Don’t give up on government-sponsored medical travellers from the Gulf
Over the last few years at healthcare conferences, one of the main messages has been that the number of international patients coming to the...
Government-imposed fee caps for Thais impact private hospital revenue
According to the Nikkei Asian Review, private hospitals in Thailand are increasing their efforts to attract international patients to make up for lost revenue,...
Wellness tourism is not medical tourism
The Global Wellness Institute argues that wellness tourism and medical tourism are separate, but the reality is more complicated.
Wellness tourism is often confused with...
Swiss medical tourism continues to grow
Switzerland puzzles many in medical tourism as it keeps increasing medical tourism numbers despite having some of the highest prices in the world. Lianne...
Compulsory health insurance planned for locals and expats in Bahrain
Bahrain's National Health Insurance Scheme (Sehati) for expats is being brought in late 2020 or early 2021. Expats will be covered by insurance paid...
Government invests $7.3m in Malaysia medical tourism sector
The Malaysia government has allocated RM30 million ($7.3m) to boost medical tourism. Medical travel has been identified as one of the National Key Economic...
Plan to build medical tourism to Goa
According to The Times of India, India’s Health Minister, Vishwajit Rane has said the state government will work with private companies to develop Goa’s healthcare...
Study identifies health risks for medical tourists to the Dominican Republic
A US academic study warns that patients who travel abroad for cosmetic surgery can bring home serious complications and finds that the Dominican Republic...
UK inbound and outbound dental travel unlikely for months
Private dentists will open in England on 8 June, using new operating procedures. There is likely to be no inbound or outbound dental tourists...
Germany’s Medigo launches major illness treatment service
Medigo, a health third party administrator and medical concierge company has launched Globalcover to employers in the UK. It covers cancer treatment, neurosurgery, heart...
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