From
years 2014 to 2020, half of the world’s population will be seniors nearing retirement age.
This was affirmed by Joyce Socao-Alumno, Executive Director of
HealthCore Philippines, saying that a market of now aging generation of baby
boomers would be an advantage for Filipinos in the medical field, both in the
Philippines and abroad.
Envisioned to become a $3-trillion global
business by 2020, Alumno (in a report from Philstar) said that medical tourism,
in the Philippines, is expected to
flourish and will play a pivotal role in gaining economic success for the
country. Alumno added that with the right motivation, Pinoy medical
practitioners abroad (particularly in the United States) may become key players
in Philippine medical tourism.
Should Pinoys in the medical filed opt to
return to the Philippines to respond to a growing baby boom market with medical
needs, the country has the potential to compete with neighboring countries, who
have the same vision in mind.
Proficiency and fluency in the English
language would be an added advantage, since most Filipinos can speak and write
in English.
Foreign investment on healthcare facilities
and services in the Philippines would be beneficial in terms of job
opportunities and tourism.
And with the proliferation of foreign-invested
medical hubs in the country, local hospitals will be compelled to modernize
their facilities and services, in order to keep up with the competition.
However, Alumno reiterated issues that still
need to be addressed, before the scenario of medical travel can be realized:
poor security, poverty, lack of quality medical facilities and competent
medical practitioners.
In order for the Philippines to be considered
as a destination for global health care, it also needs the support of the
government to benchmark the standards of doctors and medical facilities and
keep up with international standards, said Alumno.
Improvements may be slow, few and far between
at this point, but what would change the course in leaps and bounds foremost
would be the willingness of our kababayans in the medical field to return to
their country -- not just for lucrative reasons, but to serve their country and
their countrymen -- retiring baby boomers -- who deserve all the care they can
get in their winter years.
(www.asianjournal.com)
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