551,748 health tourists to Turkey in 2018
The Daily Sabah has published data from TurkStat which claims that 551,748 tourists visited Turkey for health-oriented services in 2018, an increase of 27.3%...
Thailand broadens treatments for medical tourists
According to The Nation, Thailand is broadening its health offer from cheaper treatments like cosmetic surgery and dental care, to IVF, rehabilitation as well...
3,900 Kuwaiti patients authorised to travel abroad first half 2018
According to Arab Times, the Minister of Health Dr Basel Al-Sabah disclosed the number of approvals for overseas treatment after they were approved by...
China’s Greater Bay Area plan could increase HK outbound medical travel
An article in ejinsight.com says that waiting times for treatment in Hong Kong public hospitals has increased outbound medical travel to Taiwan. It suggests...
Fewer Gulf patients traveling to Germany
A drop in demand from Gulf States, particularly from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Oman, caused a decline in medical tourism in Germany in 2017,...
National Hospital recognised for international patient care
According to the Khaleej Times, the Avivo Group’s National Hospital in Abu Dhabi has become the first multi-speciality hospital in the state to acquire...
Jinxin Fertility Group plans expansion
Jinxin Fertility, currently the third-largest IVF clinic chain in China, is looking to raise US$600m to fund further expansion and acquisitions.
Fertility services provider Jinxin...
Foreign patients will subsidise experimental stem cell treatment for Israelis
According to Haaretz, Israel’s Health Ministry has agreed to let the Sourasky Medical Center in Tel Aviv charge foreign patients for an experimental stem...
Korea’s CHA invests in SMG
Korea’s CHA Healthcare takes a controlling stake in Singapore Medical Group, the private specialist healthcare provider, providing funds for further mergers and acquisitions.
"We are...
Singapore’s AAMG signs up to Hainan medical travel hub
Singapore-based Asian American Medical Group has signed a letter of intent with the Hainan Boao Lecheng Medical Tourism Pilot Zone Committee to establish medical...
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