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Private medical services to be disallowed in Israel state hospitals

Israel plans major reforms of the country's healthcare system that will ban private healthcare in most state hospitals and seek to use profits from...

European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is not for medical tourists

Almost 200 million Europeans already have the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), according to the latest figures from the European Commission. This represents more...

EU citizens – satisfaction with quality of healthcare

With Europeans being a target market for medical tourism it is important to note that most are actually content with their local healthcare providers,...

Iraq crisis hits Indian medical tourism

The crisis in Iraq is reducing numbers of medical tourists to India from Iraq, Iran and Syria. Some Delhi hospitals get between 25% and...

Rise Of Butt Implants Increases Cosmetic Surgery Tourism

Research by WhatClinic says that butt implants, also called buttock augmentation, rose by 484% in the past two years, and involves silicon implants similar...

Work to be done to attract medical tourism to the Philippines

The Philippines could attract more medical tourists if it could reduce the cost of air travel, improve air links, cut airport fees, build a...

Nigeria plans to restrict medical tourism

The National Conference in Abuja discussed Nigeria's future and how oil money can be used in a fairer way. In a bid to reduce...

New report provides lessons from Indonesian medical travellers going to Malaysia

The perception that Indonesians go to Malaysia just for the cheapest price deal is too simplistic, says a fascinating and detailed research report on...

Medical tourists get priority at Israelis’ expense, says government report

Giving priority to medical tourists over Israelis, operating on those tourists in the morning while the doctors are on the public payroll, financial irregularities...

Thailand’s medical tourism affected by army coup

On the morning of 20 May, the chief of the Royal Thai Army declared martial law across the whole of Thailand. There is an...