Singapore medical tourism is recovering
Singapore is again seeing more medical tourists. Figures for 2011 show an increase in medical tourists, while reports from hospitals suggest 2012 and 2013...
New visa exemptions to attract more medical tourists to Thailand
Thailand has become a well-known medical tourism destination, and to remain competitive has relaxed its immigration law to promote medical tourism. The new regulations...
TK insurance customers in Germany seek quality in treatments abroad
The Wineg-Institute of the Techniker health insurance (TK) has published the fourth annual survey of the TK members about their planned treatments abroad. Most...
Medical tourism in Jordan: Impact of economic and political factors
A high unemployment rate coupled with an influx of refugees from Iraq and Syria has resulted in challenges for the Jordanian government to provide...
Plans for Nicaragua to promote medical tourism
A new medical tourism hotel in Nicaragua will help it compete with Costa Rica, Mexico and Panama. In San Juan del Sur, there are...
Latvia attracts international cancer patients and develops health tourism
Patients from all over the world are travelling to Latvia to seek cancer treatment, and a recently set up health tourism organization aims to...
Oman wants to be regional leader of medical tourism
Oman wants to take over from Jordan, and see off the threat from Dubai and other UAE states, as the leading centre of medical...
Norfolk doctor offers cut-price medical care to Nigerians
Nigeria is seen as a source of medical tourists, mostly gong to India but some travelling to the UK. In Gorleston, orthopaedic surgeon Emeka...
Developments in medical tourism in Africa
While most African countries are seen as suppliers of medical tourists, several are looking at becoming regional hubs of inbound medical tourism. Zambia, in...
Spain targets health and medical tourism
Spain has long been a favorite tourist destination for Europeans, but has not really promoted the country's attraction for medical and health tourists. That...
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