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Compulsory health insurance will be introduced for Qatar expatriates from 2016
From 2016, new Social Medical Insurance scheme in Qatar will make it compulsory for all expatriates and visitors to have health insurance. There will be three...
Medical tourist numbers and complaints from Chinese patients both on the increase
South Korea is attracting many more Chinese cosmetic surgery patents, but quality and safety problems increase with the numbers of complaints and complications rising.
South...
Turkish Airlines announces 50% discount to medical tourists
State owned Turkish Airlines is offering 50% discount on flight tickets to medical tourists. The rebate is retrospective and only available after the air passenger has...
Development fund to boost France health and wellness tourism
The Deposits Fund is setting up France Development Tourism with government finance of a billion euros to develop tourism facilities and to boost tourism...
Israel medical tourism numbers hit by Russian problems
2014 sees a drop in medical tourism to Israel, with further falls likely for 2015. Shorter waits for hospital services such as surgery, MRIs...
Bahrain research identifies increased health risks for transplant tourists
Receiving an organ from a paid, living donor at a commercial transplant centre may have considerable medical risks. Investigators in Bahrain set out to...
New report on Kerala highlights medical tourism potential
Kerala is the leading state in India for tourism, but for medical travel it has only 5 to 10% of the Indian market. Kerala...
Patient survey reports high levels of patient satisfaction in Dubai
Nine out of ten patients of hospitals and clinics in Dubai Health Care City are satisfied with service. The highest satisfaction levels were in...
Dental associations in Mexico combine to offer dental travel
Two Mexican dental associations have combined to offer patients high-quality dental services with free estimates and referrals. Treatments offered include dental implants, oral restorations,...
Malaysia targets patients from New Zealand; local doctors express dissatisfaction
The Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council is targeting New Zealanders for low-cost cosmetic and dental surgery packages, but attracts criticism from New Zealand Association of...
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