Kenyan public hospital now offers weight loss surgery
According to Kenyans.co.uk, Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has become the first public health care facility in the country to conduct weight reduction surgery. It...
5.1% growth in Chinese travel to the EU
According to Jing Travel Chinese arrivals to EU destinations increased by 5.1% year-on-year in 2018, and forward bookings for Chinese travel to the region...
Switzerland clinic targets upmarket dental travellers
Most operators in the dental tourism sector attract international patients based on offers of low prices. A new Swiss dental clinic opening in an...
Lithuania new agency to include health tourism
Lithuania's national tourism department will be dissolved at the end of 2018 and a new tourism agency established to increase tourist flows to the...
Gibraltar residents lose access to free Spanish healthcare
In a major blow for Gibraltar residents, they have now lost access to free healthcare in Spain and across Europe.
The size of Gibraltar's population...
Mexico targets medical travellers with new hospitals
Mexico is opening new hospitals and wellness centres to target inbound medical tourism that is expected to grow in 2023.
Mexico has great expectations for...
Major investment in Dubai’s private health sector
Dubai-based conglomerate Al-Futtaim Group has launched a health hub to bring specialised care to residents across the region. These clinics will range from surgical...
US Developer Proposes A Medical City Near Incheon
A new medical city has been proposed to attract medical tourists to the city of Incheon, which borders Seoul in South Korea. Medical tourists...
Inbound medical travellers must register with MHTC
Foreign medical tourists are to be welcomed back to Malaysia, but only if following their strict Standard Operating Procedures, one of which is registering...
Taiwan medical tourism helped by increase in non-Chinese patients
Taiwan is getting fewer Chinese medical tourists but more from elsewhere.
The first 9 months of 2016 saw a decline in the number of Chinese...