Skift India Daily: India Bets Big on Medical Tourism With Indigenous Treatments

India will boost Ayush treatment — indigenous medicine and associated treatment techniques — through health tourism, informed Ayush minister Sarbananda Sonowal. Set up in 2014, the Ayush ministry is responsible for developing education, research and propagation of traditional medicine systems in India.

Medical travel: the latest trends and hotspots revealed

As we emerge from the pandemic, medical travel is slowly bouncing back. Right from IVF and cosmetic and plastic surgery to dentistry.

Malaysia introduces medical tourism hospital programme

Malaysia has introduced its first Flagship Medical Tourism Hospital Programme with four shortlisted.

The Prevention Clinic Tokyo partners with JMHC, JTB’s dedicated medical tourism section

Health Tourism: Govt to promote Ayush

Why So Many Americans Opt For Medical Tourism - Latest Tweet by Bloomberg

Hi, it’s Fiona in New York. There’s been a lot of conversation about the dangers of traveling outside of the US for medical care recently. More on that shortly.

Quiz 

Q1. On which date is the WHO recognised to celebrate World Tuberculosis Day?

1. 24 March
2. 24 April
3. 7 April
4. 14 November

Q2. Name a causal organism that is responsible for causing TB?

1. Bacteria
2. Virus
3. Protozoa
4. None of the above

Answers to all these questions are given at the end of this email.

Quote of the Week

Upcoming Days

🌎 22nd March, World Down Syndrome Day

The 21st day of March was selected to signify the uniqueness of the triplication of the 21st chromosome which causes Down syndrome, World Down Syndrome Day is observed to create awareness about Down syndrome

🇳🇦 22nd March, Independence Day - Namibia

Namibia attained its hard-won independence on 21 March 1990 with Dr Sam Nujoma becoming the Founding President of an independent and sovereign state, the Republic of Namibia. President Nujoma stepped down in 2005 after serving three terms.

🌎 23rd March, Ramadan

Ramadan is the Arabic name of the ninth-month* of the Islamic calendar. The date of Ramadan in the Gregorian calendar moves forward about 11 days each year due to the different lengths of the Islamic and Gregorian years.

🇲🇾 23rd March, Birthday of the Sultan of Johor - Malaysia

The Johor government has agreed to declare March 26 as a public holiday if the first day of Ramadan falls on the same day as the birthday of the Johor ruler Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar on March 23

🌎 24th March, World TB Day

This day is designed to build public awareness about the global epidemic of tuberculosis and efforts to eliminate the disease. In 2018, 10 million people fell ill with TB, and 1.5 million died from the disease, mostly in low and middle-income countries

🇧🇩 24th March, Independence day - Bangladesh

The Independence Day of Bangladesh is celebrated on 26 March as a national holiday in Bangladesh. It commemorates the country's declaration of independence from Pakistan in the early hours of 25 March 1971.

🇲🇲 27th March, Armed Forces Day - Myanmar 

Armed Forces celebrated annually on 27 March. It commemorates the start of Burmese Army's resistance to Japanese occupation in 1945. The holiday has been referred to as Anti-Fascist-Resistance Day by participants in the 2021 Myanmar protests.

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Answers of the Quiz

Ans 1 : (a) 24 March

Ans 2 : (a) Bacteria

SimplifyMVT brings to you a weekly roundup of all the important happenings, news, and stories from the Medical Tourism Industry around the world. The Weekly MVT Capsule will simplify news for you to stay updated. In this edition, we cover news featuring from 15th - 21st March.

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