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New medical tourism website brings competitors together
Jun 5, 2008, 0:44 GMT
Singapore - A new medical tourism website has brought competitors from Singapore and Thailand together on a single platform, a published report said on Thursday.
Called FlyFreeForHealth, it has six healthcare partners on its list, including Thailand's Phyathai Hospitals Group.
'Given the US recession, and an increasingly inefficient healthcare system in Europe, the launch of FlyFreeFor Health is definitely well timed to meet the demands of these medical travellers,' The Business Times quoted founder Wei Siang Yu as saying.
Accommodation service providers and spa operators are also on the list.
A membership concept allows medical tourists to benefit from savings and partial rebates if they sign up for programmes costing 200 US dollars to 5,000 US dollars a year.
Wei said he is aiming to secure at least 20 partners and 2,000 members a month starting in August.
The company has signed an agreement with Indonesia's West Java Chamber of Commerce and Industry, giving it access to more than 350,000 corporate clients, the report said.
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I dont know if there is an overprice or not for medical treatment of this concept, but he is interesting to try. Singapore start to loose medical clients every year because other countries propose better deal with same quality of services. For me its looks like a last chance to catch some middle class patient in the region.
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Max FrovusJun 5th, 2008 - 03:54:50
Yet another dreamer and schemer who thinks just because he can send out a press release his content is fact. This sex doctor idiot says on his website that he is the LEADER in this space, get real, he is not even in business yet! Why do people think medical tourism is easy? it is not. I give this business 6 months....no one flies for free and that is so deceptive. He thinks clients are idiots that do not know he has marked up surgery costs to make up for his 'free' flights.
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