Nigerians spends US$200m on medical travel to India
According to iafrica, Nigerians annually spend US$200m on medical tourism to India. The article says that while India has been a popular option for...
Hungary private healthcare company expands
In an interview in the Budapest Business Journal, Hungary’s FirstMed Managing Director, Dennis Diokno describes plans to open in Italy, and is looking at...
COTRI H1 report identifies destination winners and losers
An article by Jing Travel analyses the latest COTRI Market Report for H1 2018 and offers 10 top Chinese travel takeaways about the current...
Transplant patients to India must register
According to the Business Standard, India’s Health Ministry has made it mandatory for foreign nationals seeking organ transplant in India to be registered on...
Ramsay’s offer for Europe’s Capio accepted
Ramsay Health Care’s offer to buy pan-European healthcare company Capio AB for around €788m (US$899m) has been accepted by 96% of Capio shareholders.
The offer,...
Netcare exits UK and expands in South Africa
South Africa’s largest healthcare group, Netcare, has announced that it will return money to investors by way of a special dividend, as well as...
UK government figures on NHS health tourism are debunked
Official figures prove that figures on fraudulent and free health tourism in the UK are misleading.
The UK government has regularly claimed that European immigrants...
US and German hospitals see UK market as key
The US Cleveland Clinic and Germany’s Schoen Clinic, new entrants to London’s private hospital market, remain bullish about the prospects for UK healthcare growth...
UK 24/7 doctor access worldwide
The updated app from doctor on-demand provider ZoomDoc allows patients to book face-to-face GP appointments in addition to its virtual consultations. ZoomDoc says it...
Medical tourism is under threat in Munich
According to Tourism Review News, the success of the growing medical tourism market in Munich is encouraging illegal house letting. The city authorities are...