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The internationalisation of UK healthcare…. and the challenge for medical tourism destinations

Many countries across Europe want to attract patients from the UK seeking treatment abroad. But freedom of movement for healthcare workers and the attractions...

What do patients know about the EU Directive?

The simple answer to that question is… very little or nothing at all. In October 2013, the European Directive on the application of patients’ rights...

Transplant tourism from the Middle East to China raises ethical issues

In a recent speech to the Middle East Society for Organ Transplantation in Istanbul, Canadian international human rights lawyer David Matas shed light on...

Spa tourism: Case study of Hévíz Hungary published

The Tourism Observatory for Health Wellness and Spa has issued a case study of the Hungarian spa town of Hévíz, “Hot springs, tourism and...

Is the Dominican Republic ready to be a health tourism destination?

The Dominican Republic aims to become an international health destination, particularly for people from Caribbean countries. Rescue RD group offers medical services in Puerto...

UK private hospitals to get ratings after independent inspection

For the first time, private hospitals in England will have independent inspections where hotel style ratings will be made public, so helping domestic and...

Rwanda aims to be a medical tourism destination

Most Rwandans are on a subsistence income, with poor healthcare, but local officials still claim that they will, in years to come, become a...

Puerto Rico launches medical tourism strategy

The Economic Development and Commerce department of Puerto Rico has presented its strategy for promoting itself as a medical tourism destination, especially among the...

Costa Rica targets Alzheimer patients

High care costs in the United States for patients with Alzheimer’s disease are prompting families to look to other countries, including Costa Rica, as...

New studies of medical tourism in Kolkata and Karnataka

A new Indian study of medical tourism in Kolkata warns that allegations of hospital dumping of medical waste means a proper environmental impact assessment...