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Is Brexit affecting EU funded cross-border healthcare projects?
Brexit tensions between the UK and Ireland may put EU-funded hospital services and other healthcare projects at risk. This will have an impact on...
Health reforms in South Africa may impact medical tourism
The National Health Insurance Bill will change healthcare in South Africa. It aims to ensure most healthcare, including doctors’ visits, medicines, operations and hospital...
Is the surrogacy market in Greece working?
Surrogacy has been legal in Greece since 2002. It is one of the few countries worldwide, and the only one in EU where surrogacy...
Medical travel and general tourism packages to Japan planned
According to The Japan News, the Japan Tourism Agency and the Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry will jointly launch a project later this year...
UAE joint venture to promote Abu Dhabi to international patients
According to MENAFN, Abu Dhabi’s state owned Mubadala Investment Company, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with local travel agency Nirvana Travel and...
Regulating Bali health tourism
Indonesia’s administration in Bali is looking to further develop health tourism to the island, with regulations and networks to support the industry through new...
Is stem cell treatment legal in India?
Despite the New Drugs and Clinical Rules 2019, in force in India, some clinics in the country still provide unproven and unregulated stem cell...
Visitor survey suggests reality of health tourism to Azerbaijan
The results of a 2018 visitor survey have been published by the Azerbaijan Tourism Board (ATB). It shows only 12% visited for shopping or...
20,000 outbound medical travellers from Zimbabwe per year
The Finance and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, has claimed Zimbabwe spent US$4bn in outbound medical tourism in the last decade.
The minister wants...
Proton therapy: a double-edged sword?
Rutherford Health opened their latest proton therapy centre in the UK this month, targeting London and overseas patients. Ian Youngman looks at the developing...
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