Letters

Tremendous opportnuty in medical tourism

This is with reference to ‘Medical tourism boom takes Singapore by storm’ by Sapna Dogra in July 16 issue of your esteemed magazine. The article was very interesting. In view of the tremendous opportunities in this area in the near future and India at the forefront of this boom, the article further delineates the magnitude of scope to help the industry emerge more specialised and professional. Thanks to articles such as yours, we are able to get new directions into current demands of the healthcare market.

Nomita Das
nomita_das@rediffmail.com

Hospital marketing in India has parallels with South Africa

This is with reference to the interview ‘Indians don’t like hospitals hard-selling themselves’ by Rita Dutta.

I thought the article was very interesting and had a lot of parallels with our South African situation. There are three major hospital groups in South Africa and in terms of Africa- we are the hub of

international referrals. I am based at a world renowned facility - Milpark Hospital, which is known for dealing with level 1 trauma patients, which we receive from the continent of Africa and beyond. It is nice to hear the Asian perspectives.

Trudy Naicker
Marketing Manager
Milpark Hospital
9 Guild Road, Parktown West
trudyn@milpark.netcare.co.za

Useful article on cord blood banking

This is with reference to the article on umbilical cord blood Banking, published in August 15, 05 issue of your magazine. It has a lot of useful information and I believe people will be benefited out of it.

Dr Tapas Chakraborty
Associate Professor
Department of Chemistry
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

I found the article on umbilical stem cell banking by Rita Dutta very interesting.

Dr Amit Gupta
B J Medical College
Ahmedabad