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...