Kenya’s limits government-backed medical travel
New rules will make it harder for government-backed Kenyans to travel abroad for treatment.
Between January and December 2019, more than 400 patients were cleared...
Ways to reach more high-value patients: just choose two.
Without realising it, most clinics limit their potential to reach more high-value patients. It’s easy to be confused and misguided about how best to...
The medical travel survivors of COVID-19 will be the ones that benefit in 2021
On December 31, 2019, the World Health Organization learned about a number of cases of pneumonia of unknown origin in Wuhan City, China. On...
5 emerging healthcare hubs in India
According to an article in the Deccan Herald, India is a preferred medical tourist destination for cardiology, orthopaedics, transplants and ophthalmology, with offerings in...
First phase of compulsory health insurance in Saudi Arabia
Economic plans and compulsory health insurance will reduce the need for Saudis to travel for treatment. By mid 2017, there will be mandatory health...
Sudden closure of Qatari national health insurance scheme
Qataris left high and dry after sudden closure of national health insurance scheme, with no interim health insurance arrangements. Locals must buy private care...
80,000 tourists come to Vietnam for health checks and treatment
According to Vietnamnet, last year Vietnam attracted around 80,000 foreign tourists who came for health checks and treatment and spent US$2 billion. In...
US Cleveland Clinic expands to London
Cleveland Clinic London is to open its first medical outpatient clinic at 24 Portland Place, Marylebone. This marks a major milestone in Cleveland Clinic...
Trump plans to combat birth tourism
President Donald Trump plans to fight the problem of birth tourism. Automatic citizenship for babies born in the US to be ended.
President Donald Trump...
India attracting Chinese and Pakistani medical tourists
Chinese patients in third- and fourth-tier cities seek medical treatment in India because the country provides cheap treatment.
Chinese patients in third- and fourth-tier cities...
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