon their return from Hajj.
Khalid Al-Sahlawi, secretary-general for Al-Hajj Mission in Kuwait, said that provided the (H1N1) 2009 vaccination is available in the country in early October, the priority for vaccination will be given to pilgrims.
On 6 July, Oman banned sick elderly people and children from travelling to Saudi Arabia on pilgrimage for fear of contracting (H1N1) 2009, according to a health ministry statement. The ministry did not clarify whether the ban would be extended to cover the Hajj season as well.
Jassim al-Kubeisi, deputy chairman of Qatar’s Hajj Committee, told Gulf Times on 11 July that the committee members would meet soon to discuss and take a decision on how to deal with Hajj and Umrah this year.
Ziyad Maymash, assistant undersecretary for preventive medicine at the Saudi Ministry of Health, said a quarantine facility had been set up at airport arrival lounges to isolate Hajj and Umrah pilgrims with symptoms of (H1N1) 2009 infections.
Ali Bin Shukr, Director General of the UAE Ministry of Health, said on 8 July that the government would launch an (H1N1) 2009 awareness campaign for people planning to perform Hajj or Umrah. Shukr said the ministry will coordinate with the General Authority for Islamic Affairs to engage imams in educating pilgrims during Friday prayers about ways to avoid contracting the virus.
(Source: www.irinnews.org & WHO)
June 8th 2009
Malaysia launched "Malaysia Healthcare"
The Health Ministry in Malaysia launched a "Malaysia Healthcare" logo and website as part of a concerted effort to promote medical tourism in Malaysia. Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai who launched the branding exercise said the logo with its tagline "Quality care for peace of mind" was a part of collaborative efforts between the government and private sector.
"The website (www.myhealthcare.gov.my) will serve as a gateway for potential patients and visitors to explore what the Malaysian healthcare services sector has to offer in terms of medical treatment options, state-of-the-art health and medical facilities and general information on Malaysia," he said.
Thirty-five private hospitals in the country had been identified to promote the healthcare travel programme, Liow said, adding that the government hoped more hospitals and dental clinics would participate.
He said the ministry would propose to the cabinet the establishment of a healthcare travel council which would work with the Economic Planning Unit, relevant government agencies and the Association of Private Hospitals of Malaysia to champion the industry by consolidating the strengths of the government and private hospitals.
"We hope that such a platform will improve the quality of our medical practitioners and increase the space to unearth their potential.
"When the industry is gradually developed, we will be able to attract top medical practitioners from overseas to come to Malaysia, and this will be good for the healthcare industry."
Earlier, Liow said the number of foreign patients had increased almost ten-fold from 39,114 patients in 1998 to 374,063 last year, while the revenue generated from their hospital bills had grown from RM14.1 million to RM299 million during the same period, which was a compound growth rate of 35.7%.
He said statistics indicate that the healthcare services industry has the potential to be a new source of income that can be tapped and expanded.
"The multiplier effect of health tourism would be boost for other tourism-related industries such as hotel and transportation because foreign patients with accompanying family and friends would also use these services."
May 14th 2009
The Global Hospital Guide is online.
After a complete revision, yesterday we launched the new Global-Hospital-Guide website. Please bookmark:
www.global-hospital-guide.com and check your listing!
If there is a mistake or if you're not listed yet, please contact us. Listed hospitals can send us pictures and a short self-description if interested. Further information is available on:
http://www.global-hospital-guide.com/legalnotice.html
May 2nd 2009
Mt.Rinjani June 9th 1994
Indonesia/Lombok - Volcanic Activity at Rinjani
An increase in seismic activity has been reported at Rinjani volcano on the island of Lombok. On 2nd May there were three explosion earthquakes recorded. A white plume was emitted 1000 m above the eruption point. The alert level at the volcano has been raised from Normal (Level I) to Waspada (Level II). The summit has been closed to climbers. Residents need to beware of lahars.
For the public, medicalQM/mediScon worldwide offering special information leaflet in bahasa Indonesia:
what to do during/after a volcanic eruption
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April 26th 2009
Mexico/Worldwide - Swine Flu H1N1
Breaking News / Current Situation
> 1000 people have been infected in as many as 14 of Mexico's 32 states, 68 have died - case-fatality rate = ~7% (25.04.2009).
> Since March 2009, 8 human cases of new strain of influenza A (H1N1) virus, the swine flu, have been confirmed in California and Texas. All cases have recovered (25.04.2009).
> Disease is highly contagious.
> No vaccine is available.
> Anti-virals, oseltamivir (Tamiflu) or zanamivir (Relenza) are recommended for treatment and/or prevention of infection with these swine influenza viruses.
> please read more on www.mediScon.com
> please read the different guidelines
April 22nd 2009
Bookmark you calendar
The Malta Medical Tourism Summit
Hilton Hotel Malta
13th -14th July 2009
Main theme – Focussing on key issues and concerns within the medical tourism industry
Follow the link for further information, conference agenda and contact details:
http://www.ebaoxford.co.uk/Malta_Medical_07_09.html
April 2nd 2009
Indonesia - Is H5N1 adapting to pigs?
Scientists report that H5N1 avian influenza viruses may be adapting to pigs, as evidenced by the finding that H5N1 viruses isolated from pigs in Indonesia were less harmful to mice than were H5N1 viruses from chickens.
The finding suggests that in growing in pigs, the virus may have become less harmful to mammals in general, the authors report. That sounds reassuring, but the authors say it may mean the virus is one step closer to turning into a human pandemic strain.
In the study, scientists from Japan and Indonesia collected viruses from chickens and pigs in Indonesia, grew them in laboratory cell cultures, and used them to infect mice. They found that the viruses from pigs were less lethal to mice than the viruses from chickens, according to their recent report in the Archives of Virology.
"We found that swine isolates were less virulent to mice than avian isolates, suggesting that the viruses became attenuated during their replication in pigs," the report states. Read more on our journal's website: www.TravelMedicus.com/news/042009h5n1/index.html
March 30th 2009
Nigeria - Rabies via Dog/Cat butchering
Human butchering and consumption of animals potentially infected with rabies and other zoonotic viruses is not limited to Asia. In Nigeria, dog eating is very common in states such as Plateau, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Kaduna, Kebbi and Ondo. In fact, dog suya (barbequed dog meat) is sold publicly in the dog eating areas. In some areas such as Jos, only local and seasoned connoisseurs may easily distinguish restaurants where dog and other conventional meats are sold. Cat eating, though not as common as dog eating, can also be encountered, even in cosmopolitan places such as Lagos. While human consumption of bats is also common, there seems to have been little or no local effort (as per the limited information available) to evaluate the risk of rabies transmission.
Rabies is no doubt underreported and probably misdiagnosed in Nigeria and elsewhere in Africa.
Cultural and religious beliefs will also contribute to the underreporting of human rabies that may arise from the consumption of infected apparently healthy dogs and cats. The [rabies-related lyssaviruses] Lagos bat and Mokola viruses still remain under-diagnosed in the human populace.
The paper by Ajayi, Rabo and Baba (2006) also indicates a disturbing possibility of transmission of rabies by apparently healthy (free of overt rabies signs) stray dogs. If their observations are confirmed, this, in their words, "signifies a new dimension in the epidemiology of the disease in this environment where the high-risk practices are prevalent." What's more intriguing epidemiologically and culturally is that their research was carried out in Maiduguri; the overwhelming Muslim population in the city provide zero economic incentives for dog meat restaurants. However, the dogs were slaughtered in restaurants associated with 2 military barracks in the city.
In summary, the situation reported in Viet Nam, Nigeria, etc. only reaffirms that rabies is more of a neglected tropical disease than thought and which deserves attention.
March 2nd 2009
Indonesia - New hospital on Bali planned
Rp. 75 billion (US$ 6.4 million) has been allocated by the Indonesian government for the construction of an "international standard training hospital" at an eventual total cost of Rp. 600 billion (US$ 50.9 million). As part of the provincial government's participation in the project, Bali is being asked to provide a 4-5 hectare site. A formal request has been set to Bali's governor Made Mangku Pastika suggesting an area, located across from the Mobile Brigade (Brimob) headquaters in Tohpati, be used for the proposed hospital. If that parcel of land is not available, the new hospital will likely be built near the Udayana University in Jimbaran.
February 27th 2009
Announcement
The National Seminar of
the Indonesian Hospital Association PERSI
will be held in Surabaya/Indonesia
May 5th - 7th 2009
Maintheme: Health and Medical Tourism
More information is available on: www.pdpersi.co.id
February 25th 2009
India/Gurajat State - Hepatitis B (Update)
The toll in the hepatitis-hit Sabarkantha district climbed to 43 deaths. Meanwhile, state health department launched a mass vaccination drive in Modasa town on Monday (23 Feb 2009). According to district health officials, 6 new cases of hepatitis have been registered on Monday from Modasa town and nearby villages. The officials said that people of all ages had queued up since morning to get themselves vaccinated. "In the 1st phase we will be administering the hepatitis B vaccine to around 60 000 people in Modasa, where we have set up 60 booths," Sabarkantha District Collector M. Thennarasan said. "We have block level medical officers supervising the team at each booth with over 400 health workers including female health workers (FHWs) monitoring the vaccination drive," Thennarasan said. He said that they have also deployed number of mobile teams who will provide support wherever there is shortfall. The team of experts have already vaccinated the medical and PHC staff and other officials who are working in hospital with the hepatitis-infected patients, he said.
February 23rd 2009
India/Gurajat State - Hepatitis B
The police in India has arrested two doctors on homicide charges for spreading hepatitis B by injecting patients with used needles. At least 34 people have died in an outbreak of the disease in the town of Modasa (Sabarkantha district) in western Gujarat state. Hepatitis B is an infectious virus that is spread through blood and bodily fluids. Six other doctors were earlier arrested on charges of criminal negligence. Gujarat state health minister Jaynarayan Vyas said he had ordered emergency steps to tackle the outbreak, including 600,000 anti-hepatitis B vaccines. Travellers should check medical services next to their destination prior their trip by using reliable and independent sources.
February 5th 2009
Southeast Asia / Singapore
Medical QM /mediScon worldwide started it's first co-operation with a Singaporean Health Care provider.
More information will be available in our next newsletter.
February 3rd 2009
Worldwide
The 1st Annual Hospital Award Competition of the journal "The TravelMedicus" is open to all hospitals taking care for patients regardless of gender, race, nationality, ethnical or national origin, martial status, age, disablement, social background or sexuality.
The goal is to honour and promote hospitals offering "more than others" in a safe and competent way with the focus on globalization and global healthcare.
If you know a hospital deserving closer attention or if you are a managing member of a hospital and you want to apply for, please contact the team of the journal
"The TravelMedicus".
January 5th 2009
USA/Europe/Asia/Africa/Oceania
Mrs. M. Todd (President of CGIH) and Th. Schmidt (CEO mediScon worldwide) started some very interesting conversation and co-operation.
Please read more about this in our next newsletter.
December 5th 2008
Bali/Indonesia:
The island's largest hospital, RSUP Sanglah in Denpasar, now has a dedicated and fully equipped ward for treating patients with bird flu, opened yesterday, Dec 4th 2008 with a ceremony. The ceremony, which Balinese Hindus believe is necessary for any new building before it can be used, was organized by the hospital and the Bali Health Agency. The ward lies in the hospital's Nusa Indah wing, which is dedicated to the treatment of tropical diseases. The fully air-conditioned ward has 27 beds. The first floor hosts four intensive care chambers and a large room with six beds to treat patients suspected of having contracted avian influenza. The ward is equipped with a sophisticated air regulation and filtering system. The physicians and paramedics assigned to the ward are obliged to wear additional personal safety equipment. Bird flu outbreaks hit Bali in 2004 and 2007, claiming two lives.
November 28th 2008
Worldwide
People using PDA, please bookmark the following link:
http://www.medicare-rqm.com/mobile/pda/index.html