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Achieving universal healthcare in 52 countries
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded Abt Associates a five-year, US$209 million contract to strengthen health systems in up to 52...
Zulal Wellness Resort to open in Qatar in 2020.
Chiva-Som International Health Resort will open Zulal Wellness Resort, a wellness destination in Qatar in mid-2020. It will be the largest wellness destination in the...
Blue World Voyages to offer wellness sails
US-based Blue World Voyages, which offers ‘active lifestyle cruising’, has launched a new cruise line dedicated to sports, fitness and wellness, with the first...
Perspectives from the IMTJ Medical Travel Summit 2019
Healthcare consultant, Dr Sahir Shaikh, attended this year’s IMTJ Medical Travel Summit, held in Berlin. He shares his takeaway thoughts on the Summit; identifies...
Phase one of Sheikh Shakbout Medical City complete
Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), the emirate’s public hospital operator, has opened phase one of Sheikh Shakbout Medical City targeted at local and...
DHC to licence doctors for cosmetic surgery
Dubai Healthcare City Authority – Regulatory (DHCR), the regulator of Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), has introduced a general cosmetic surgery licence allowing practitioners with...
How helpful are the new WTTC medical tourism statistics?
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has recently published their first ever report on medical tourism. Ian Youngman, author of the annual IMTJ...
UK travel agents offered training in medical tourism
Online Travel Training (OTT) and the Medical Tourism Association (MTA) have agreed a partnership with a goal to educate and engage travel agents in...
Indian state promotes Ayurveda tourism
The Himachal Pradesh cabinet has approved a policy to provide cost-effective Ayush services by upgrading Ayurvedic hospitals and dispensaries across the state.
The policy aims...
High-acuity care via telehealth
US health organisations Cleveland Clinic and American Well are partnering on an initiative to provide access for US and international patients to comprehensive and...
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