State sponsored medical travel… Boom or bust?
International patients funded by governments are much fewer than for other self-funded medical travel niches, but the revenue generated from their treatment is much,...
Is history repeating itself in the Cayman Islands?
With the US$2 billion Health City Cayman Islands project well underway, Keith Pollard puts it under the spotlight to see if the mistakes from...
The challenge for cosmetic surgery clinics abroad
Promoting cosmetic surgery abroad can be challenging. Keith Pollard outlines why it is crucial that clinics know what's going on in their target markets.
Any...
New research into cosmetic surgery tourism
This week I attended, a “Stakeholder Conference” focusing on cosmetic surgery tourism. The event was organised by the research team at the University of...
Can meta-data tell us more about healthcare?
Who knows what's going on in healthcare? Who knows what conditions and disorders are causing people problems? Who knows what's happening in medical tourism?
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The top five burning issues in medical tourism
At the IMTJ Medical Travel Summit in London, April 15th-16th, we’re aiming to focus on some of the key issues that face the developing...
Malaysia “boob job” advertisement banned in UK
If you are in the medical tourism business, one pitfall that you must avoid is breaking the advertising and promotion rules in your target...
Would you travel abroad for plastic surgery?
… was the question asked by the UK’s Daily Mirror of its readers, following the recent death of a British woman in a cosmetic...
The medical travel survivors of COVID-19 will be the ones that benefit in 2021
On December 31, 2019, the World Health Organization learned about a number of cases of pneumonia of unknown origin in Wuhan City, China. On...
Technology is bringing international healthcare to where the patient lives
With restrictions on travel likely to continue for some time, the growth of teleconsultation and telemedicine will continue apace. For patients pursuing low cost...
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