US medical tourist dies after treatment in Mexico
A US medical tourist has died after cosmetic surgery at the RinoCenter clinic in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico went wrong. Health inspectors and Mexican prosecutors...
Malaysia uses tax incentives to promote medical tourism
Malaysia has been promoting medical and health tourism for several years but the reality is that this is unlikely to become a major contribution...
Medical travel to/from Russia resumes
Inbound and outbound Russian medical tourists can cross borders but cannot fly until 15 July. Half of outbound Russian medical tourists go to Europe...
Malaysia to target international tourists from September
Tourism Malaysia plans to restart international promotion efforts from this September. In the interim, the focus will be on domestic recovery and ongoing publicity around...
Turkey the most obese country in Europe
WHO obesity research, conducted in 51 countries, reveals that 32.1% of Turks are obese.
Obesity is one of the greatest health challenges of the 21st...
Partnership helps medical travel from Papua New Guinea
According to looppng.com, Paradise Private Hospital (PPH) in Papua New Guinea (PNG) has signed a partnership with Philippines medical travel agency Health & Leisure...
JCI delays new standards
The effective date for the Joint Commission International Accreditation Standards for Hospitals, 7th Edition has been delayed from October 2020 to January 2021.
The Joint...
Obesity and chronic conditions in Asia-Pacific
A new report on Asia-Pacific healthcare warns of increasing obesity and chronic conditions.
A new OECD/WHO report on universal health cover, 'Health at a Glance...
New Thailand medical tourism campaign launched
A new global advertising campaign called "Thailand Extreme Makeover" from the Tourism Authority of Thailand aims to attract medical tourists via the internet. The...
USA and Algeria banned from EU list
The EU has renewed its ban on US tourists and removed Algeria from the acceptable list of travellers to the 30 European countries. The...
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