Japan to promote wellness tourism
Japan is stepping up its health and wellbeing offerings in anticipation that the sector will see a spike in demand once its international border...
Thailand Pass requirement dropped
Medical tourists travelling to Thailand will no longer need to have the Thailand Pass registration and the US$10,000 health insurance from July 1. This...
Insurance covers treatment abroad
MAXIS GBN has said it is working with health insurance consultancy Further to provide multinational clients insurance for accessible medical treatment outside of their...
Iran grows inbound medical travel
Iran attracted 125,231 international medical tourists during the first quarter of the current Persian calendar year (from March 21, 2022). The Health Ministry’s tourism...
Does price matter in medical travel?
It is widely accepted that many patients are driven to consider travelling for treatment in another country by the cost savings that are on...
Partnership to provide kidney treatment in Nigeria
The Zenith Medical and Kidney Centre (ZMKC) has entered a partnership with one of Nigeria’s leading health maintenance organisations, Songhai Health Trust Limited to...
Cleveland Clinic broadens international network
As part of its efforts to ensure greater access to quality care for patients around the world, Cleveland Clinic is broadening its network of...
Wellness City aims to drive medical tourism in Malaysia
The KL Wellness City (KLWC) has said it aims to drive medical travel to Malaysia through its vision of a 360-degree wellness hub centred...
Malaysia Bolsters Its Position as a Leading Medical Tourism Hub Amidst Global Market Growth
Malaysia continues to solidify its standing as a premier destination for healthcare travel, leveraging a combination of high-quality, accessible, and competitively priced medical services....
10 tips for presenting at a medical tourism event
Have you ever sat through a presentation at a medical tourism conference and thought, “Why did I bother?” With several medical tourism conferences coming...