Metaverse technology to promote medical travel to Egypt
Egypt’s General Authority of Health Care has announced it will use metaverse technology to promote inbound medical travel, as the country’s tourism sector is...
Spain’s health system is resilient despite the economic downturn
The European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies has released a new health system review on Spain. It details the resilience of the health...
Call for crackdown on illegal medical tourism brokers in South Korea
Korea’s opposition Liberty Korea Party has accused KHIDI of being complacent about the quality of Korea’s medical services for foreign patients, demanding a crackdown...
Could this reduce outbound medical travel from China?
As part of a new national policy of self-sufficiency, China is building specialist hospitals. Will this mean nationals no longer have to go overseas...
Shrinking private acute medical care market in UK
The value of the private acute medical care hospitals and clinics market in the UK contracted for the second year running in 2018 when...
Mauritius open to health tourism
Mauritius has officially reopened its borders to health tourists, but only for fully vaccinated travellers.
83% of the adult population in Mauritius is now double...
US and German hospitals see UK market as key
The US Cleveland Clinic and Germany’s Schoen Clinic, new entrants to London’s private hospital market, remain bullish about the prospects for UK healthcare growth...
Plan to build medical tourism to Goa
According to The Times of India, India’s Health Minister, Vishwajit Rane has said the state government will work with private companies to develop Goa’s healthcare...
New hospitals may stem Kazakhstan growth
Outbound medical tourism boom may turn to bust as local facilities open. New specialist hospitals and clinics in Kazakhstan may mean fewer go overseas...
PHIN launches consumer healthcare price comparison tool in UK
The Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) has called on the UK independent healthcare sector to work together to improve price transparency as it launched...