Ghana pushes JCI international accreditation
The Ghana Health Service is encouraging hospitals in the country to move towards achieving JCI international accreditation, to boost inbound medical travel.
Speaking at the...
Greece and China strengthen medical travel links
Greece and China have signed a deal with the goal of strengthening tourism between the two countries in the future. The joint action plan...
Threats to India’s medical travel rebound
The general view in India is that inbound medical tourism is picking up again. But concerns have been raised by Apollo Cancer Centre, Chennai, suggesting...
Malaysia: quick recovery for medical travel
Analysis from MIDF Research, the research arm of MIDF Amanah Investment Bank, expects Malaysia’s medical travel sector to recover quickly.
MIDF Research has said that...
Improving orthopaedic care in The Gambia
A health assessment app developed by UK digital health technology company, Definition Health, is working to prevent 50% of patients in The Gambia having...
South Korea removes quarantine requirements
From April 1, South Korea will welcome back international travellers on a quarantine-free basis. As other Asian countries, the main source of medical tourists...
New Zealand opens borders in May
New Zealand is opening the borders earlier than planned. Its international borders are fully reopening from 1 May to vaccinated travellers from visa waiver...
Hungary: medical and spa tourism impacted by war
Hungary has removed all travel restrictions but its medical and spa tourism sector has been impacted by the Russian-Ukrainian war.
International travellers seeking to visit...
Tourism recovery in Europe in 2021
In 2021, tourism was among the sectors that started to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to early estimates published by Eurostat, the European...
Czech Republic subsidises spa holidays
The Czech Republic is supporting providers of spa medical procedures and curative rehabilitation treatments who have been impacted by COVID-19. In accordance with EU...