Malaysia Year of Healthcare Travel is coming for 2020
MYHT 2020 will be the nation’s first major international healthcare travel campaign. It aims to invite medical and health tourists to experience Malaysia Healthcare.
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Health tourism to extend Croatia’s tourist season
People visiting Croatia for spa and medical tourism stay an average of 13 days in the country and most of them come from Germany,...
US TV channel produces medical travel series
The US TV channel CNN International Television has a new series: "The New World of Medical Tourism". It showcases stories about where international patients...
DNV to accredit two Chinese hospitals
Fresenius Medical Care from Germany is working with DNV GL to achieve international accreditation of dialysis service departments and two hospitals in China.
Fresenius Medical...
Expansion plans for Singapore’s Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts
Singapore-based Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts has signed 27 hotel agreements to expand its four resort and spa brands (Banyan Tree, Angsana, Dhawa and Cassisa) worldwide.
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Asian Medical Tourism Association (AMTA)
At a recent meeting in Phuket , Thailand , a new association was formed ? the Asian Association of Medical Tourism (AAMT). It has...
Rising demand for quality healthcare in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Health is inviting local and international healthcare service providers to take part in its first healthcare public-private partnership (PPP) project....
300,000 per year claims health minister
Iran’s Deputy Health Minister, Iraj Harirchi, recently claimed that the number of foreign nationals traveling to Iran to receive medical care has "increased tenfold...
International patients to Kenya in low ‘000s
According to the Star, in 2017 Kenya received about 5,000 foreigners annually in search of medical treatment and ‘other related reasons’. The article also...
Sabah to build health tourism industry
In an article in The Star, Medisinar managing director Dr Anil Kumarsaid has said they want to make Sabah known as the number one...