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All health care facilities will be rated from 2019
The Dubai Health Authority is implementing the rating system based on the Dubai Health Facilities Performance Framework. It is hoped this will encourage medical...
Dignitas founder cleared of profiteering charges
The founder of Swiss assisted suicide organisation Dignitas has been cleared by a Zurich court on charges of profiteering.
Ludwig Minelli, founder of one of...
Value-based bundles of care are reducing costs
UnitedHealthcare says its bundled payment method, reimbursing health care providers and facilities for a defined episode of care such as knee or hip replacement,...
More Cambodians seeking treatment abroad
According to the Ministry of Tourism, 1.75m locals travelled abroad last year ‘for medical purposes and for vacationing’.
View Khmer Times' full article: "The rise...
3-year project to modernise UK surrogacy laws
The Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission have started work on a review of the laws around surrogacy.
Surrogacy is...
Hospitals to develop medical tourism in the Maldives
ADK Hospital and MV Medicals are to develop medical tourism in the Maldives in an effort to boost public confidence in the health sector...
Law for compulsory health cover for all
Bahrain has ratified the National Health Insurance Law that paves the way for comprehensive health cover for all citizens. It will allow the private...
China’s Boao Super Hospital targets wealthy medical travellers
Boao Super Hospital in South China’s Hainan Province has opened, but the region still has a long way to go before becoming an international...
Thailand positions itself in rehab treatment market
The rise in global addiction, particularly in Middle East countries, the US and Australia has created extremely long waiting lists at rehab centres. Thailand...
COTRI forecasts 400m outbound trips by 2030
The Chinese Tourism Outbound Research Institute (COTRI) forecasts that by 2030 the total number of Chinese outbound trips will reach 400 million, with two...
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