Ethiopian patients traveling for treatment abroad
Addis Ababa in Ethiopia is the centre of local outbound medical tourism. Due to poor local healthcare, an increasing number of Ethiopians are seeking...
TV documentary on Israeli surgeons prompts three investigations into medical tourism
The Israel Tax Authority has opened an investigation into suspicions that senior doctors have taking under-the-table payments from medical tourists. The State Prosecutor's Office...
Finns flock to Estonia for private healthcare
Because of long queues for surgery and expensive private health care at home, an increasing number of Finns are going to private hospitals in...
Fraser Institute, Canada, reports decline in number of medical tourists
Although waiting times and other problems of the Canadian health system became worse in 2013, the number of outbound medical tourists has probably seen...
Medical tourism…. at what price? (Part two)
If, for many patients, price is a key determinant of choice of medical tourism destination or provider, how do prospective patients make a realistic...
Examining the electronic health record “Death Trap”
...the relevance and implications for Medical Tourism
In his Second Opinion column, Dr Constantine Constantinides from healthCare cybernetics looks at why “Google Health” failed…the Electronic...
COHSASA offers four-year quality accreditation in South Africa
The Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA) has introduced a new four-year award to give appropriate recognition to healthcare facilities in...
Medical tourism: Understanding the 21st Century traveller
The use of social media and a resurgence in luxury travel are two tourism trends that medical tourism must take note of.
Euromonitor has released...
Inbound and domestic medical tourism growth in the USA
There are signs that inbound medical tourism to the USA is on the rise and that employers are looking at whether domestic medical tourism...
Outbound Medical Tourism from Mongolia
The medical tourism research group at Simon Fraser University in Canada has reported why Mongolians travel for treatment in 'Outbound Medical Tourism from Mongolia'....