Apollo optimistic about international patient business
Sangita Reddy, joint managing director of Apollo Hospitals, president of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industries (FICCI), and board member of...
Continuous quality management in Dental clinics
Quality management in hospitals is common and standard in many parts of the world. Internationally recognized quality accreditation and certification is also common and...
Proton beam therapy case ignites debate on NHS paying for medical tourism
The recent high profile case of British child, Ashya King, has sparked a war of words in the media and on social media between...
Mandatory insurance for pilgrims?
Umrah and Haj pilgrims may have to pay the premium for mandatory health insurance. Visitors to Saudi Arabia must select a health insurance policy...
Trump plans to combat birth tourism
President Donald Trump plans to fight the problem of birth tourism. Automatic citizenship for babies born in the US to be ended.
President Donald Trump...
Dubai announces TCM partnership to attract patients
Dubai Healthcare City Authority (DHCA), the governing body of Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), has launched a partnership with the Traditional Chinese Medicine and Technology...
Investment in healthcare and medical tourism
According to Coldwell Banker Peninsula Trading Co. there is a rapidly growing trend in Costa Rica in real estate investments in property developments planned...
China promotes TCM for inbound medical travel
Chinese consumers value their health and are becoming more confident in Traditional Chinese (TCM) medicine, which is favourable to TCM health tourism development in...
Thailand expands wellness sandbox destinations
The Centre for Economic Situation Administration (CESA), has approved guidelines for promoting the "Thailand Wellness Sandbox,” proposed by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT)....
NMC Healthcare in administration
Despite attempts to keep going, Alvarez & Marsal have been appointed joint administrators of private health provider NMC Health, writes Healthcare Markets international.
New NMC chairman, Faisal Belhoul,...