Unlicensed brokers are Iran’s biggest issue

The Head of Medical Tourism Department at the Ministry of Health has been quoted in the Tehran Times saying that the biggest problem for...

Top English-speaking dental clinics in Asia

International comparison website Global Clinic Rating (GCR) has analysed English speaking dental clinics in Asia. 100 dental clinics were evaluated in the study and the top 10 identified. FMS...

Health cluster for Eastern Croatia

Pannonian Health has been set up to strengthen and develop health tourism in Slavonia and Baranya.Pannonian Health is a health tourism cluster that was...

Mövenpick BDMS Wellness Resort Bangkok

Scheduled to open in Q1/2019, Mövenpick BDMS Wellness Resort Bangkok is building Thailand’s health tourism sector. Surrounded by shopping malls, major office complexes, embassies and...

Obesity and chronic conditions in Asia-Pacific

A new report on Asia-Pacific healthcare warns of increasing obesity and chronic conditions. A new OECD/WHO report on universal health cover, 'Health at a Glance...

Increasing Chinese tourists to Cambodia

According to Jing Travel, over 1m Chinese tourists travelled to Cambodia in the first 7 months of 2018, a year on year growth of...

Case study on Indian medical travel agency

Canada’s Ivey Business School has published a case study on an Indian medical travel agency, Vaidam Health. Ivey Business School, University of London, Canada, a...

2.9m Chinese tourists by 2022

According to Jing Travel a major regional marketing push by the UAE and other Gulf nations is underway, aiming welcome 2.9 million Chinese tourists...

UK patients travelling abroad for black market kidneys

According to the Daily Mail, ‘hundreds’ of UK patients are travelling abroad to buy kidneys on the black market, and some are returning with...

Oman moves towards health insurance for all workers

Oman’s Capital Market Authority is preparing regulations for the implementation of mandatory health insurance in Oman for all workers. Much work needs to be...