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...

5 emerging healthcare hubs in India

According to an article in the Deccan Herald, India is a preferred medical tourist destination for cardiology, orthopaedics, transplants and ophthalmology, with offerings in...

Arab and African target countries for Egypt’s medical tourism sector

Egypt Independent has reported that the Egyptian Medical Tourism Foundation, a non-governmental organisation will launch an initiative to attract tourists to the country. Called...

Kenyan law to reduce referrals abroad

According to The Star, a proposed new bill will mean Kenyans using the public health system will not be allowed to travel abroad for...

Growing spa tourism in Romania

According to actmedia.eu more than 1.8 million tourists spent about €288 million so far in 2019 on spa treatments and therapies in Romanian resorts....

Most Kenyan patients who travel abroad go for cancer treatment

According to The Star, Kesses MP Swarup Mishra, the National Assembly health committee vice chair, has said that more than 10,000 Kenyans travel abroad...

How UK healthcare is adopting new technologies

Future digital health will include health apps, health related wearables, artificial intelligence, home monitoring, patient held records and services, ‘Internet of Health Things’ and...

New HK hospital targets international patients

Healthcare services group Clearbridge Health is expanding its primary healthcare presence in Hong Kong with a new and larger clinic in Causeway Bay, to...

Egypt’s Badr City: the largest medical city in the Middle East

According to Egypt Independent, Chairman of Badr City, Ammar Mandour has said that Badr City will be host to the largest medical city for...

2019 sees more Chinese tourists visiting Cambodia

According to Xinhuanet, 1.9m Chinese tourists visited Cambodia 2018, up from 1.2m in 2017, says Cambodian Tourism Minister Thong Khon. This is likely to...