MENA: new hospital projects grow
As medical provision in MENA grows, outbound medical tourism to Asia and Europe will be replaced by domestic and regional medical tourism. According to...
Can Thailand’s SMILE strategy revive medical tourism?
The Prime Minister of Thailand has recently unveiled a new strategy named “SMILE”, which aims to ensure the sustainable development of Thai tourism. The...
Malaysia reinforces medical travel sector growth
Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC) CEO, Mohd Daud Mohd Arif, has said Malaysia remains committed to providing quality and affordable healthcare to international patients...
Increased medical travellers to Korea in 2021
The Korean government has increased the figure for medical tourists in 2021 from a provisional estimate of 130,000, to 146,000. The government data shows...
Insights to dental tourism in Europe
A new report by the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies “Oral health care in Europe: Financing, access and provision” helps explain some...
How changes in the law drive medical tourism
Sometimes, medical tourism is driven by patients seeking lower costs. Sometimes, it’s a desire to access higher quality treatment or a better outcome. But...
Canada: medical travel for years to come
A new study from the Fraser Institute looks at whether wait times for elective treatment in the Canadian health system could be reduced, via...
Germany provides medical help for Ukraine war victims
Germany will provide medical help for Ukraine war victims by helping build trauma centres for the wounded, donating prosthetic limbs and sending German doctors...
EU digital COVID certificate to stay until 2023
The European Council and European Parliament have reached a provisional political agreement to extend the regulation establishing the EU digital COVID certificate. The certificate...
UK health system problems
A new health system review for the United Kingdom reveals recent developments in financing, governance, organisation and delivery of healthcare and finds major challenges...
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