Export Development Board targets $2m from wellness tourism
Sri Lanka’s Export Development Board has set an initial $2m revenue target from overseas customers for health and wellness tourism, as part of its...
All health care facilities will be rated from 2019
The Dubai Health Authority is implementing the rating system based on the Dubai Health Facilities Performance Framework. It is hoped this will encourage medical...
Dignitas founder cleared of profiteering charges
The founder of Swiss assisted suicide organisation Dignitas has been cleared by a Zurich court on charges of profiteering.
Ludwig Minelli, founder of one of...
Value-based bundles of care are reducing costs
UnitedHealthcare says its bundled payment method, reimbursing health care providers and facilities for a defined episode of care such as knee or hip replacement,...
Can Poland city Lublin co-ordinate regional destinations?
Lublin hosted the Eastern Europe Health and Medical Tourism Summit last month. It was held to promote the city and Poland as a medical...
More Cambodians seeking treatment abroad
According to the Ministry of Tourism, 1.75m locals travelled abroad last year ‘for medical purposes and for vacationing’.
View Khmer Times' full article: "The rise...
3-year project to modernise UK surrogacy laws
The Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission have started work on a review of the laws around surrogacy.
Surrogacy is...
Hospitals to develop medical tourism in the Maldives
ADK Hospital and MV Medicals are to develop medical tourism in the Maldives in an effort to boost public confidence in the health sector...
Law for compulsory health cover for all
Bahrain has ratified the National Health Insurance Law that paves the way for comprehensive health cover for all citizens. It will allow the private...
How to adapt your marketing to the online behaviour of medical travellers
Getting your message across to a potential medical travel customer at the right time in the decision-making process is vital. Miroslav Varga, PPC Quality...
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