Lemen International in Shanghai, a leader in China medical tourism, has become the first to certify its care and services in medical tourism for elite Chinese medical travelers.
Lemen International is a leading global group of companies focusing on providing health management and personalized travel for a distinguished clientele around the world. The company’s Asian headquarters, Shanghai Lemen Health Management Co. Ltd. was recently awarded medical tourism certification Read more…
Lemen Int’l is a leading global group of companies focusing on providing health management and personalized travel for distinguished clients around the world. From its early headquarters in Munich, Germany, Lemen Int’l now operates in countries including the United States, Switzerland, France, Finland, Denmark, Czech Republic, South Africa, Cuba, and South Korea.
In 2004, Lemen Int’l set up its Asia headquarters in Shanghai. Within ten years, it has branched out to cities including Beijing, Guangzhou, Changsha, Read more…
As Cuban medicine has been in the news recently, some wonder if Cuba has become any closer to being a viable medical travel destination.
Venezuelan President Chavez has been treated for cancer in Cuba several times in the past few years. Cuban scientists are engaged in late-stage clinical trials in Europe for Heberprot-P, considered a potentially revolutionary medicine for diabetic foot ulcers.
The current issue of the New England Medical Journal presents a review of medical care in Cuba and the strengths of the Cuban health care system.
Authors Drs. Campion and Morrissey write in the NEJM that Cuba’s health care system has many admirable qualities, especially in its focus on prevention, primary care and community monitoring. They say “despite its limited economic resources, its health care system has Read more…
Anyone working with patients at any level of the medical tourism process owes it to them to observe the spirit of the Hippocratic Oath, a historical document that defines ethical behavior for medical practitioners.
Dr Daniel Sokol, Medical ethicist at Imperial College London, wrote A Brief Guide To The Hippocratic Oath for BBC News. We excerpt it below. The full article is on line here.
Dr. Sokol writes that, in an age of technological developments, cosmetic surgery, complementary medicine, drug companies, and many other temptations for patients and doctors alike, the spirit of the Hippocratic Oath is as relevant as ever.
It is most appropriate that those of us treating and Read more…
A tourist books a holiday at a hotel advertising a seaside location and ocean view. Upon arrival, the tourist finds the sea is across a highway and down a cliff from the hotel. The ocean can only be viewed from a few rooms on the highest floor of the hotel.
Yes, it is technically by the sea but not as advertised in the brochure and on the web. The tourist complains and seeks compensation, as a discount, a free meal or extra nights. Read more…
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