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EU healthcare reimbursement delay impacts older patients in Ireland
Delays in reimbursing Irish patients who travel for treatment under the EU Cross-Border Healthcare Directive are forcing older people to take out loans from...
Healthcare accreditation, investment and Jamaican government support is lacking
The Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) is still seeking to establish Jamaica as a medical tourism destination but admits there are problems with medical tourism...
Public hospitals in Singapore banned from using medical travel agents
The Singapore Ministry of Health (MOH) has banned all public hospitals in Singapore from using medical travel agents to attract medical tourists. They have terminated...
UK BAAPS advises members not to perform Brazilian Butt Lifts (BBL)
The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) recently announced its decision to launch a formal review of emerging new evidence into the safety...
Financial pressure remains for public and private hospitals in Germany
A new hospital benchmarking study conducted by PwC finds German public, private and non-profit-making hospitals remain under financial pressure and their economic situation has...
Costa Rica looks to be stem cell treatment destination
Stem cell treatments are legal in Costa Rica and the laws intend to promote and allow the country to become a medical destination for...
Report assesses out of state cosmetic surgery travel in the USA
A new report by RealSelf, an online resource on cosmetic procedures says that 45% of RealSelf.com users during the first half of 2019 searched...
Lessons from the front line
Alex Youssef, doctor and healthcare entrepreneur, created a UK business start-up focused on medical travel from countries like the UK, Europe ,India, Thailand, Turkey...
MHTC promotes Malaysia healthcare to the UK
Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC) recently held a ‘Malaysia Healthcare Experience’ event in London, UK, with the support of IMTJ. LaingBuisson staff reporter, Kelsey...
India: an emerging medical travel destination
The medical value travel (MVT) sector is seen as a major growth driver for the Indian economy. ‘Brand India’ still has work do on...
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