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India among fastest growing medical tourism destinations

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13-Oct-17 Indian officials announced medical tourism in the country can grow to become a USD9 bn industry by 2020 and that India is among the "fastest growing medical tourism destinations in Asia", noting that medical tourism has shifted towards Asia. [image: FICCI]

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Global causes of blindness and distance vision impairment

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11-Oct-17 A large scale-up of eye care is needed to address avoidable vision loss, a global Imperial College study has found. Preventable vision loss due to cataract and refractive error continue to cause most cases in adults aged 50 plus. [image: The Lancet]

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Apollo joins with Samsung to fight non-communicable diseases in India

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11-Oct-17 Samsung India and Apollo Hospitals announced their collaboration to run jointly the Samsung-Apollo technology backed Mobile Medical Care. The program will screen large sections of the population for non-communicable diseases, particularly the under-privileged sections of the Indian population. [image: ET Healthworld]

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