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Wealthy Gambians being treated abroad are targeted
Public anger is growing against Gambian ministers and officials who travel abroad for medical treatment.
Most Gambians cannot travel outside the country for birth and...
Study identifies health risks for medical tourists to the Dominican Republic
A US academic study warns that patients who travel abroad for cosmetic surgery can bring home serious complications and finds that the Dominican Republic...
Calais Hospital failing to attract British patients
Centre Hospitalier de Calais has an agreement with NHS England to offer UK patients free medical treatment in France. Numbers so far are few.
Two...
Inbound tourism rebounds post political and terrorist crises
Recently published tourism revenue stats show an increase of 27% in Turkey and 23% in Tunisia. If overall tourism is recovering, inbound medical tourism...
Call to develop dental tourism across the Caribbean
Dental practitioners in the Caribbean have called on governments to help them exploit dental tourism opportunities, through changes to the health care structure and...
Major healthcare provider Fortis Hospitals is merging with Manipal Hospitals
Fortis Healthcare is demerging its hospitals business Fortis Hospitals into Manipal Hospitals and selling its 20% stake in diagnostics company SRL.
Leading medical tourism provider...
Gulf healthcare spending to exceed US$104 billion by 2022
New ‘GCC Healthcare Industry’ report predicts private sector investment growth and an overall healthcare spend reaching US$104.6 billion in 2022, from US$76.1 billion in...
US lawsuit targets medical tourist doctors in Mexico
Multi-million dollar class action lawsuit in Arizona seeks damages from doctors in Mexico and agents in Arizona for fraud and negligence. The publicity is...
Healthcare arrangements with Gibraltar and EFTA countries post-Brexit
The UK will maintain the current reciprocal healthcare arrangement between the UK and Gibraltar until 2020. Plans to grant residents from Iceland, Liechtenstein and...
Major new campaign to attract medical tourists to Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi launches a global marketing campaign later this year to establish the city as a medical tourism destination. Highlighted areas include open-heart surgery...
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