Egypt aims to establish first integrated city for Alzheimer’s patients
The proposed city in Fayoum, 62 miles south of Cairo, adopts the principle of comprehensive, long-term care, psychologically, socially, environmentally, and medically. It will...
A World Medical City in Pakistan?
A group of overseas Pakistanis in the USA have suggested establishing a state-of-the-art World Medical City in Karachi.
According to the concept presented by the...
Turkey: Medical tourism revenue at US$1.6 billion in nine months of 2022
Türkiye generated US$1.6 billion in the first nine months of 2022 from medical tourism, according to data from state owned healthcare company, USHAŞ. From...
China investment builds Tanzania’s medical travel sector
Tanzania’s plans to become a medical tourism destination are slowly but surely becoming a reality. The government has agreed the expansion of the Jakaya...
Counting the cost of medical tourism from Nigeria
The Federal Government of Nigeria has recently said that Nigerians spend between US$1.2 and US$1.6 billion on medical tourism yearly on outbound medical tourism....
What is limiting the return of medical tourism to South Korea?
As the global medical tourism market is again growing, South Korea's strict regulations on medical tourism are hindering the industry's growth.
Countries worldwide and the...
India medical tourism revenue ‘will reach US$13 billion’ by 2026
A Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) report estimates the value of medical tourism in India as US$9 billion. Its predictions...
China: allowing outbound medical travel
After nearly three years, and to the relief of many countries relying on medical tourism, China is finally opening up. Singapore, South Korea, Japan,...
Russia: tourists to Europe dropped by 90% in 2022
The flow of Russian tourists to Europe in 2022 decreased by 80–90% due to logistical difficulties, bans, and travel costs three to four times...
50% rise in medical travel to Mashhad, Iran
According to Dr Davood Khoshshekan, Head of the Medical Tourism department at Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad’s medical tourism revenues were 2.5 trillion...
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