USA keeps land borders closed
Despite political and business pressure from inside the USA and neighbouring countries, the USA has decided to keep land borders with Canada and Mexico...
Limits for medical travel from New Zealand
Estimates suggest that 1,000 New Zealanders go overseas to Australia and Asia for treatment each year. But with probably the toughest approach of any...
Saudi Arabia private health sector plans
The Saudi Health ministry plans to attract US$7.3 billion from the private sector and increase the participation of private investors from the current 25%...
Singapore: healthcare and medical travel
Healthcare in Singapore rates among the best in the world, but it is also one of the most expensive. The city-state has said it...
Croatia’s medical tourism sector expands
Lošinj Hotels and Villas group (LH&V) has announced a move into Croatia’s medical and health tourism sector.
The Lošinj group’s Hotel Bellevue, in Mali Lošinj,...
Mexico is the destination for US medical travel
Analysis by US health insurer, HealthCare.com shows that for most Americans, medical travel means heading south of the border to Mexico, for dental treatment.
There...
Thailand: BDMS international patient revenue down 27%
For the first six months of 2021, Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS) saw increased patient volume. Revenue from Thai patients increased by 8% but...
Revenue loss for key US medical travel state
The absence of international patients in 2020 due to the pandemic led to a loss of US$294 million for Houston, Texas, a leading medical...
China medical travel: Hainan healthcare success
Lecheng International Medical Tourism Zone in the east of China’s Island of Hainan has expanded the coverage of its drug insurance system in 2021...
Nigeria’s continuing outbound medical travel
Advocacy group, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has described President Muhammadu Buhari’s medical trip to the United Kingdom as totally indefensible...
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