GoFundMe blocks fundraising for treatment at German oncology clinic
According to the Financial Times, the crowdfunding platform GoFundMe has temporarily banned fundraising campaigns for cancer treatments at the Hallwang Clinic in Dornstetten, Germany,...
Turkish official claims 1m health tourists
Turkey attracted nearly 1 million people for health tourism in 2018, said an ‘industry official’ according to the Daily Sabah. No named source of...
Spain joins the global race to adopt proton bean therapy
According to El Pais, private hospitals Quirónsalud and Clínica Universitaria de Navarra(CUN), are due to open proton bean therapy centres in Madrid in the...
Low volume of foreign patients to Brunei per year
Brunei Health Minister, YB Dato Seri Setia Dr Hj Mohd Isham Hj Jaafar, is quoted in an article in The Scoop saying there are...
ISHRS campaign targets black market private clinics
The International Society of Hair Restoration Surgery (ISHRS) has launched a patient awareness campaign warning about the many illegal hair restoration practices operating in...
Korean ambassador wants a share of the ‘US$1bn’ from Nigerian medical travellers
The Korean ambassador to Nigeria is quoted in the Independent saying that the Republic of Korea is ‘preparing grounds for a share of the...
Mumbai clinic named in embryo smuggling
According to BioNews, an IVF clinic in Mumbai has been identified as the recipient of live embryos smuggled from fertility organisations in Malaysia. Commercial...
USCIPP identifies top 5 sources of medical tourists to USA
The US Cooperative for International Patient Programmes (USCIPP) has published the results of its 2016-17 annual survey of members, evaluating the international patient inbound...
Spain’s Asisa in first international dental network in UAE
Investment holding company Faisal Holding has signed a joint venture with Spanish dental giant Asisa Group to grow a network of clinics in the...
Takeover of Max Healthcare creates major hospital group
The Competition Commission of India has cleared the proposed takeover of Delhi-based Max Healthcare by KKR-backed Radiant Life Care.
Abhay Soi, chairman and managing director...
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