Qatar funds Addis Ababa kidney centre

A Qatar government fund will build a kidney treatment centre in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia. Costing US$18 million in its first phase, the centre...

Rapid growth of medical spa sector in USA

The AmSpa 2019 Medical Spa State of the Industry Report reveals that medical spas are of one of the fastest growing business sectors across...

Results from IMTJ Medical Climate Survey suggests market growth

Initial results from the IMTJ Medical Travel Climate Survey 2019 suggests market optimism. Senior managers working in hospitals, healthcare facilities and medical travel businesses in...

Shrinking private acute medical care market in UK

The value of the private acute medical care hospitals and clinics market in the UK contracted for the second year running in 2018 when...

Compulsory health insurance for all tourists to Oman

A compulsory health insurance scheme will apply to tourists and medical tourists to Oman in 2020. The system aims to provide affordable health insurance to...

Cost and quality drive medical travel to Costa Rica

The number of U.S. citizens travelling to Costa Rica for dental procedures, especially dental implants, is rising. This isn’t by accident argues Manuel Williams,...

Don’t give up on government-sponsored medical travellers from the Gulf

Over the last few years at healthcare conferences, one of the main messages has been that the number of international patients coming to the...

Price controls could risk Malaysia inbound medical travel

Malaysia’s medical health tourism industry could be hit if the government introduces a medicine price control mechanism for private healthcare operators, warns Pharmaceutical Association...

Switzerland Tourism to target China, Russia and Gulf travellers

According to swissinfo.ch, Switzerland’s tourism marketing company plans to launch a campaign in 2020 aimed at attracting guests to the country’s wellness and spa...

Ethiad partnership for Saudi Arabia medical travel to UAE

VPS Healthcare, a healthcare service provider with 20 operational hospitals and over 125 medical centres across the Middle East, Europe and India, has chosen...