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Latest trends in fertility tourism
Julie Munro of MTQUA highlights the latest laws and trends in fertility tourism. Chinese medical tourists are already the single largest group using birth...
Kidney transplant ban in Sri Lanka
On-going police investigation in Sri Lanka - the closing of an Illegal kidney transplant racket has led to a ban on lucrative kidney surgery...
Sanctions and travel restrictions still in place
Iran may offer medical tourism potential, but not yet. Planned withdrawal of sanctions means it is being touted as a potential medical tourism target...
Out-dated advertising rules affect Malaysia
Domestic medical tourism is held back by advertising rules, so Malaysians are ignorant about treatment they can get locally. Strict rules on what doctors...
Puerto Rico gearing up for medical tourism
A range of incentives and positive marketing is encouraging businesses to offer medical tourism in Puerto Rico.
The Puerto Rico Medical Tourism Corporation (CTM) was...
New data on US insurance
Latest figures suggest that medical tourism’s “uninsured Americans” may be a myth. 20 million people enrolled in insurance cover since 2010.
The establishment of the...
Growth in medical tourism despite economic slowdown
The economic slowdown has not affected the numbers of medical and health tourists to Malaysia, says health minister. 882,000 medical tourists in 2014, generating...
How will tourism fare in 2016?
Worldwide travel is expected to grow by 3% in 2016, but terrorism has a major impact. 15% of people will either not travel abroad...
International Rescue Plan Announced For San Seriffe Medical Tourism Project
An international rescue plan has been put in place to bring the struggling San Seriffe medical tourism project back on track, after struggling to...
Does Zika pose a threat to medical tourism?
The World Health Organisation has declared the Zika Virus a global health emergency, with an estimated 3 to 4 million people in danger of...
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