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Japanese plans to promote health tourism get mixed reaction
The Japanese government wants to promote medical and health tourism, but may be too late.
The Japanese government wants a visit to a clinic for...
Dubai links health insurance scheme to visa renewal
From August Dubai Health Authority will link health insurance to visa renewal and issuance to ensure company compliance with the mandatory insurance scheme.
No visa...
Cosmetic medical tourism to come to Turks and Caicos
Many people in the Caribbean region travel for cosmetic surgery to the Dominican Republic.
The Turks and Caicos Islands want to take part of that...
More Israelis seek private healthcare
More Israelis are leaving Israel's public health system for private doctors, according to a recent Ministry of Health study.
The study reveals that private medicine...
New online marketplace for domestic and inbound US medical tourism
VoyagerMed has launched an online marketplace for domestic and inbound US medical tourists.
The website makes it easy for Americans to find the best specialist...
First Temos certified clinic in the Baltic region
Medcentras clinic in Vilnius, Lithuania is the first organization in the Baltic region to achieve Temos certification of “Excellence in Medical Tourism”.
Founded in 1995...
Comparing hospital performance and informing patient choice
One of the greatest challenges facing the medical tourism sector is providing comparable information to patients that can help them to make the right...
Green light for compulsory health insurance in Saudi Arabia
New Saudi health minister Khalid Al-Falih has announced that the pilot scheme for mandatory health insurance for all citizens had been successful.
So mandatory insurance...
RAK Hospital developing medical tourism
RAK Hospital in Abu Dhabi seeks to become a destination for medical tourism. The luxury, hotel-style hospital gets 150 patients from abroad each month,...
The EU Directive on Cross Border Healthcare: Update
Some had high hopes that the EU Directive on Cross Border Healthcare would transform the European medical tourism market and provide a much needed...
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