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Susan F Murray¹, Ramila Bisht², Emma Pitchforth³

¹King's College London, International Development Institute, The Strand, London, WC2R 2LS UK.

|October 4, 2016

Summary

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Medicities, large healthcare hubs offering super-speciality services, diagnostics, and education, are emerging in India. This study analyzes promotional narratives of these new healthcare places and their implications for middle-income countries.

Keywords:

Consumption Healthcare India Neoliberal Place Private sector

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Area of Science:

Health Services Research
Medical Geography
Sociology of Health

Background:

Medicities, large-scale 'one-stop-shops' for super-speciality medical services, diagnostics, education, and lifestyle consumption, were announced in India from 2007.
These developments occur within the context of the domestic and global political economy of health.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the narration of new healthcare places (medicities) using promotional texts.
To understand the implications for evolving healthcare landscapes in middle-income countries.

Main Methods:

Analysis of promotional texts from press media, official documents, and marketing materials.
Drawing on research literature concerning place and health.

Main Results:

Promotional texts construct specific narratives for medicities.
These narratives shape perceptions of healthcare access and consumption.

Conclusions:

Medicities represent a significant shift in healthcare provision in middle-income countries.
Tensions exist within the medicity model regarding its comprehensive healthcare and lifestyle offerings.