Public health considerations for international travel

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued guidelines for national health authorities when considering or implementing the gradual return to international travel. Many countries have...

How can India open safely?

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All Indian states have suffered a significant fall in inbound medical tourism since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced a nationwide shutdown on the 25...

Brazil reopens air borders with US, but risks remain

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Despite 70,000 COVID-19 deaths in Brazil and 155,000 deaths in the USA, Brazil is open to medical tourists from the USA, with no restrictions...

Malaysia will open soon to medical travellers from six countries

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Malaysia has significantly reduced its medical tourism revenue target for 2020, and has put back their Malaysia Year of Healthcare Travel 2020 (MyHT2020) campaign...

Green shoots for medical tourism to Thailand

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Although Thailand has extended a state of emergency until the end of August, it is still allowing in medical tourists.  Despite strict COVID-19 protection...

Ho Chi Minh City raises medical travel sector profile

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In advance of Vietnam officially re-opening to medical tourists, the Ho Chi Minh (HCM) City Department of Tourism, in coordination with the Department of...

Dubai ready to restart medical tourism

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Dubai is ready to welcome back medical tourists from around the world, and has not reduced its target for 2021 of 500,000 medical tourists,...

Stop-start for tourism to Bahamas

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Tourism is the lifeblood of the economy in the Bahamas, and the country decided to open to tourists from 1st July. However, the decision...

COVID-19 return impacts Sri Lanka wellness plan

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Sri Lanka had planned to reopen for wellness tourism from all countries on 15 August, but due to a new wave of COVID-19 cases,...

Medical travel within the USA isn’t growing

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With outbound medical tourism on hold, domestic medical tourism in the USA should be thriving, but it is not. Americans are allowed to travel overseas...
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