New study compares risks of travel to global destinations

How risky is it to be a medical tourist? Ian Youngman analyses a new global risk travel map and says that businesses and organisations...

How many babies are really born to foreign parents in Canada?

The Federal Government of Canada is studying birth tourism after new research claims that more babies are born in Canada to foreign residents than...

Help us take the temperature of the medical travel market

The 2019 IMTJ Medical Travel Climate Survey is calling on hospitals, clinics, medical travel agencies and destination management organisations to give a view on...

Raffles Medical Group seeks to expand in Singapore

According to the Nikkei Asian Review, private healthcare provider Raffles Medical Group has launched a 24-hour telemedicine platform in a bid to increase its...

Risks for Thailand’s Bangkok Dusit Medical Services

According to the Nikkei Asian Review, Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BDMS), one of Southeast Asia’s biggest hospital networks, is facing business risks on two...

Alfardan Group moves into Qatar private health sector

The Qatar business conglomerate, Alfardan Group, has ventured into the country’s private medical services sector with the joint launch of Alfardan Medical with Northwestern...

Create Fertility growing UK IVF

One of the largest providers of fertility treatment in the UK, Create Health (holding company of Create Fertility) has experienced a 16% rise in...

Bupa Dental Care buys nine practices in UK and Ireland

Bupa has pursued an aggressive growth strategy in the dental care market since completion of its £835m takeover of Oasis Dental Care in 2017....

Egypt’s main airports to get medical tourism offices

According to Nile FM, Egypt's Health Ministry has announced that the airports of Sharm El-Sheikh, Aswan, Alexandria, Red Sea and Luxor will house medical...

New centre for foreign patients at Incheon airport

According to The Korea Times, the Korean government has opened a Medical Tourism Support Centre at Incheon International Airport. It is hoped that the centre...