Malaysia records medical tourism growth of 16-17%
In an article in The Asean Post, Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC) CEO Sherene Azli says that Malaysia’s medical tourism sector has recorded a compound...
Another step to a universal health system in Egypt
Vodafone Egypt, the country’s leading telecom operator, has secured a £100m (US$127m) contract to develop a digital platform to support the country’s new primary...
Transplant tourism from the Middle East to China raises ethical issues
In a recent speech to the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation in Istanbul, Canadian international human rights lawyer David Matas shed light on...
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,...
More internationally accredited hospitals planned for Saudi
The government’s healthcare plan under the National Transformation Program (NTP), an economic action plan put in place as part of Vision 2030, has placed...
UNWTO recommendations for global tourism recovery
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released a set of recommendations calling for urgent and strong support to help the global tourism sector not...
Turkey the most obese country in Europe
WHO obesity research, conducted in 51 countries, reveals that 32.1% of Turks are obese.
Obesity is one of the greatest health challenges of the 21st...
More medical tourists are going to Vietnam, as are expatriates
Vietnamese hospitals and fertility clinics are attracting patients from many countries.
Vietnamese hospitals and fertility clinics are attracting patients from many countries, although there is...
Fundamental structural changes in Saudi Arabia healthcare
Colliers International KSA Healthcare Overview 2018 gives in-depth analysis of the Saudi Arabia healthcare sector. A helpful guide for any medical travel agency or...
Bupa Dental Care buys nine practices in UK and Ireland
Bupa has pursued an aggressive growth strategy in the dental care market since completion of its £835m takeover of Oasis Dental Care in 2017....
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