New partnership promotes Malaysia medical travel
Malaysia Travel Healthcare Council (MHTC) has partnered with PubliCT.io (formerly Supernewsroom) to promote medical travel in the region and globally. The partnership will benefit...
Nigeria: mandatory health insurance
Health insurance will now become mandatory for all Nigerian citizens as President Buhari signs new law. There is no timetable, but when complete it...
Will Asia’s vaccination passport help medical travel?
ASEAN, the Association of South East Asian Nations, has confirmed it is working on a standardised vaccine passport for travel in the region. In...
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...
US city proposal to reimburse medical travel costs
In Jacksonville, Florida, City Councilman Reggie Gaffney has proposed legislation that would create a reimbursement option for city employees who travel for medical treatment...
Medical tourists return to Kerala and Kochi, India
One of the most popular medical tourism destinations in India, Kerala and Kochi are seeing the return of medical tourists.
One of the most popular...
Portugal: a hidden gem of European medical tourism?
There are hundreds of private hospitals and clinics throughout the EU that to some extent welcome medical tourists, but Portugal rarely comes to mind....
USA continues to ban medical travel to Cuba
Eased travel restrictions still ban US medical tourists but Cuba’s medical travel sector has many other sources of business.
The government of the USA has...
Major project to develop traditional Chinese medicine
The general office of the State Council in China has distributed the national health plan for the 14th five-year plan. The plan proposes to...
Canada domestic travel policies lack compassion
Some Northern indigenous leaders are calling for changes to Canada's Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) programme, particularly when it comes to patients who need to travel...
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