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Updated recommendations from global standards body
UK based global standards body, BSI, has published updated Safe Working Guidelines to help organisations protect people at work from the coronavirus risks, mitigate...
Costa Rica welcomes some international travellers
Costa Rica will be reopening its borders for international tourists starting on 1 August, allowing visitors from Canada, the United Kingdom and the European...
SafeCare’s free app for healthcare facilities
SafeCare has introduced a free, globally accessible mobile app that evaluates and helps to improve a healthcare provider’s capacity to manage COVID-19 patients effectively...
COVID-19 protection for tourism to the Caribbean
The Caribbean health and tourism authorities’ COVID-19 Caribbean Tourism Task Force has issued new health and safety guidelines to help safeguard the health of...
Will Costa Rica open to Americans?
The re-opening of Costa Rica to tourism is scheduled for 1 August, but the Costa Rican authorities have yet to announce the list of...
COVID-19 cuts medical tourists to Mashhad
Due to the travel restrictions imposed by Iran and neighbouring countries, the number of medical and health tourists visiting medical centres and hospitals in...
Tanzania: a new medical travel destination?
Over five years, major investments in healthcare in Tanzania have enhanced the availability of specialised services transforming the country into a minor destination for...
Oman private hospitals must accept COVID-19 patients
Private hospitals in Oman are obliged to receive and treat private COVID-19 patients – Omani and expatriate – regardless of their ability to pay...
US-Mexico travel ban extended again
Dental tourists and medical tourists looking to make a trip to Mexico will have to wait unless they travel by car and can persuade...
A serious impact on healthcare-related business
Over the past month, IMTJ has been taking the temperature of the medical travel sector and assessing the impact of COVID-19 on the businesses...













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