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Medical tourism in Lebanon is expanding

Lebanon is now seeking to become a centre for medical tourism. Making Lebanon the hospital of the East is the ambition of the Tourism...

Indonesian hospitals not entitled to international accreditation tag

Indonesian hospitals claiming to be international should change their name unless they can prove they have accreditation from a recognized international accreditor, said a...

Corporate medical tourism expanding within the USA but not overseas

Predictions that American corporate and insurer paid medical tourism would be substantial, have been dealt a body blow by one large national employer agreeing...

Global tourism statistics: international tourism recovering after a difficult 2009

Growth returned to global tourism in the last quarter of 2009 contributing to better than expected full-year results, according to the latest edition of...

Medical tourism on ships

Na'ama Moran, entrepreneur, believes medical tourism on cruise ships is the next big thing and a logical mixing of the three increasingly popular areas...

ISQua update

The International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) launched its International Accreditation Programme (IAP) in 1999. This is the only international programme that...

Dubai’s medical tourism hopes fade

The developing healthcare and medical tourism sector in the United Arab Emirates faces challenges to its long-term sustainability due to the relatively high cost...

South Korea seeks domestic hospital accreditation system

Legislator Shim Jae-chul has submitted a bill to the National Assembly that calls for setting up a single international hospital accreditation system for Korean...

Belgium promoting medical tourism

To many Europeans, it is not news that Belgium is a favoured destination for medical tourists. Until recently, the country has left promotion to...

Philippines Department of Tourism refutes faith healing for medical tourism

The Department of Tourism (DOT) and Health and Wellness Alliance of the Philippines (HEAL Philippines) would like to make it clear to all Filipinos...