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40,000 leave Vietnam for treatment in 2018
In an article in Saigon Online, Health Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Tien is quoted as saying round 40,000 Vietnamese wealthy patients went abroad for...
Insurance brokers see opportunity in US domestic medical travel
According to an article on Benefitspro, US brokers and their self-funded clients are getting more keen on medical travel as a benefits package option,...
IMTJ Medical Travel Summit now 2-3 December, Berlin
IMTJ has moved it's annual Medical Travel Summit from April to later in the year. Editor in Chief, Keith Pollard, says the decision to...
Sharjah’s ambitions as a key Middle East healthcare destination
A new Memorandum of Understanding between Sharjah Health Authority (SHA) and Italy’s Gruppo San Donato (GSD) will look to develop Sharjah Healthcare City. Seen...
Tips for targeting international patients
In an article in ITIJ, Danny Quaeyhaegens, Head of the International Insurance Department at Bangkok Hospital Pattaya, Thailand, talks about what hospitals can do...
Mangaluru city hospitals attract more international patients
According to The Times of India three hospitals in the Indian city of Mangaluru have seen an increase in foreign patients in the last...
Information platform connects healthcare providers
New Zealand’s Orion Health will set up the first Health Information Exchange (HIE) platform in the Middle East. The project, carried out with Abu...
Cancer care now London hospitals biggest earner
According to the FT, cancer treatments have replaced orthopaedics to become the single biggest earner for private hospitals in London. London has a strong...
Zagreb Tourist Board Focuses On Health Tourism
According to Total Croatia News Zagreb Tourist Board is increasing its effort in promoting the city’s health tourism capabilities. The Croatian Minister for Tourism...
Compulsory health insurance for expats in Kuwait
Kuwait has a draft law on mandatory health insurance scheme for expatriates and could require visitors to have health insurance. Expatriates account for 70%...
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