How can South Korea revive medical travel?
According to data from the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), the number of medical tourists visiting South Korea in 2020 was 117,069, down...
Medical travel in Asia is growing again, says IHH
Demand for medical tourism is starting to rebound and will grow beyond pre-pandemic levels as border restrictions ease, according to IHH Healthcare, one of...
Building medical travel to Indonesia
Indonesia is seeking to increase medical tourism, and has ambitions to put itself on par with Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. The country also hopes...
“Heal in India”
India’s tourism ministry campaign for medical tourism, “Heal in India”, has been launched in Dubai, focusing on building medical traveller’s confidence in India’s healthcare...
Caymans prepares for return of medical travel
During the border closures in 2020 and 2021, locals in the Cayman Islands had difficulty getting medical treatment abroad and were instead treated by...
Growing medical travel to Egypt
Karnak International Hospital and health platform Altibbi are each looking to build international patient access to Egypt’s healthcare services.
State run Karnak International Hospital in...
Medical travel increases to Dominican Republic
The Turks and Caicos Islands state paid US$7 million for medical procedures in health centres in the Dominican Republic in 2021. From January 2022,...
More treatments for inbound medical tourists to Turkey
Turkish medical tourism agent Health Centres Turkey has added more treatments for 2022, to include access to specialist aesthetic and weight loss clinicians across...
Personalised packages for medical tourists to Thailand
New co-living concept property development, HOMA Phuket Town, has announced it will work together with Bangkok Hospital Phuket, Bangkok Hospital Siriroj and Dibuk Hospital...
Medicine pass for Singapore-South Korea travel
Travellers between Singapore and South Korea can now sign up for a travel medicine pass which gives them access to medical services including pre-departure...