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Dubai targets 500,000 medical tourists by 2021
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has announced a target for 2021 of 500,000 medical tourists, half from within the UAE, and half from elsewhere....
FICCI Identifies Leaders In India’s Medical Travel Sector
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) has announced the winners and runners up in their 2019 awards for medical tourism...
International patients are not all medical tourists
Medical tourism data often incorrectly count all international patients as medical tourists. According to the International Migrant Stock 2019, a dataset released by the...
Ethiad-Cleveland Clinic collaboration to promote Abu Dhabi
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, and Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi have signed a collaboration agreement to promote Abu Dhabi as a...
Can Busan attract patients from Europe and America?
Last year, health and wellness writer Stefan Raymond, attended the 2019 Busan International Tourism Convention. He looks at why Korea’s second city isn't on...
China’s travel ban could see medical tourists fall
China’s ban on individual travel to Taiwan will see medical tourist numbers fall, as the number of Chinese visiting Taiwan has reduced by nearly...
Chinese investment boosts healthcare in Ethiopia
A Chinese-invested high-standard hospital, named Addis Ababa Silk Road General Hospital, has been inaugurated in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa. Some Ethiopian patients who want...
Ambitious medical travel target for Malaysia
The Malaysian Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC) has launched the Malaysia Year of Healthcare Travel 2020.
MHTC, an agency of Malaysia’s Finance Ministry, is the promoter of...
Large fertility centre for American Hospital Dubai
Private healthcare provider American Hospital Dubai, which is part of Dubai-based Mohamed & Obaid Al Mulla Group, has formed a joint venture agreement with...
Targeting outbound US patients? Understand American healthcare first
In November this year, Americans vote for their next President. During the election campaign there has been much discussion on US healthcare and the...
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