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Could Pakistan become a medical tourism destination?

Local doctors argue that Pakistan should promote medical tourism as it offers excellent treatment at very low costs. It used to attract more patients...

British pursuit of health and wellness tourism increases

Health tourism and health travel are on the up as 94% of British people now seek holidays to pursue health and fitness, says The...

Medical travel complications insurance launched for Thailand

A new medical travel insurance product has been launched just for medical tourists to Thailand.  Episodes Medical Travel Insurance offers travellers protection against certain risks...

Germany performing well on medical and health tourism

The German National Tourist Board (DZT) forecasts that health and medical tourism will grow strongly over the coming decades, due to changes in lifestyles...

USA gets organized on inbound medical tourism

Until recently US hospitals all acted independently on inbound medical tourism so there was no co-ordination or co-operation. There are several new initiatives as...

Romanian government promotes medical tourism and health/wellness tourism

A new project to strengthen the competitiveness of Romanian medical tourism has been initiated by the Romanian Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism in...

Abu Dhabi and Ras Al Khaimah look to attract medical tourists

While Dubai is the focus of attention, it should not be forgotten that it is only one of the seven states within the UAE....

New international healthcare accreditation for African hospitals and clinics

A new foundation aims to improve healthcare delivery in African countries, with a long-term aim of reducing the need for Africans to travel to...

Baltic states promote medical and wellness tourism

Although between them they have less than 8 million residents, the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania are extending beyond their traditional wellness...

Medical Tourism Association of South Africa launches web portal

In a move designed to promote South Africa?s position as a destination of choice for health, wellness and medical care in foreign markets, the...