RM25 million agreed for MHTC in 2020

Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council is to receive government support of RM 25 million (US$6m) for 2020, as announced in the recent Budget 2020 (Belanjawan...

50,000 foreign patients visit Columbia?

An article in Finance Columbia has stated that statistics from Colombia’s Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism (MinCIT) shows continued growth in the country’s...

Major investment in Dubai’s private health sector

Dubai-based conglomerate Al-Futtaim Group has launched a health hub to bring specialised care to residents across the region. These clinics will range from surgical...

New report on the medical tourism patient experience

At this year’s IMTJ Medical Travel Summit in Berlin, IMTJ Editor-in-Chief Keith Pollard announced the launch of a new report focusing on the medical...

Source of international patients to Malaysia state

According to the New Straits Times, Malaysia’s Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, recently stated that as of October, Sarawak...

IMTJ is proud to announce the 2019 Medical Travel Award winners.

This year’s IMTJ Medical Travel Award winners were announced on Tuesday 3rd December, at a high profile ceremony which took place at the Maritim...

2019 IMTJ Medical Travel Summit, Berlin closes with the Great Debate

Now in its fifth year, the 2019 IMTJ Medical Travel Summit brought together international industry leaders in Berlin to debate whether to support or...

Regulating Goa’s medical tourism sector

According to the Times of India, Chief minister Pramod Sawant has said that the government plans to bring in legislation to improve Goa’s emerging...

Montefiore agreement targets patients from Abu Dhabi and Dubai

New York-based Montefiore Health System has signed an agreement with the UAE Department of Health (DoH) to provide people from Dubai and Abu Dhabi...

Health travel agreement one reason for more Omani travel to Iran

According to the Financial Tribune, more tourists travel to Iran from Oman than Europe. Hormatollah Rafiei, the head of Travel Agents Guild Association, listed...