Information platform connects healthcare providers

New Zealand’s Orion Health will set up the first Health Information Exchange (HIE) platform in the Middle East. The project, carried out with Abu...

Cancer care now London hospitals biggest earner

According to the FT, cancer treatments have replaced orthopaedics to become the single biggest earner for private hospitals in London. London has a strong...

Zagreb Tourist Board Focuses On Health Tourism

According to Total Croatia News Zagreb Tourist Board is increasing its effort in promoting the city’s health tourism capabilities. The Croatian Minister for Tourism...

Compulsory health insurance for expats in Kuwait

Kuwait has a draft law on mandatory health insurance scheme for expatriates and could require visitors to have health insurance. Expatriates account for 70%...

Fundamental structural changes in Saudi Arabia healthcare

Colliers International KSA Healthcare Overview 2018 gives in-depth analysis of the Saudi Arabia healthcare sector. A helpful guide for any medical travel agency or...

Walmart encourages travel within the US for treatment

Walmart is strengthening its relationships with health systems across USA, launching insurance products tied to value-based contracts with doctors and hospitals caring for their...

More government help needed to build India’s medical travel sector

A 'FICCI-EY Knowledge Paper on Medical Tourism in India' has been published by FICCI in association with Ernst & Young (EY). Its recommendations are...

20% of EU health spending is wasteful

A recent joint report of the European Commission and OECD ‘Health at a Glance: Europe 2018’, shows that health spending in EU accounted for...

Stricter healthcare rules for foreign workers in Japan

Japan is looking to crack down on abuse of the health insurance system as it plans for foreign worker influx. Japan’s justice minister has said...

Healthy inbound travel to Europe in 2018

European destinations reported healthy growth in 2018 with rising tourist numbers from China, Russia and the USA, according to the European Travel Commission's latest...