Tanzania President John Magufuli says treatment abroad has dropped sharply
Speaking to doctors in Dar es Salaam, and quoted in The Citizen, President Magufuli has claimed that investment in healthcare facilities in Tanzania has...
Barbados is the latest Caribbean country to launch an online investment guide
The investment guide site provides foreign investors with up-to-date information on opportunities and conditions for doing business in Barbados. Of the nine sectors identified...
Chemical-free holidays and more
UK tour operator, Health and Fitness Travel, has published its forecast on the next big trends in wellness travel for 2020.
Their suggestions include:
Chemical-free holidays
With...
Findings from Health at a Glance 2019
The OECD Health at a Glance 2019 highlights some worrying patterns in health outcomes and unhealthy lifestyles, and that more attention should be placed...
Global health and tourism organisations call for coordination
As the outbreak of COVID-19 continues to develop and major travel events including this year’s ITB Berlin are cancelled, the World Health Organisation (WHO)...
WTTC calculates global spending loss from China’s tourists alone
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) says world tourism will take a hit from a drop in spending by Chinese tourists.
The coronavirus epidemic...
COVID-19 measures to impact outbound medical travel from UAE
The Department of Health - Abu Dhabi (DoH), the regulator of the healthcare sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, has announced the temporary...
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)...
Progress for Egypt’s universal healthcare
Egypt’s Universal Health Insurance Law introduces three new independent regulatory authorities, which will oversee the effective implementation of the country’s universal health insurance programme....
Less outbound medical travel from Cyprus under new scheme
A new national health insurance scheme in Cyprus comes into effect fully in June 2020. In a healthcare restructure, all locals, residents, expats and...
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