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US$436m target for healthcare tourism
According to the Malay Mail, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad has recently stated that Malaysia aims to generate up to RM1.8 billion (US$436m)...
Funding for China’s ‘Facebook for plastic surgery’
Beijing-based SoYoung, China’s largest online medical aesthetic marketplace, has raised funds via an IPO on Nasdaq.
Founded in 2013, the unicorn, which is often called...
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi 16% increase in international patients
In a press release, the Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has said it saw an increase of more than 16% in the number of international...
2m international patients to Turkey by 2030
The Turkish Ministry of Health has set a target for 2030 of 2 million international patients. It’s wise to treat this with caution: data...
Medical tourism in Singapore “no longer a priority”
According to an in-depth article in the Sunday Times part of The Straits Times, Farrer Park Hospital, Singapore's first US$800m "mediplex" comprising a private...
First for-profit hospital in Korea killed off
Local government and resident pressure in Korea have killed off Greenland International Medical Centre, the country's first foreign owned for-profit hospital.
The Jeju Island case...
Libyans travel to Tunisia for treatment
According to an article in the Libya Chronicles, a wave of Libyans have travelled to Tunisia for medical care since the revolution in 2011....
300,000 foreign patients treated in Vietnam
According to Viet Nam News, hospitals in Vietnam provided healthcare services to more than 300,000 foreign patients, including 57,000 inpatients in 2018. This was...
Kampala hospital investment needed to reduce outbound medical travel
According to SoftPower News, Ugandan doctors are debating the benefits of investing scarce government money into improving two major hospitals rather than just one....
Goa’s unauthorised treatments under medical tourism slogan
According to United News of India, Goa’s Civic and Consumer Action Network (GOACAN) is warning consumers to be alert about the unauthorised treatments by...
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