Medical Care Technologies Inc. Sets Out Plans to Improve Child Health in China

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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