Criminal charges in Malta over medical visas
Criminal proceedings on medical visa racket.
Criminal proceedings are ongoing in Malta relating to allegations of bribery around Libyan medical tourists being treated in Malta.
Health...
Kuwait succeeds in reducing outbound medical tourism
The Ministry of Health is following its health reform agenda and is reducing outbound medical tourism.
Having brought in new procedures in 2014, the ministry...
Sri Lanka looks to promote health tourism
The Sri Lanka Export Development Board in association with the Sri Lanka Wellness Tourism Association has been exploring the potential of wellness tourism with...
Fewer Zambians being referred abroad
According to allAfrica, modernisation of health facilities and improved capacity to handle complicated ailments in Zambia has reduced the evacuation of patients to other...
UK hospitals abandon plan to check international patients
A political plan based on questionable statistics, where UK hospitals and doctors would have policed international "health tourists" seeking NHS treatment has been dropped,...
South Africa’s Life Healthcare sells Max Healthcare stake
According to Business Day, South Africa’s third-biggest private hospital group, Life Healthcare, is exiting its Indian business after almost a year’s talks. It will...
European Space Agency expertise for sustainable healthcare
Leading global health insurer Axa is partnering with the European Space Agency (ESA). It will enable ESA’s cutting-edge expertise in satellite technology, data management,...
Can inbound medical travel to Turkey rebound this year?
Turkey's medical tourism is forecasted to grow to a record high by the second half of 2021 says the Health Tourism Association (TŰSATDER). Following...
Strict health and quarantine for inbound travellers
Foreigners bearing valid visas can travel to the Philippines subject to strict health and quarantine protocols.
The new rules came when the Inter-Agency Task Force...
Two Thai hospitals awarded GHA certification
Aek Udon International Hospital and Phyathai 1 Hospital are the latest hospitals to be awarded Global Healthcare Accreditation's certification with COVID-19 Guidelines for Medical...
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