Circle Health opens first private hospital in China

UK healthcare provider Circle Health has opened its first Chinese hospital in Shanghai. The Rmb200m (£23m) brand new facility is the first private hospital to be...

Boost for major IVF provider in India

Private equity firm TA Associates has completed a significant minority investment in leading India-based infertility treatment provider INDIRA IVF .IVF is seen as a...

Malaysian state receives 50,000 foreign patients

Quoted in the Malay Mail, the Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah has said that ‘about 50,000’ foreign...

Middle East seen as key market for Malaysia

During a roadshow of GCC countries taking place around the annual Arabian Travel Market in Dubai, Tourism Malaysia Director – GCC, Mr Shahrin Mokhtar,...

Malaysia’s Penang state treats more Indonesians

According to The Jakarta Post, an increasing number of Indonesians are travelling to Penang, Malaysia for medical treatment. This has prompted Malaysia-based hospital, Kumpulan...

Get on board China’s Belt & Road initiative

The predicted economic power of emerging markets and the massive investment in China’s Belt & Road Initiative is changing global medical tourism. Ian Youngman...

ISQua accredits Temos standards on medical tourism

The International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua), has accredited Temos International Healthcare Accreditation standards "Quality in International Patient Care" and "Excellence in Medical Tourism" for hospitals...

Visas, competition and costs are restricting the sector

Jordan’s President of the Private Hospitals Association, according to AmmonNews, sees challenges for the country’s medical tourism sector in visa obtainment, regional competition, debts...

UK non-surgical cosmetic market: a crisis waiting to happen?

The UK non-surgical cosmetic procedure market is growing, as social media and celebrity culture drive demand for ‘quick and easy’ enhancement. But why is...

HK’s Manson Group targets outbound Chinese fertility travel

The Nikkei Asian Review has reviewed the plans of Hong Kong-listed Mason Group Holdings, who are among the companies keen to target the growing...