What next for medical travel from Afghanistan?
All medical travel in Afghanistan has historically been outbound, but how does the Taliban taking control affect access to healthcare?
Only very limited medical facilities...
IATA Travel Pass partnership
European medical diagnostic services provider, SYNLAB, and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have agreed to incorporate SYNLAB’s lab network into the IATA Travel...
EU: new rules for inbound travel for non-EU citizens
The European Commission has outlined new rules for the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), the EU’s electronic system due to launch in...
Canada opens to vaccinated tourists
Canada has officially opened its land borders to fully vaccinated US citizens and US permanent residents for non-essential purposes such as tourism and medical tourism....
USA will open soon, but expect low inbound medical travel
The USA will open to vaccinated tourists and medical tourists soon. This is good news for the inbound US medical tourism industry but many...
France welcomes non-EU travellers
From 9th August the French government has set up a system allowing tourists and medical tourists vaccinated outside the European Union to obtain a...
UK: more inbound medical travel expected
As the list of amber and green countries grows, the UK should expect more inbound international patients.
London treats many patients from Middle Eastern countries...
Mexico maintains inbound medical travel
Despite border closures, high Covid rates and US advice to avoid, medical tourism to Mexico has continued.
Mexico has never fully closed its borders, and...
Targeting patients from Bangladesh
To cash in on the growing demand from Bangladesh's rising middle-income citizens, some hospitals from India, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia have either opened liaison...
Australia outbound travel when 80% vaccinated
Australia will only resume international travel when 80% of the population is fully vaccinated. The timeline depends on when Australians choose to get vaccinated,...
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