UK BAAPS launches pre-op psychological screening tool
Concerns that vulnerable patients are seeking cosmetic surgery when mental health issues suggest they should not has led the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (BAAPS) to develop...
UK’S ROYAL MARSDEN BREAKS £100M PRIVATE PATIENT REVENUE
There is an interesting dynamic going on in the central London private hospital market. While independent hospital revenues are flat to down, revenues in...
The medical tourism axis is shifting
The medical tourism axis is shifting East. Ian Youngman, healthcare and industry analyst, highlights the key points from a new report on Asia Pacific...
US medical tourist dies after treatment in Mexico
A US medical tourist has died after cosmetic surgery at the RinoCenter clinic in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico went wrong. Health inspectors and Mexican prosecutors...
Iran medical tourism “highest growth” sector
In an article in the Tehran Times 4.7m foreign tourists arrived in the first seven months (starting March 21). Iran’s tourism chief is quoted...
Threats to Dubai’s cosmetic surgery market
According to Gulf News, intense competition and the sheer number of players in Dubai’s cosmetic surgery market is pushing both down both the price...
India’s Hospals funding for expansion
According to TechOBSERVER, India’s medical tourism online platform Hospals has received a US$1.5m injection of funds for growth and expansion in India, the Middle...
Patients travel to India, Pakistan, Turkey and Iran
In an article in the Tehran Times, Wahid Majrooh, International Relations Director and Spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Health of Afghanistan says that...
Wellness tourism a key strategic sector for Sri Lanka
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) has identified health and wellness tourism services as a key sector to promote, in terms of foreign exchange earnings. ...
Medical travel to Turkey is increasing
Turkey is getting an increase in medical tourism numbers, even if sources disagree on numbers. IMTJ looks at the recent evidence.
In 2005, the Turkish...
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