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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Call for crackdown on illegal medical tourism brokers in South Korea
Korea’s opposition Liberty Korea Party has accused KHIDI of being complacent about the quality of Korea’s medical services for foreign patients, demanding a crackdown...
New healthcare plan covers Saudi hospitals
AXA has launched a new international healthcare plan allowing its members to use hospital networks and cashless facilities within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia....
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