Nigerian medical tourism ban for public servants

A bill will regulate and prohibit medical trips abroad by public servants at the expense of the Nigerian government. A bill to amend the National...

India medical visa numbers for 2016

According to Indian Home Ministry statistics, 201,099 medical visas were issued to citizens of 54 countries in 2016. The Indian Home Ministry has released statistics...

Medical spas one of the fastest growing medical tourism sectors in USA

The AmSpa 2017 Medical Spa State of the Industry Report provides analysis of one of the fastest growing business sectors across the USA. Revenues...

Linking medical tourism and high-speed rail in China

Perennial Real Estate Holdings is making major inroads into China via a US$1.2 billion joint venture to acquire and develop healthcare integrated mixed-use developments...

Draft government plan to boost health and medical tourism sector

To boost Turkey's service quality and competitive power in health and medical tourism, the government has drafted an ambitious but muddled plan for medical...

New figures show falling revenues for UK private acute medical hospitals and clinics for...

Softening NHS demand has pushed down growth for the UK private acute medical hospitals and clinics market, new figures from LaingBuisson reveal. One influence...

Fourth patient death highlights dangers in US domestic cosmetic market

A string of patient deaths at a South Florida clinic suggests that risks remain in the domestic cosmetic medical tourism market. The dangers of surgery...

USA Wellness Tourism Association launched

Earlier this year a group of US wellness industry executives launched the Wellness Tourism Association (WTA), the first of its kind association aimed at...

China’s Hainan to boost international medical tourists

Tropical island province Hainan has set a target to receive more than 1.3 million overseas tourists in 2020. With a special economic zone for...

Five myths about medical tourism clusters

5 common misconceptions surrounding medical tourism clusters are addressed. The medical tourism landscape is littered with clusters that have failed to launch or are underperforming. There...