Government and providers must work together to drive a destination
At MIHTE 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia demonstrated how collaboration between a government and providers of both medical and non-medical service providers can deliver...
Useful resource for medical travel companions
Based on interviews with Canadian medical travel companions, Valorie Crooks, Professor at Simon Fraser University and her team have published an information sheet to...
Although new to health travel, Korea has a wealth of medical expertise
Although new to health travel, Korea has a wealth of medical expertise
BY JULIAN TAN
Korea has been something of a late starter in promoting itself...
Understanding Iran’s medical travel sector
Iran is often in the headlines, but rarely for medical travel. Ian Youngman reviews a recently published academic study by Iranian and Romanian universities...
A new definition for medical travel in 2022?
Medical tourism is often described as travelling from one country to another, but often forgotten is travelling for treatment within a country. So where...
The magic of medical tourism numbers
Ian Youngman, healthcare industry specialist and author of the IMTJ Medical Tourism Facts and Figures 2018, shows how hard it is to get real...
MHTC promotes Malaysia healthcare to the UK
Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC) recently held a ‘Malaysia Healthcare Experience’ event in London, UK, with the support of IMTJ. LaingBuisson staff reporter, Kelsey...
Ditch brochures and ‘old’ tech if you want patients from China
Unless you can show that your destination is safe, and can use the latest technology that the Chinese use, you will not attract as...
Merging healthcare and health insurance
Global health insurer AXA described at its AGM how healthcare and health insurance are merging their services, towards ‘healthcare, backed by insurance’. Ian Youngman looks at...
Prices and competition reduce flow to Costa Rica
According to local medical tourism association Promed the numbers of medical tourists going to Costa Rica is falling considerably due to international competition and...
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