Medical tourism on the rise in Latvia

The number of medical tourists to Latvia increased by 10% in 2015, and Russian numbers rose too. Total amount of services provided by the...

Global issue of obesity possible opportunity for medical tourism

Obesity is a growing problem that offers opportunities for medical tourism. European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO) says obesity will affect more...

Diaverum partners with Polish kidney association to run camp for young renal patients

Diaverum, one of the leading renal care providers worldwide, is partnering with the Polish kidney association, Ogólnopolskie Stowarzyszenie Osób Dializowanych, to roll out the...

Australian start up targets Chinese medical tourists

An Australian/Chinese partnership seeks to turn online medical opinions into Chinese medical tourists. Coyiu, backed by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)...

Health City Cayman Islands offers robotic assisted orthopaedic surgery

Health City Cayman Islands can perform robotic assisted orthopaedic surgery on knees, hips and other joints. Health City Cayman Islands is now one of a...

Saudi Arabia’s new plans limit outbound medical tourism

Saudi Arabia's National Transformation Plan will reduce outbound medical tourism. Plan to promote more efficient government services and to diversify the economy by boosting...

Global Wellness Summit forecast future of wellness industry

The Global Wellness Summit predicts that the European wellness industry will face competition from the Americas and Asia in the coming future. Suggests that...

Spaincares outlines medical tourism ambition

Thousands of visitors arrive in Spain every year to undergo health treatments in Spanish hospitals, clinics and medical spas. Spaincares suggests that numbers will...

Tourist numbers down in Turkey

Number of Russians, Germans and British tourists visiting Turkey are down in 2016, affecting Turkey's medical tourism market. Far fewer Russians, Germans and British are...

Malaysia… Challenging perceptions in health tourism

Benjamin Philip George from George Medical Getaway, a Malaysian inbound facilitator, gives his view on the development of Malaysia's health tourism offering. “If you are...