2,401 Saudis funded for treatment abroad
According to the Saudi Gazette, in 2017 as many as 2,401 Saudi patients were treated abroad for various diseases, at the expense of the...
Ethiopian Airlines deal supports treatment abroad
According to the Independent, Ethiopian Airlines has appointed Only Merit as its promoter for medical travel packages from African territories to India, Malaysia and...
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...
Free eye surgery in Holland for Irish patients
A medical travel eye treatment specialist that is run by a charity in Ireland is promoting free eye surgery in Holland to citizens living...
More Irish traveling within EU for treatment
According to the Irish Times, HSE figures show that 2,234 Irish patients used the EU cross-border healthcare directive in the first eight months of...
Germany’s Medigo offers medical travel insurance
German medical concierge company Medigo has expanded into health insurance, covering cancer treatment, neurosurgery, heart surgery and organ transplants at hospitals worldwide. The product...
Arrests in US$145m scam targeting Chinese medical travellers
Chinese police have arrested 132 people across China connected to just one US$145 million medical tourism scam. Ian Youngman investigates the latest news on...
Rapid growth in city tourism
A new World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) report identifies the top 10 cities by tourism market revenue size. Shanghai, Beijing and Paris are...
Legal action against US stem therapy claims
A US federal agency legal case has found that the defendants lacked scientific evidence to prove their 'amniotic stem cell therapy' could treat or...
Is Asia’s IHH now treating the most medical travellers worldwide?
The Competition Commission of India has approved the takeover of Fortis Healthcare by Asia’s largest private healthcare group, IHH Healthcare. Along with further expansion...
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