Expertise in cancer treatment encourages international patients
According to theSundaily, Malaysia’s developing expertise in oncology is becoming increasingly attractive for international patients.
The article states that from 643,000 international patient arrivals to...
Libya will not fund treatment abroad
According to The Libya Observer, Libya’s Ministry of Health has announced the cessation of overseas treatment, after the mass resignation of members on the...
50,000 travel from Bangladesh to Malaysia for treatment
Quoted in The Daily Star, Sherene Azli, CEO of the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC), has said that of the 1.2 million healthcare travellers...
Fading China market challenges Thailand
According to the Bangkok Post, several challenges beset Thailand's tourism industry in the first half of 2019, especially the fading China market after a...
France Surgery international patient plans
According to Ladepeche.fr, medical travel specialist France Surgery has launched a partnership with Air France to offer reduce air fares to inbound medical travellers....
Bumrungrad targets US patients with Medication Tourism programme
According to BusinessWire, Thailand’s Bumrungrad International Hospital (BIH) has launched a medication tourism programme targeted at US patients. They are encouraging American medical travellers...
Three Cambodian surrogates arrested in Vietnam
According to news.com.au, three Cambodian women were detained in Vietnam on human trafficking and other charges and turned over to Cambodian authorities for allegedly...
Bupa Cromwell’s new treatment for international patients
Bupa Cromwell Hospital and Australian-owned radiotherapy and cancer treatment specialist GenesisCare have launched a partnership to create an internationally recognised centre of excellence in...
Malaysia seeks greater cooperation with China in medical tourism
According to The Star Online, Malaysia’s Deputy Prime Minister has said Malaysia hopes to establish greater bilateral cooperation with Chinese businesses in medical health...
A third go to Vietnam and Thailand
According to an article in The Phnom Penh Post, the number of outbound Cambodians travelling for medical purposes and holidays in general rose from...