Fosun launches health tourism product for Hokkaido

Shanghai based conglomerate Fosun International has launched a health tourism service, for health insurance and other customers. The service, a six-day trip, was first made...

Virtus Health moves into UK with Complete Fertility acquisition

Australia’s largest assisted reproductive services business enters the UK with the acquisition of Complete Fertility Limited (CFL) from University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust...

DXH launches SmartCare service

In partnership with Dubai Health Experience (DXH), the Health Bank has launched DXH SmartCare. In partnership with Dubai Health Experience (DXH), The Health Bank has...

Officials are cracking down on inbound US birth tourism

Birth tourism is not illegal in the USA, but official bodies are now going after agents and facilitators. In recent years birth tourism to the...

Two hospitals being built for Kuwait expatriates

The Health Assurance Hospitals Company is constructing two hospitals, available for expatriates in 2020. Kuwait has established a shareholding company through the public-private-partnership system, to service expatriates’...

More licensed hospitals and medical tourism agents in South Korea

1,709 registered hospitals/clinics and 1,413 licenced private businesses can attract medical tourists. In South Korea, the Ministry of Health and Welfare is seeking to promote...

Malaysia wants Chinese IVF medical tourists

Malaysia is targeting an estimated 90 million couples in China who are looking to conceive a second child. Of these, 40 million are over...

Wellness tourism coming to Antigua

The first of several 5-Star Ayre Resort luxury properties planned around the world will be developed in Antigua Each Ayre Resort will offer the Ayre...

South Africa increasingly popular medical tourism destination for rehabilitation

As South Africa’s tourism industry grows, the number of foreign patients going to the 30 rehab clinics in South Africa is increasing. Foreign patients are...

Medigo publishes cosmetic surgery enquiry data

Research from Medigo on cosmetic surgery enquiries from nine countries shows how destinations differ in the services requested. 2018 research from medical travel platform Medigo...