
Samoa’s Ministry of Health has partnered with two Indian-based hospitals allowing Samoan patients to be referred for treatment in India.
Samoa Observer reports Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa and managing director of Medican, Deepak Singh signed the memorandum of understanding earlier this month to include Artemis Medicare Services Limited and Fortis Hospital Limited.
This expands the existing network of hospitals supporting Samoa’s Overseas Medical Treatment Scheme which will provide more options for Samoa to effectively place patients in facilities that not only offer the required treatment, but also ensure cost-effectiveness.
Mr. Singh said the long-term vision is to bring clinicians and provide medical treatment in Samoa, starting off with cardiac procedures and chemotherapy.
He noted the long-term commitment is to train local clinicians to start providing service, locally, compared to the limited number of patients referred overseas.
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