Increasing global fertility acquisitions and consolidations for 2018
The global fertility services sector is seeing an emergence of serial acquirers and an increased pace of consolidation, according to Alantra, an investment banking...
DHA says 1,582 patients sent overseas in 2017
The Dubai Annual Statistical Report 2017 compiled by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), states there were 1,582 overseas patients sent abroad by the health...
Falling trust increases patient flow from Myanmar to Thailand & Singapore
According to The Nation Thailand Portal, patients from Myanmar have so far spent an estimated US$600m on medical care abroad, and this is increasing.
Professor Dr...
New parents of IVF provider Genea aim to attract Chinese to Australia and Thailand
A Hong Kong consortium hopes to capitalise on Genea’s strong presence as Australia’s third-largest reproductive services player. It plans to create ‘superstar’ doctors on...
Aggressive brain tumour treatment now offered in UK
HCA’s Harley Street Clinic in London can now treat patients with deep-seated or hard to access tumours who are unable to undergo conventional surgery...
Egypt’s ambitious health reforms include universal insurance
The World Bank is investing US$530 million in a project to improve Egyptian health care. It is seen as a vital boost to a...
Philippines plans to promote wellness and medical tourism
The Department of Tourism hopes to relaunch the Philippines as a wellness and medical destination for 2019. Many problems still exist however, including a...
KAZAKHSTAN MEDICAL TOURISM… DEDICATED SCHOOL TO HELP LOCAL SPECIALISTS
With help from the Turkish Healthcare Travel Council (THTC), Kazakh locals have opened a medical tourism school in Kazakhstan to help specialists develop this...
IP protection sought for indigenous Sri Lanka medical practices
Sri Lanka is seeking WIPO intellectual property protection for its centuries-old folk medicine system, to help promote wellness and medical tourism development.
Sri Lanka's indigenous...
Tehran hotel/hospital complex seeking international patients
The Gandhi Hotel-Hospital claims to be ‘the hotel-hospital’ in the Middle East, with an international patient centre offering a wide range of non-medical services...
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