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Asia
Very different systems, and very little written for us.
Members here are in Japan, Singapore, India, Pakistan, Hong Kong, the Philippines, Korea, the Gulf and elsewhere, and the differences are enormous — in availability, in cost, in what a clinician will say, and in how much has been written in a language you can read.
Several members are writing the guidance that did not exist for them. That is one of the better things happening on this site.
Who this circle is for
- You are anywhere in Asia or the Gulf
- You are an expatriate navigating an unfamiliar system
- You are translating guidance for family
Agreements here
- No import or customs advice — rules differ and consequences are real
- We are careful not to generalise across a continent
Access exists here if you know where — what I know
Omar10 replies
A question rather than an update: Access exists here if you know where — what I know Anyone else here in my part of the world? I would like to compare notes. What I keep tripping on is not…
Translating a leaflet for my mother
Obi O13 replies
Translating a leaflet for my mother Writing it down partly to work out what I actually think. Regional question, because I have read a great deal of advice that turns out to be true in one…
India, a vegetarian plate and a small appetite
Nazneen17 replies
Something I have been sitting with: India, a vegetarian plate and a small appetite Not looking for advice so much as other people's experience. Regional question, because I have read a…
Almaty distances and a long supply chain
Ike19 replies
Almaty distances and a long supply chain — putting it in its own thread so it does not get lost in the check-in. Anyone else here in my part of the world? I would like to compare notes. My…
Ramadan, injection timing and my doctor's advice
Nyala15 replies
Ramadan, injection timing and my doctor's advice — putting it in its own thread so it does not get lost in the check-in. Regional question, because I have read a great deal of advice that…
What nobody has written for people like me, so I am writing it
Nyala21 replies
What nobody has written for people like me, so I am writing it Writing it down partly to work out what I actually think. Regional question, because I have read a great deal of advice that…
Hong Kong: availability fine, information thin
Pip13 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: Hong Kong: availability fine, information thin Regional question, because I have read a great deal of advice that…
Expat pharmacy roulette in the Gulf
Nyala19 replies
Something I have been sitting with: Expat pharmacy roulette in the Gulf Not looking for advice so much as other people's experience. Regional question, because I have read a great deal of…
Manila family meals and adjusting kindly
Niko18 replies
Something I have been sitting with: Manila family meals and adjusting kindly Not looking for advice so much as other people's experience. Regional question, because I have read a great…
Japanese clinic care and very careful monitoring
Ike17 replies
Japanese clinic care and very careful monitoring — putting it in its own thread so it does not get lost in the check-in. Regional question, because I have read a great deal of advice that…
Singapore cost and a straightforward private route
Nadia12 replies
Starting a thread on this because it keeps coming up in ones and twos: Singapore cost and a straightforward private route Anyone else here in my part of the world? I would like to compare…
Korean dermatology clinics and a surprising conversation
Zora22 replies
Korean dermatology clinics and a surprising conversation Writing it down partly to work out what I actually think. Regional question, because I have read a great deal of advice that turns…