Malaysia targets medical tourism from Oman
The Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council is working hard to promote Malaysia as a medical tourism destination for people from Oman. Kavitha Mathuvay from MHTC...
Russia spends $ 58 million to rescue Crimean health tourism
The Russian annexation of Crimea from Ukraine has almost destroyed local health and wellness tourism. As some Western countries do not accept that the...
Atum Developments targets growing demand for private medicine in Cyprus
Cyprus can expect growing demand for private health care due to increasing Cypriot expenditures on private health care and favorable trends in global health...
Patient empowerment as a driver for medical tourism
The growth of internet based healthcare information has been a vital tool in empowering patients who want to explore the options for treatment abroad,...
Proton beam therapy case ignites debate on NHS paying for medical tourism
The recent high profile case of British child, Ashya King, has sparked a war of words in the media and on social media between...
Houston becoming a medical tourism destination
Houston becoming a medical tourism destination. Once best known as the Texas home of America's space programme, Houston is now attracting an estimated 20,000...
Asiana Airlines promotes medical tourism to South Korea
Asiana Airlines, one of Korea's flagship carriers, has seen that it can increase business by attracting medical tourists to South Korea. Rather than passively...
Ashya King: Why are these UK parents seeking proton beam therapy abroad?
The parents of Ashya King, a UK child suffering from a brain tumour, are being held in police custody in Spain after they left...
Does medical tourism benefit countries?
Ian Youngman, author of “MedicalTourism: Facts and Figures 2014” looks at the criticisms that are aimed at the medical tourism sector and the opposition...
New Zealand: Cross-border healthcare covered by insurance
New Zealand has limited medical facilities so it is common for locals to go to Australia for some treatment. A new health insurance from...
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