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By Sam D’costa

Standardization has become vital in the medical world. Professional organizations, non-governmental agencies, and other international institutions work to make sure that medical training, practices and medical equipments are standardized around the world. Medications from prescription drugs to anesthesia are globally available.

Photograph by Zé Eduardo

Medical tourism is taking advantage of this standardization. Doctors from the developing countries – many of whom have been trained in the US, Canada or UK or a member of any international medical association assure their patients that they will get the same quality treatment as they would get at home, if not better.
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We continue to publish a selection of images from India, which we have called The Faces of India.

And this week we have chosen “A small girl of the streets”

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By G Chhabra

Mumbai occupies a position of prime significance in India as the largest Metropolis and one of the most important commercial centers of the country. This coastal capital of the state of Maharashtra makes for the cultural hub of India with its unique multi-ethnic global outlook. Mumbai is the 5th most populated metropolitan area in the world and home to the largest film industry in the world, commonly known as Bollywood. With entertainment industry being one of the most booming sectors on a global plane and Bollywood movies attracting unprecedented popularity around the world, the significance and contribution of Indian cinema cannot be overlooked in an economic as well as cultural context.

On top of it all, it has a deep natural sea harbour which caters to more than half of the country’s sea traffic and cargo.
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