The Sanur Village Festival was held for the sixth time this year 19 – 23 November 2011.  This year, the event was held at Matahari Terbit Beach in Sanur. The timing and larger location was deliberately chosen to accommodate the collaboration of the National Flora Week 2011 which merged with the festival this year. National [...]

This year’s Rock n’ Run marks the events eleventh consecutive year. The proceeds of this year’s charity event were donated to the Smile Foundation.  The funds are designated to help children in need of cleft lip and palate operations, bringing a smile to the children and helping them to live a normal life. The 5k [...]

BIMC Hospital is delighted to announce the addition of the new Echocardiography facility performed by our cardiologist commencing November 2011. An echocardiogram often is referred to in the medical community as a cardiac ECHO or simply an ECHO.  An echocardiogram is a sonogram of the heart.  Also known as a cardiac ultrasound, it uses standard [...]

Since 4500 BC, humans have engaged in free (breath-hold) diving to obtain food and substances from shallow ocean floors at depths of 100 ft or more.  Humans, always ready for new inventions and exploring new areas, created several equipments to make water exploration possible.  The invention of SCUBA was one of the biggest inventions. Scuba [...]

Bali Medical Evacuation Medical evacuation or often referred to as a “Medivac”, was initially developed to transfer injured soldiers from the battlefield to a proper medical facility for better treatment.  The military were first to establish a specially designed aircraft for medivacs.  By time, air medical evacuations have became available for civilians and operated by [...]

Traveling with babies can be a surprisingly delightful experience, as long as our fulfillment of their basic needs is kept pretty much on schedule… their schedule. Babies aren’t as fragile as parents sometimes fear. It’s most likely that your baby enjoys the trip. Babies aren’t as fragile as parents sometimes fear. It’s most likely that [...]

Pre-Travel Vaccination for Adult Travelers to Bali When and which vaccination to get before traveling to Bali. It is strongly recommended that you consult your doctor for traveling advice and proper immunization or prophylactic medication for all of your travel plans.  The ideal time to see your doctor is 4-6 weeks prior to travel because [...]