The role of governments in developing health tourism
In his Second Opinion column, Dr Constantine Constantinides from healthCare cybernetics looks at the differences between the roles of the state and governments in developing health...
NHS shortcomings driving fertility treatment abroad
Pressure on the NHS budgets and shortages of donors along with high costs are encouraging British patients to seek infertility treatment abroad.
In the UK,...
Research identifies four trends that will help medical tourism
International health travel by patients has been impacted greatly by the pandemic of 2020, but there is cause for optimism. Professor David Vequist, founder...
How to lose a hospital in eight easy years!
Considering investing in a medical tourism venture? Planning the next healthcare city? “Those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it...“...
The changing world of outbound Chinese medical tourism
Ian Youngman explains that the Chinese market may be growing, but those that fail to understand how it is changing or assume that "...
In a difficult market Turkey is still making progress, but why?
Keith Pollard gives his view of the recent International Health Tourism Congress in Istanbul and the wealth of opportunities for Turkey in the health...
Do short term savings outweigh medical tourism’s long term risks?
Two New York academics consider some of the concerns raised in the USA over the development of medical tourism. They raise the question, “Do...
Ireland-UK cross border healthcare risks
The UK government is not going to replace the EU cross-border healthcare directive, so the Northern Ireland administration must look to negotiate its own...
Is the medical tourism market growing?
Keith Pollard from IMTJ exposes some of the myths around market growth in the medical tourism sector, and highlights the growing interest in fertility...
MHTC promotes Malaysia healthcare to the UK
Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC) recently held a ‘Malaysia Healthcare Experience’ event in London, UK, with the support of IMTJ. LaingBuisson staff reporter, Kelsey...
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