Health Minister eyes Thailand’s medical tourism post COVID-19

 

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The Minister of Public Health is optimistic Thailand will be the first choice of medical tourists after the COVID-19 pandemic ends, thanks to the country’s robust public health system and hospitality.

 

Speaking at the opening ceremony of a spine center at Nakornthon Hospital in Bangkok, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul stressed the country’s readiness to generate revenue from the healthcare sector, and to improve healthcare services to members of the public.

 

He said the opening of the spine center shows Thailand’s ability in terms of technologies and services to serve patients, while the Ministry of Public Health is willing to facilitate requests for the necessary permits and licenses from hospitals.

 

Mr Anutin said Thailand will become the destination of choice among medical tourism visitors after the COVID-19 pandemic, as the country has a robust public health system, an advanced level of medical service, highly skilled healthcare workers, and impressive hospitality.

 

He said this will help the country generate income, while the Ministry of Public Health will be positioning Thailand as the world’s medical superpower.

 

Nakornthon Hospital’s spine center has been opened in cooperation with Bumrungrad Hospital’s Health Network. After presiding at the opening ceremony, the Minister of Public Health then travelled to Nakhon Phanom to open a kidney center and meet with some 4,000 village health volunteers.

 

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12 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

thanks to the country’s robust public health system and hospitality.

and (no mention of) quarantine; typical anutin

After CV ends???? 

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

He said this will help the country generate income, while the Ministry of Public Health will be positioning Thailand as the world’s medical superpower.

 

No longer "The HUB" now being called "The worlds medical SUPERPOWER"

That is a good laugh for today. ????????

"Mr Anutin said Thailand will become the destination of choice among medical tourism visitors after the COVID-19 pandemic."......

 

.....no, it won't!

44 minutes ago, Jessi said:

 

No longer "The HUB" now being called "The worlds medical SUPERPOWER"

That is a good laugh for today. ????????

 

Here we go again, positive initiatives are being ridiculed...

Im minded to sever a  leg  just so I can come to Thailand and have it replaced

1 minute ago, herwin1234 said:

 

Here we go again, positive initiatives are being ridiculed...

Heres  another one , free  money for everyone, got about as  much credibility as any the Thai govt come up with

my country has free medical

 

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Mr Anutin said Thailand will become the destination of choice among medical tourism visitors after the COVID-19 pandemic, as the country has a robust public health system, an advanced level of medical service, highly skilled healthcare workers, and impressive hospitality.

.....and Government-sanctioned inflated prices for foreigners!

Edited November 20, 20205 yr by madmitch

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Mr Anutin said Thailand will become the destination of choice among medical tourism visitors after the COVID-19 pandemic, as the country has a robust public health system, an advanced level of medical service, highly skilled healthcare workers, and impressive hospitality.

Of course, Anutin was not referring to his own impressive hospitality when he made this statement.

It will be some time yet before the World forgets his Xenophobic and Racist outbursts .

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The Minister of Public Health is optimistic Thailand will be the first choice of medical tourists after the COVID-19 pandemic ends, thanks to the country’s robust public health system and hospitality.

He forgot to include the attractive exchange rate.

14 hours ago, YetAnother said:

and (no mention of) quarantine; typical anutin

What do you know about quarantine post-COVID that Anutin doesn't?

31 minutes ago, madmitch said:

.....and Government-sanctioned inflated prices for foreigners!

Unless, of course, you've paid into the Thai SS, as I have, so as foreigner I get free health care including all meds. I wonder why the UK doesn't give USA citizens the same prices it charges UK citizens?

Edited November 20, 20205 yr by BigStar

33 minutes ago, swifty5x5 said:

my country has free medical

 

Boy, they got you fooled. Good one.

44 minutes ago, bodga said:

Im minded to sever a  leg  just so I can come to Thailand and have it replaced

Sounds good. Keep us informed, please.

1 hour ago, Jessi said:

 

No longer "The HUB" now being called "The worlds medical SUPERPOWER"

That is a good laugh for today. ????????

One of the great things about TV Posters is their childlike ability to be SO easy to please. Hee.

Edited November 20, 20205 yr by BigStar

He could be right, a lot of women come here for a face-lift and a belly-tuck. Were not fancy but we are cheap!

What Anutin says should always be disregarded. He is without doubt, one of the least competent and experienced ministers in the cabinet. 

 

Never forget this infamous and stunningly ignorant comment. 

 

It’s winter right now in Europe so these people are fleeing the cold, in Thailand. Many are dressed dirtily and never shower. As hosts we have to be careful,” read one of the posts, according to an article by Bangkok-based news site Khaosod English.

After CV ends????  Viruses NEVER go away. There are a lot of them https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_virus_species

1 hour ago, swifty5x5 said:

my country has free medical

 

It’s pretty much free for Thai people as well and it’s free in my country Australia if you are a citizen or permanent resident.

If I come to your country where ever it is will it be free for me ?

"thanks to the country’s robust public health system and hospitality." 

 

I doubt any medical tourist will be using a public hospital. 

 

what is this SS and how much?

1 hour ago, Cake Monster said:

Mr Anutin said Thailand will become the destination of choice among medical tourism visitors after the COVID-19 pandemic, as the country has a robust public health system, an advanced level of medical service, highly skilled healthcare workers, and impressive hospitality.

 

No one is going to improve their health if the PM2.5 situation doesnt improve.

2 hours ago, swifty5x5 said:

my country has free medical

 

which country is  that? the UK has  it  but you DO  pay  through national  insurance, the sign of a civilized nation, should be universal

An interesting view from a guy in Canada

 

2 hours ago, herwin1234 said:

 

Here we go again, positive initiatives are being ridiculed...

Positive initiatives, based on past models do have some degree of credibility. There seems to be a bit of fortune telling, wishful thinking and stage performance by many actors as to what the future will bring.

 

Having lived here many years, and witnessed many curtain calls, closing productions that have brought minimal or absent results, it is difficult to take such stage shows seriously, particularly from the featured stand-in.

 

A free society can ridicule the ridiculous, or applaud the credible...at least for now.

I very much doubt thailand will have a lot of medical tourists, I had 1 stent fitted at bangkok hospital. Cost 10,000 pounds same op at Nuffield in uk 4,000 pounds and Poland the cheapest these days, and most of the staff did their training in the uk!

I checked the price of fixing my teeths..in bangkok the lowest price was about 300.000 bath..i went to poland and it cost me about 100.000 bath included fligths and hotels.Thailand is not cheap at all.

Anutin regurgitating. There is no hope for this critter.