Gulf healthcare spending to exceed US$104 billion by 2022

New ‘GCC Healthcare Industry’ report predicts private sector investment growth and an overall healthcare spend reaching US$104.6 billion in 2022, from US$76.1 billion in...

Ireland grapples with public vs private healthcare

The proposed reforms outlined by Sláintecare to the Irish healthcare system include removal of private practice from Irish public hospitals. The reforms are ambitious,...

Thailand’s BDMS seeks to buy Bumrungrad

Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Public Company Limited (BDMS) has made an unsolicited offer to buy Bumrungrad Hospital. Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Public Company Limited (BDMS)...

New strategy for Jordan medical tourism

Inbound medical tourism to Jordan has lost out to Dubai in recent years.  The Jordanian government is forming a national committee to draft a...

47 500 medical tourists visited Bulgaria

For 2016 the number of medical tourists to Bulgaria was 47,500, claims the ministry of tourism. For 2016, the number of medical tourists to Bulgaria was 47,500, claims...

Travelucion sign new deal to promote Cuban medical tourism

Travelucion have signed a new deal to promote a wide range of treatments in Cuba to North Americans. Combination of low cost treatment and...

Hong Kong targets China for medical tourism

Hong Kong should develop medical and beauty tourism to meet the rising demand from mainland China. New research report on Mainland China - Hong...

Spaincares outlines medical tourism ambition

Thousands of visitors arrive in Spain every year to undergo health treatments in Spanish hospitals, clinics and medical spas. Spaincares suggests that numbers will...

Greece seeks investors to become major health tourism player

The Greek tourism ministry is encouraging inward investment in health and medical tourism projects.  They claim that 110 thermal spas have been licensed or...

Holiday dialysis now offered in Seychelles

According to eturbonews.com, the Seychelles now has two dialysis centers owned and operated by Dubai-based companies.  One, operated by Arc Healthcare and Renasense, aims to make...