New medical malpractice law in UAE

Doctors and patients welcome new medical liability law in the UAE. The Medical Liability Law was decreed in August and became effective in September. Doctors...

Irish crossing borders for healthcare

Longer hospital waiting lists are a key reason more Irish residents seek cross border healthcare. Record 530,000 people waiting for care, some waiting more...

Nigerian doctors plan to reduce medical tourism by 50%

Doctors in Nigeria want to cut the $500 billion spent by Nigerians on medical treatment abroad by 50%. Promises by government to halt the...

Cebu promotes health and wellness tourism

The Department of Tourism is pushing forward with efforts to put Cebu in the global map as a top health and wellness destination. The agency...

New health insurance schemes in Kuwait

To stop foreigners getting free local healthcare Kuwait is introducing compulsory health insurance for expatriates. The Ministry of Health has approved a scheme to...

Brussels… the final destination for medical tourists?

Brussels... the final destination for medical tourism? Belgian city is attracting French citizens for euthanasia. Brussels wants to become the final destination for medical tourism....

Israeli hospitals must record medical tourism statistics

The Ministry of Health is planning to force all Israeli hospitals to record and provide medical tourism numbers. Recent attempts over several years by the...

Surrogacy tourism to India comes to an end

India’s government has passed a bill to ban all commercial surrogacy in the country. Overseas Indians, foreigners, unmarried couples, single parents, live-in partners and...

New packages for medical tourists to Cuba

Cuba wants to attract US medical tourists, but will the US ban be relaxed or stricter after Obama? There is still a US ban...

USCIPP promotes US healthcare overseas

A new partnership will promote healthcare in the USA in China, Hong Kong, and Brazil. U.S. Cooperative for International Patient Programs (USCIPP) is working...