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Vietnamese spend US$2bn on treatment abroad
Foreign investment in Vietnam’s private healthcare sector has surged. The amount spent on treatment abroad shows clear opportunity for quality domestic healthcare services.
According to...
Agreement promotes Costa Rica wellness tourism
The Costa Rica Tourism Board has signed a four-year cooperation agreement with Association Wellness Costa Rica.
The agreement has nine objectives, including the organisation of...
IMTJ analysis of 2017 India medical tourist data
IMTJ reviews the recently published federal government figures showing where Indian medical tourists came from in 2017: the reality is not Western Europe or...
Georgia’s developing medical tourism ambition
Georgia’s private healthcare sector has improved, but is it good enough to attract more medical tourists? Maria D. Georga, Regional Manager for Treatment Abroad...
New state agency promotes Turkey’s health tourism
The Turkish parliament has set up the state-owned International Health Services (USHAS) to promote and regulate health tourism. IMTJ reviews progress of medical tourism...
International patient data overstates medical tourism reality
Ian Youngman, healthcare and insurance industry specialist, explains what else gets included in international patient numbers and says it’s wrong to assume all international...
ISPA annual survey shows US spa growth
The International SPA Association (ISPA) has released its annual findings of five key US spa industry financial indicators, which show that the industry continues...
Good progress report on Estonia’s healthcare
A new report highlights the remarkable progress Estonia has made over recent years. The amount spent by the state health agency to send patients...
New medical school promotes Japan medical tourism
A new Japanese medical school plans a Japanese hospital for medical tourists and a medical centre in Vietnam targeting Asian medical tourists.
Tokyo based International...
Hainan medical tourism… the ‘Dubai’ of China?
The tropical island of Hainan wants to become known as a major medical tourism destination, and the ‘Dubai’ of China. Progress is being made,...
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