Is the medical tourism sector prepared?
Tourism is more resilient than ever according to research by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and Global Rescue published at the end of 2019,...
What is driving demand for IVF in the Middle East?
A combination of cultural, societal and financial factors is driving heightened demand for fertility treatment in the Middle East. Marina Gilic and Leonid Shapiro,...
Why is medical tourism accreditation so misunderstood?
Elizabeth Ziemba, President of Medical Tourism Training has heard a variety of myths, misconceptions, and unfounded rumours about what accreditation is and what it...
Can Busan attract patients from Europe and America?
Last year, health and wellness writer Stefan Raymond, attended the 2019 Busan International Tourism Convention. He looks at why Korea’s second city isn't on...
Targeting outbound US patients? Understand American healthcare first
In November this year, Americans vote for their next President. During the election campaign there has been much discussion on US healthcare and the...
Perspectives from the IMTJ Medical Travel Summit 2019
Healthcare consultant, Dr Sahir Shaikh, attended this year’s IMTJ Medical Travel Summit, held in Berlin. He shares his takeaway thoughts on the Summit; identifies...
How helpful are the new WTTC medical tourism statistics?
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has recently published their first ever report on medical tourism. Ian Youngman, author of the annual IMTJ...
Cost and quality drive medical travel to Costa Rica
The number of U.S. citizens travelling to Costa Rica for dental procedures, especially dental implants, is rising. This isn’t by accident argues Manuel Williams,...
Assessing research on assisted reproduction and abortion
A team from Colorado State University, led by Dr. Fred DeMicco and Yiran Jiang, utilised existing analysis and mapped medical tourism literature, and identified...
Exploring ethical issues in medical tourism facilitation
Dr Nureini Mohamed reviews four academic articles covering these issues and assesses their conclusions.
As communication technologies continue to develop, notable progress has been made,...
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