Ambitious target for Malaysia medical tourism growth in 2019
MHTC attract RM20 million to promote medical tourism in Malaysia, but must deliver 25% growth in one year.
Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council is now officially...
Pakistan surgeons warn on cheap hair transplant clinics
Hair transplant tourists to Pakistan warned that cheap treatment from unqualified providers could be dangerous.
Specialist, qualified hair transplant surgeons in Pakistan have warned that people should...
UNWTO and ETC endorse health tourism taxonomy
A project led by Resources for Leisure Assets and IMTJ has resulted in a new report from the World Tourism Organization and the European...
Six new hospitals for Sarawak
Sarawak will have six new private hospitals, which is seen as a great opportunity for medical tourism.
Six new private hospitals are being constructed in...
NHS healthcare for UK nationals living abroad and EU residents
Currently, there's confusion around exactly what EC health ministers have or have not agreed for the future, and when, and we have Spain, France...
Single Chinese women seeking sperm donors abroad
According to the Japan Times, wealthy single Chinese women are having to travel abroad to access sperm banks, due to cultural and regulatory restrictions...
Global wellness worth US$4.2 trillion?
The world wellness market grew 12.8% in the last two years, from US$3.7 trillion in 2015 to US$4.2 trillion in 2017, according to the...
ISAPS critical of new aesthetic courses in Thailand
ISAPS has condemned Thailand’s medical council for approving a plan to certify short-term courses for aesthetic surgery.
The largest global organisation of aesthetic plastic surgeons...
Calais Hospital failing to attract British patients
Centre Hospitalier de Calais has an agreement with NHS England to offer UK patients free medical treatment in France. Numbers so far are few.
Two...
Hainan medical pilot zone opens for Chinese
South China's Hainan Province has stepped up efforts to boost its medical sector, with Lecheng medical pilot zone in Boao taking the lead in...
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