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Proton therapy in the Czech Republic now available for BUPA UK private patients
Bupa UK now offers access to pencil-scanning technology for the treatment of tumours, due to a new partnership with the Proton Therapy Centre in...
Outbound travel data shows 6.5% increase in 2017
IPK’s World Travel Monitor, shows 2017 was an exceptionally strong year for international travel. Europe was the main growth driver as both a source...
130m Chinese holiday abroad, outbound medical tourists estimated at 0.5m
Chinese outbound tourism figures continue to grow. Estimates show 500,000 outbound Chinese medical travellers spend at least $10 billion a year, lucrative for medical...
Tourists taking wellness breaks in Germany increase
Recent survey commissioned by leading German wellness hotel marketing group finds more interest in wellness breaks, with stays between 5-8 days increasing in popularity
A...
Greece seeks investors to become major health tourism player
The Greek tourism ministry is encouraging inward investment in health and medical tourism projects. They claim that 110 thermal spas have been licensed or...
New strategy for Jordan medical tourism
Inbound medical tourism to Jordan has lost out to Dubai in recent years. The Jordanian government is forming a national committee to draft a...
Accreditation processes for US hospitals under scrutiny
US politicians raise concerns about the quality of accreditation surveys for hospitals in the Medicare and Medicaid programmes
The House Energy and Commerce Committee is...
Self-paying patients can now get proton beam therapy in UK
Private patients with medical insurance and self-paying patients can access high energy proton beam therapy from newly approved Rutherford Cancer Centre, Wales
Proton Partners International...
New robo-supported tech attracting medical tourists to South Africa
Netcare launches new robot-supported surgical system at its Johannesburg hospital, in response to growing demand for minimally invasive surgery from international patients.
A hybrid theatre,...
Why medical tourism is not taking off in the Philippines
Despite new hospitals opening in Cebu targeting medical tourists, the province and country are failing to attract many medical tourists.
Cebu Health and Wellness Council (CHWC)...
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