Washington D.C. to launch global medical tourism initiative
Washington D.C is the latest US region to launch a new global medical tourism initiative, highlighting hospitals alongside monuments and hotels, in a bid...
China stops all stem cell tourism
China's instant ban on unapproved stem cell treatment will affect some US patients, and a handful of specialist medical tourism agencies who have been...
Medical travel optimism for India
Indian medical tourism agency CureIndia, based in New Delhi, has said it is confident of a 2022 recovery, particularly for inbound dental and medical...
Armenian dental tourism growing
Armenia seeks to widen dental tourism from mainly Armenians working abroad to other Europeans.
Dental tourism has been a developing trend in Armenia in recent...
New insurance plan covers pioneering treatments abroad
MediVISA insurance offers treatment not available on the NHS or in the UK, at international medical facilities with pioneering therapies.
Virtual insurer SecurityTrust has launched...
DHC to licence doctors for cosmetic surgery
Dubai Healthcare City Authority – Regulatory (DHCR), the regulator of Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), has introduced a general cosmetic surgery licence allowing practitioners with...
Bangkok Hospital treats 20,708 UAE patients
According to the UAE’s The National, some 20,708 people from the UAE were treated at the Bangkok Hospital last year. For critical treatments in...
New rules for medical and health tourism E-visas to India
Indian national government has amended the e-visa rules for 150 countries on health and medical tourism. Visa procurement to India will become easier.
The Indian...
Could e-vaccination certificates help rebuild tourism?
The World Health Organization is looking very closely into the use of technology to work with countries toward an e-vaccination certificate. The technology must...
Malta targets medical tourism
Malta is preparing to launch the introductory phase of marketing the country as a medical tourism destination and discussions with all the relevant parties,...