Cosmetic surgery abroad under the spotlight
Cosmetic surgery abroad is under the spotlight in the UK media, and its increasing popularity contributes to the poor image that medical tourism in...
The issues in measuring medical tourism numbers
Ian Youngman, author of Medical Tourism Facts and Figures 2014, highlights the issue of measuring medical tourism numbers and the problem of differentiating between...
Fly the doctor and the patient to an island
Most medical tourism models take the patient to the hospital, while some take doctors to patients in another country. A Canadian version is to...
Diplomatic Council promotes “Best Hospitals of the World”
The Diplomatic Council medical program, a Netherlands based membership group is certifying the "best hospitals of the world" for international patients and medical tourists....
Iran is becoming a prime destination for Muslim medical tourists
Despite near demonisation in parts of the US and Israeli media, Iran is a peaceful country that is successfully attracting local medical tourists away...
Foreigners spend millions on health care in Czech Republic
More and more foreigners seek paid health care services, mostly cosmetic surgery, surgical treatment of obesity and assisted reproduction, in the Czech Republic. Local...
Romania seeks international investors for health tourism projects
Romania aims to develop health and wellness tourism. The problem is that the government is short of cash and there are not enough big...
Latvia promotes health tourism
The Latvian Health Tourism Cluster has launched a new promotion for 2014. In cooperation with Latvia’s resorts association the cluster has created a marketing...
TURKS AND CAICOS: Caribbean island takes next step into developing medical tourism.
Another Caribbean island has taken the next step into developing medical tourism. Early in 2014 the governor, Peter Beckingham, announced the British overseas territory's...
Claims that UK dental tourism is falling as UK dentists offer better value
Blogging on new UK cosmetic dentistry cost and clinic comparison site Teethwise, founder Eoin Holohan claims that the number of people travelling for dental...
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