BEIJING, Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical Care
Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: MDCE) -- Timing is everything, and
this is certainly true for Medical Care Technologies Inc. For those
of you following the growth of the corporation, we know that it has
been moving towards opening the first health and wellness center in
the very near future. The question remains, however, why? Why
paediatric care? Well, it seems that with all of the great
strides in healthcare that have occurred in China, paediatric care has been left behind.
Don't get me wrong, some pretty amazing things have been
accomplished, especially when we talk about infant mortality rates
and vaccinations. The country has excelled in those areas. The
infant mortality rate, a measure often used as an indication of
general health status within a country, has dropped from 138/1000
deaths in 1958 to 14/1000 in 2010. The vaccination program began in
the 1950s and by the early 1960s, included vaccines for smallpox,
pertussis, diphtheria and tetanus. These programs have been so
successful that the World Health Organization has recognized the
Health Ministry repeatedly, and the rate of vaccination has reached
nearly 99%. Almost unheard of in other countries.
Unfortunately, while this success has been growing, paediatrics
as a specialty has lost ground, to the point where it is no longer
recognized as a medical specialty. Currently, there are only 60
paediatric hospitals training paediatricians, with each hospital
only training about 30 doctors a year. It is estimated that there
is a critical shortage of paediatricians, somewhere around 200,000
to few paediatricians. At the current rate of training it would
take 100 years to bridge the gap. And we know from the Chinese
Medical Doctor Association statistics that at least 600 million
children between infancy and 14 years of age fall ill annually. The
number of paediatricians has increased by a mere 5,000 over the
last 15 years. Certainly, nowhere close to the need. As Dr. Zhu
Zonghan said at the recent China-US paediatrics development forum
held in Shanghai, "Paediatric work
in China, since its establishment,
has progressed substantially in areas of offering healthcare to
children, lowering the death rate of children and providing a
healthy environment in which children can grow up. But as the need
for paediatricians has grown over the years, a lack of well-trained
paediatricians has emerged."
This is where Medical Care Technologies Inc. comes in. Each
health and wellness center opened will offer the highest standard
paediatric care possible. But along with that, we plan to offer
training sessions so that doctors (and nurses) can become more
familiar with the types of conditions that are prevalent, the
latest in treatments and protocols. And we will be providing a
range of wellness care programs so we will not only be treating the
ill, but will offer ways for families to prevent sickness and ill
health. This is a very exciting venture for us, and we look
forward to taking part in changing the healthcare landscape in
China and building on the
excellent example that has been made so far.
Dr. Mark J. Langweiler, DC, DAAPM
is the Medical Advisor for MDCE. He is also Senior Lecturer in
Anatomy and Neuroanatomy at the Welsh Institute of Chiropractic,
University of Glamorgan,
Treforest, United Kingdom. Prior
to his appointment at Glamorgan,
Dr. Langweiler was the Director of Integrative Medicine at Atlantic
Hematology Oncology Group in Galloway,
NJ, USA.
About Medical Care Technologies Inc.
Medical Care Technologies Inc. is traded under the symbol MDCE
on the OTCBB and is headquartered in Beijing, China. MDCE, through joint
ventures or Chinese subsidiaries, develops a network of children's
health facilities in the larger urban areas throughout China. Services are geared towards the
advancing economic middle-class and upper class Chinese families.
Specializing in the care of children between the ages of 3 to 16,
MDCE's role is to enhance the overall well-being of the family and
community and to expand its pediatric services to include
preventative health and wellness education. MDCE, through its
children's health facilities, will also distribute a diverse range
of industry-leading pharmaceutical and nutraceutical product lines.
MDCE's main mission is simple – to become a healthcare service
provider leader in children's health. Information on the Company
can be found at www.sec.gov and the Company's website at
www.medicaretechinc.com.
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operating history, transitioning from a development company to an
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and services, ability to deploy MDCE's services and products,
market acceptance of our products and services; operational
difficulties relating to combining acquired companies and
businesses; our ability to form and maintain mutually beneficial
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economic, political or regulatory conditions or other trends
affecting the healthcare, Internet, information technology and
healthcare and pharmaceutical industries, and our ability to
attract and retain qualified personnel. Other risks and
uncertainties may include, but are not limited to: lack of or delay
in market acceptance and fluctuations in customer demand,
dependence on a limited number of significant customers, reliance
on third party vendors and strategic partners, ability to meet
future capital requirements on acceptable terms, continuing
uncertainty in the global economy, and compliance with federal and
state regulatory requirement. Further information
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Commission filings. We expressly disclaim any intent or obligation
to update these forward-looking statements.
For more information on Medical
Care Technologies, Inc. please visit: www.medicaretechinc.com
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SOURCE Medical Care Technologies Inc.