New law improves government coordination for Egypt’s medical tourism sector

According to Egypt Today a draft law on medical tourism has been approved by the House of Representatives' Tourism and Civil Aviation Committee. It...

Plan to build medical tourism to Goa

According to The Times of India, India’s Health Minister, Vishwajit Rane has said the state government will work with private companies to develop Goa’s healthcare...

US$2bn spent on treatment abroad

According to Punch, the Minister of State for Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has said that Nigerians spend about US$2bn annually to seek medical care...

UK court decision could impact fertility treatment abroad

According to BioNews, a High Court decision has granted a declaration of non-parentage, in a case where an unmarried UK couple had a baby...

New bill to boost Greece thermal tourism

Greek MPs have passed a new law "Thematic Tourism and Special Forms of Tourism", covering thematic and special interest tourism to help pave the...

Germany’s Schoen Clinic opens in UK

The largest family-run hospital group in Germany, Schoen Clinic, has opened in the UK. It’s the company’s first purpose-built hospital outside of its home...

South Africa’s Med-Afrique pushes treatment in Africa

A new medical tourism agency in South Africa seeks to encourage Africans to have medical treatment in Africa. According to iAfrica, Med-Afrique Medical Tours is...

Cayman’s first PET scan service to reduce outbound flow

According to Cayman Compass, Baptist Health International says a new PET/CT scanner they expect to have installed and ready to operate in the coming...

Fortis and Apollo dominate India’s medical travel awards 2018

According to Newspatrolling, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has announced the winners of their FICCI Medical Travel Value Awards 2018, which...

What this year’s IMTJ stories and articles can teach us

At this time of year, it’s worth looking back at some of the stories and articles that we’ve featured in IMTJ, and what they...