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13 principles that medical travel should consider

In June 2020, the Travel Foundation joined five other travel organisations to launch the Future of Tourism Coalition. It sets out 13 Guiding Principles...

Roll out of Traditional Chinese Medicine rehabilitation centres

China plans to enhance the capacity and role of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) by building more TCM rehabilitation centres. The new plan by the...

Temos will take over QHA Trent customers

Temos will take over from QHA Trent as the UK accreditation agency closes, due to the economy and Covid-19. QHA Trent was a British organisation...

New US-Canada restrictions will restrict medical travel

President Biden has imposed tough new travel restrictions that are seriously restricting travel inbound and outbound from the USA. With a small number of...

CDC advises against all travel for Americans

As vaccines are rolled out across the USA, the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released its commencing order of health guidelines...

Reducing outbound medical travel from Qatar

A new healthcare law with compulsory insurance, and better local healthcare in Qatar, is likely to reduce outbound medical tourism. The draft law will make...

Spain opens for medical tourism

Spain will allow all vaccinated tourists and medical travellers to visit the country from June 7 regardless of their country of origin. It is...

Ireland to open borders in July

Outbound foreign travel from Ireland is to be permitted from July 19, under plans agreed by the country’s Cabinet Committee on COVID-19. While most medical...
Empty airport at Lusaka, Zambia, due to COVID-19

Zambia border closures halt inbound medical travel

A lockdown imposed by the Zimbabwean government and the earlier restrictions placed by Zambia, are a major blow for Zimbabweans relying on Zambia for...

UK: more inbound medical travel expected

As the list of amber and green countries grows, the UK should expect more inbound international patients. London treats many patients from Middle Eastern countries...