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With stricter laws, will more women travel for an abortion?
An article in the Observer looks at the cross-border travel from Poland to Germany for abortion services, and suggests that the new anti-abortion laws...
66 JCI-accredited hospitals in Thailand helps medical travel sector
According to the Thailand Business Review, the country now has the most JCI-accredited hospitals in SE Asia. This, combined with new visas for medical...
EU cross-border healthcare still requires improvement
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) has published a special report on EU cross-border healthcare. The verdict: "significant ambitions but improved management required". Ian Youngman...
Medical tourism agent regulation has not worked in India
After three years, only 14 medical tourism agents in India have been certified.
The National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) issued rules...
Regulator focuses on Dubai’s surgery centres
The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has given a deadline of 18 months to the 50 local one-day surgery centres to obtain international accreditation and...
Abu Dhabi hospitals must issue detailed bills to patients
From May 2019, all health care facilities in the emirate of Abu Dhabi have to issue detailed medical bills for patients, the Abu Dhabi...
BVI budgets to develop medical tourism sector
The new local government in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), a British territory, has allocated US$2.5 million in the budget to develop medical tourism.
Premier...
Kenyan public hospital now offers weight loss surgery
According to Kenyans.co.uk, Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has become the first public health care facility in the country to conduct weight reduction surgery. It...
Next step in Taipei plan to attract Muslim travellers
Taiwan Adventist Hospital has become the first in Taipei to be certified as halal and Muslim-friendly. The Taipei City Government is working to increase...
Authorities close private hospital in Hainan
Hainan's medical tourism hopes have been dealt a blow as Chinese authorities closed a private hospital dispensing fake medicine.
A private hospital on Hainan Island...
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