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Article: RP seen as slowly meeting medical tourism demand.(Main News)
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- Manila Bulletin
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- October 8, 2009
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The Philippines is only in the early steps of meeting the international demand for medical tourism and the country does not need to be high tech in order to be world class.This was the message of Dr. Armando Crisostomo, chair man of the Steering Committee of the Philippine Alliance for Patient Safety, who addressed the participants of the 2nd workshop and seminar on International Medical Travel and Wellness Services at the Aloha Hotel in Manila.In his presentation, Crisostomo said the country still has a long way to go before it can be at par with other health care giants in the world today as medical tourists have a number of concerns in choosing a country where they will ...