ISEC Healthcare looking for more opportunities in Asia

ISEC operates eye care centres in Singapore and Malaysia. It’s chief executive is exploring new markets for expansion, including China, Indonesia, Myanmar and Vietnam. Strong...

Doctors warn Saudis about fake medical centres abroad

According to the Saudi Gazette, medical consultants have warned diabetes and tumour patients in Saudi and other Gulf countries against fake centres abroad which...

Czech Republic plans to reduce transplant travel

Czech politicians and experts are supporting a draft amendment to the Czech Republic transplant law that would prohibit citizens from visiting China for organ...

More countries should legislate to curb transplant tourism

In a detailed article in The Epoch Times, Joan Delaney says legislation to curb transplant tourists receiving illicit organs can have a big impact. The...

MLP Care reports strong medical tourism growth

Turkish private healthcare provider MLP Saglik Hizmetleri, better known as MLP Care, has recently reported a loss for the year, however growth from medical...

The Nepal government ceases funding for treatment abroad

According to The Himalayan Gazette, Nepal’s Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) has said the government will not bear the medical expenses of any...

Can more medical travellers solve UAE’s hospital problem?

Various healthcare players in the UAE are quoted in an article in Gulf News saying there is now overcapacity in hospitals and clinics in...

Healthcare joint venture speeds Saudi expansion

UAE’s NMC has formed a 52%/48% healthcare joint venture with Saudi Arabia’s Hassana Investment, the investment arm of the country’s pension fund General Organisation...

DHA online portal gives healthcare transparency for medical travellers

According to The National, the Dubai Health Authority’s new online healthcare portal is expected to go live this month. It will allow doctors to...

Medical tourism increasingly important in DR

In an article in ITIJ, Alejandro Cambiaso, President and Founder of the Dominican Republic Health Tourism Association is quoted saying that medical tourism is...