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August 09, 2004

Heart to Heart in the Third WorldNews

Some african countries, their own health systems crippled by brain drain, begin to outsource cardiac surgery to India. "Heart operations are comparatively inexpensive in India compared to the West. Open heart surgery in a private Indian hospital typically costs around $4,000, compared to $30,000 abroad."

ennis on August 9, 2004 02:12 PM in News · · Direct link · Email post


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