Health checkup in India: Japan’s preventive medicine advances
ーFujifilm Health Checkup Center Opensー
– OMRON HEALTHCARE Telemedicine Service –
We will deliver a summary from the latest article on NHK.
lifestyle-related diseases in India:
India is said to have the highest population in the world.
However,
in fact,74 million people have diabetes.
How to prevent lifestyle-related diseases is a major social issue.
“Lifestyle-related disease superpower”
Japanese companies are making efforts to enter the market
in order to capture the needs of preventive medicine.
Fujifilm Health Checkup Center:
A health checkup center will open in 2023 in Gurgaon,
a suburb of New Delhi, the capital of India.
“Fujifilm” established this health checkup center.
Sign check for lifestyle-related diseases:
Combined with the other two facilities,
the total number of users exceeded 10,000.
Here, cancer checks using the latest equipment,
Measurement of body fat by X-ray.
The usage fee is 30,000 yen per person.
“Companies that introduce this regular checkup” are one after another.
Analysis using AI:
Analyze in real time using AI.
In about 2 hours,you will receive feedback
from the specialist on the results of your diagnosis.
A man in his 40s who received a medical examination:
“I want to get a health checkup here once a year,” he said.
“Food culture”
in the background of lifestyle-related diseases:
It is said that many people in India suffer from lifestyle-related diseases.
Popular Indian dishes:
Black tea chai contains a lot of sugar.
I eat food that uses a lot of oil.
“OMRON HEALTHCARE”:
From fiscal 2024, we will start telemedicine services in India.
Omron will lend its own equipment
to patients with hypertension and other conditions.
A specialist will use the patient’s blood pressure and electrocardiogram data
to encourage lifestyle improvements.
This manufacturer holds free blood pressure measurement sessions every week
at pharmacies and other locations across India.
A World Economic Forum study:
In India,
many people develop lifestyle-related diseases at a young age.
Economic loss from disease in India:
Over 20 years to 2030,
more than $3 trillion.
The need for preventive medicine will continue to grow,
even in support of economic growth.
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/contents/ohabiz/articles/2023_0713.html