Nigeria state funded medical travel
Politicians in Nigeria have long sought to make it illegal for the state to pay for outbound medical tourism for politicians, government officials and...
Mexico: medical travel warning
A U.S. government consulate in Tijuana has taken the unusual step of warning U.S. medical tourists against a Tijuana hospital. It says that, following...
Promoting inbound medical travel to Greece
The Greek government’s investment and trade promotion agency, Enterprise Greece and Greek Health Tourism Council (ELITOUR) have agreed to promote medical tourism to Greece....
Reversing Saudi outbound medical travel
King’s College Hospital Jeddah, which will open in 2023, will offer treatment to locals and medical travellers. It will have four centres of excellence:...
Malaysia’s Medi-Tech city
The Penang Development Corp and a top property developer in Malaysia are planning to develop a Medi-Tech City in Batu Kawan, Penang. The aim is...
Iran-Iraq deal on medical travel
Iran is seeking to become the go to-destination for medical and health tourism for Iraqis, as the Red Crescent Societies of Iran and Iraq...
Building Turkey’s medical tourism brand
Newly launched Medical in Turkey has said that it is seeking to make Turkish medical tourism a global brand. Its plan is to initially...
Thailand expands wellness sandbox destinations
The Centre for Economic Situation Administration (CESA), has approved guidelines for promoting the "Thailand Wellness Sandbox,” proposed by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)....
Philippines opens to vaccinated medical travellers
The Philippines will re-open to fully vaccinated tourists and medical tourists from most countries on February 10. Unvaccinated foreigners will be banned from entry...
EU inbound travel: people, not places
EU entry rules are to move from country of origin to the individual situation of tourists. Medical travellers in possession of a valid EU...
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