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,...
Lessons from the front line
Alex Youssef, doctor and healthcare entrepreneur, created a UK business start-up focused on medical travel from countries like the UK, Europe ,India, Thailand, Turkey...
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...
Health tourism is often resented by countries, but can it have positive effects?
Dr Constantine Constantinides suggest how health tourism development can act as a powerful agent of change and force for the general good, highlights the...
Six-month health cover for British nationals in the EU?
If you are confused by the ever-changing information about healthcare and Brexit, you are not alone. Increasingly we are seeing UK government statements that...
Who should manage the patient experience?
‘On the ground’ medical tourism facilitators are the best qualified group in the medical tourism market to oversee a positive patient experience, but have...
Affluent Chinese patients go to Japan
Two of the most significant contributing factors to Japan’s success as a medical tourism destination is the liberalisation of its healthcare market, and the...
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...
Government plans to grow India’s medical tourism sector
According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, India received 495,056 medical travellers in 2017, compared to 427,014 in 2016 and 233,918 in 2015. IMTJ...
UK no deal Brexit and access to cross-border healthcare
A no deal Brexit for the UK on the 31 October is a very real prospect. Ian Youngman looks at what the European Commission...
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