PHUKET CITY: The Public Health Ministry plans to develop Phuket into a ?medical knowledge center? where medical students will receive specialist training.brbrThe move is part of a five-year plan to double the revenue of the medical service industry to 400 billion baht by 2014 and to further establish Thailand as a medical hub and world-class spa destination.brbrDr Wiwat Sitomnoch, deputy director of the Phuket Public Health Office, said Phuket provides a wide variety of medical services, including elective and cosmetic surgery and dental care with three international hospitals, local health offices and some 200 private clinics. ... a href="http://www.phuketgazette.net/dailynews/index.asp?id=7533"Full story/a
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