Hospitals turn to JCAHO to make way for medical tourism
With an aim to increase overseas clientele and to give a boost to medical tourism, hospitals in India are looking at JCAHO (Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organisations) for accreditation. JCAHO is a US-based non-voluntary organisation.

MCI rolls up its sleeve to filter students going to CIS colleges
In an endeavour to maintain the quality of medical practitioners in India, the MCI has amended the 1956 MCI Act by incorporating the Eligibility Requirement for taking admission in an undergraduate medical course in a Foreign Medical Institution Regulations.

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16th - 31st July 2002

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