Emergency Assistance Bangladesh

The goal of Emergency Assistance Bangladesh international medical coordination services is to allow Bangladeshi patients to receive treatment in Japan.

In 2009, the Japanese government announced its plan to establish “Japan as a Leader in Health Care Sector. Medium-term goals is to internationalization of Japanese healthcare include the promotion of Japanese medical services and technology in Asia and other foreign markets and the promotion of Japan as a “medical tourism” destination for more advanced medical technologies and health services. Eme

27/11/2014

JAPAN- THAILAND- INDIA
Medical Treatment & Service
http://emergencya.com/
http://epaper.prothom-alo.com/view/dhaka/2014-11-26/13

07/09/2014

Ningen Dock: Health Screening
Learning from Japanese healthcare system
Dr Sheikh Aleemuzzaman

http://www.thedailystar.net/health/learning-from-japanese-healthcare-system-40478

Japan, a long trusted friend of Bangladesh is not only the leader in automobiles and electronics but also has become the world's leader in healthcare. The excellence of Japanese healthcare system has been reflected by the fact that the nation has the longest life expectancy and lowest infant mortality rate. And the achievements came for a much lower cost than many other developed countries.
A baby girl born today in Japan can expect to live to 87 and a baby boy to 83. Whereas in Bangladesh, life expectancy at present is 67 years — 20 years less than that of Japan. One of the reasons behind Japan’s longest life expectancy is a well-thought-out plan for prevention. It is difficult to explain that whole plan of action in a limited space and scope. However, a single Japanese key word may help to explain the basis of the system known as the Ningen Dock.
Ningen is the Japanese word meaning human whereas Dock is an abbreviation of the word dockyard. In providing healthcare to the people, Japan embraced a vision that every human being is like a floating vessel. The prime requirement for a vessel to remain afloat, be it a boat or a ship, is its balance. A well balanced vessel can keep sailing through the roughest of seas for years, provided the balance has been maintained and it has undergone systematic inspection at a dockyard from time to time.
From the healthcare point of view, one can easily understand the analogy of a dockyard with a hospital, where check-up is done for thorough inspection of the human body. However, maintaining the balance both physically and mentally thus living in harmony, is a concept unique to Japan. And Ningen Dock is the essence of this concept.
Ningen Dock is a separate medical specialty in the healthcare system of Japan. Doctors of this specialty are trained to execute cutting edge technology based health check-up combined with guidance and advice on living a balanced and harmonious life. And this ingenious combination has contributed to a healthier and longer life span for the Japanese people. The government has made it mandatory for all to undergo regular Ningen Dock, both in the public as well as private sectors.
According to the national health policy of the Bangladesh, life expectancy has been targeted to extend to 70 years by the year 2021. In order to reach the target, we should make a well thought out plan like Ningen Dock concept with the help of experts from Japan though seminars. This is more important for a resource poor country where prevention is always better strategy.
Japan has been a partner, a kind friend in our many development sectors including healthcare. Japan is ready to share their experience and has already opened their health services to the rest of the world through Medical Excellence Japan and other projects. This innovative concept has been pioneered by the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who is now in Bangladesh on a state visit. There is huge scope for our healthcare development through bilateral collaboration, exchange of skills and introducing effective concept like Ningen Dock.

The writer is the Advisor, Medical Excellence JAPAN and Vice Chairman, Japan-Bangladesh Society.
E-mail: [email protected]

14/07/2014

One Stop International Medical Service

04/04/2014

Heavy Ion Radiotherapy

Promising tool to combat cancer

With the increasing rate of cancer in the world, scientists have been increasing their efforts to develop promising solutions or strengthen the existing weapons to combat cancer. Radiotherapy using heavy ion is such a promising tool that can be used as effective therapy in many types of cancer, even when conventional radiotherapy fails.
Heavy ions are a form of radiation like X-ray, gumma ray, proton beam — but heavier and has much stronger and superior action. Currently, carbon ion beams are being used for heavy ion cancer radiotherapy.
Heavy ions are accelerated to approximately 70% of the speed of light and applied to patients in order to treat deep-seated cancer within the body where conventional radiation cannot reach. It is useful in head and neck tumours, skull base tumours, bone and soft tissue tumours, lung cancer, liver cancer, prostate cancer etc.
The most suitable indication of heavy ion radiotherapy is cancer cases where surgery is difficult or very risky due to age and other complications. It allows the tumours to be treated without surgery and without causing pain. It is also particularly useful for treating cancers that do not respond well with conventional radiotherapy, such as osteosarcoma, a cancer of bone.
When X-rays and gamma rays are used, normal tissue surrounding the tumour is also destroyed, which may cause side effects.
Another radiotherapy using proton beam is more precise to target tumor cells than X-ray, but less strong in action than heavy ion. Heavy ions are twelve times heavier than protons and possess a superior ability to travel in a straight line. For these reasons, it strikes tumour tissue with greater accuracy and destructive force without destroying surrounding normal tissues. Thus, it has the ability to deliver more focused, targeted therapy and produce a very little side effect.
The treatment time for heavy ion radiotherapy is relatively shorter, 3 weeks on an average as compared to that of conventional radiotherapy that requires 6-7 weeks.
Heavy ion is being emerging as the promising solution in cancer radiotherapy treatment. However, it is not widely available worldwide. Japan is the pioneer in heavy ion radiotherapy and is home to three of the world’s six medical centres that have gigantic facilities. Scientists and cancer specialists in Japan have recently started world’s first clinical trial to treat localised breast cancer with heavy ion radiotherapy only. It could be a ground breaking solution for millions of women who do not want their breast removed by surgery or do not want to undergo conventional radiotherapy with a number of side effects.