Keith Pollard talks on why infertility tourism could be recession proof
Keith Pollard from Treatment Abroad highlights the increasing trend in “infertility tourism”, looks at recent European research into the sector and some of the...
Inbound US medical tourism
Extensive media coverage of outbound medical tourism focuses on US residents leaving the country for medical care. Stackpole & Associates, an independent research company,...
Australian cosmetic surgeons complain about Thai competition
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has urged caution after an Australian medical tourism agency was launched to offer cosmetic surgery and dental packages in...
Malta targets medical tourism
Malta is preparing to launch the introductory phase of marketing the country as a medical tourism destination and discussions with all the relevant parties,...
AAAHC International grants first accreditation in Costa Rica
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC) of the USA has accredited Nova Dental in San Jose, Costa Rica, as the first ambulatory...
Maria Todd looks at how to run a hospital familiarisation tour: 2
Maria K Todd MHA PhD, CEO of Mercury Healthcare Advisory Group, looks at the planning and hosting of the “fam” tours that a hospital...
Wellness tourism is not a passing fad
Wellness is sometimes represented as a passing fad or niche market, but a major study conducted by SRI International (SRI) reveals that the yearly...
Swiss insurer takes tentative steps into medical tourism
Fifth largest Swiss health insurer, Assura, has linked up with Geneva based medical tourism agency, Novacorpus. The initial offer is cheap laser eye surgery...
Dental diplomacy links Balkan neighbours
The long political dispute between the governments of two countries over the use of the name Macedonia has not stopped thousands of Greeks from...
Suggestions for improving Indian medical tourism
Visas need to be issued faster, and infrastructure upgraded to international standards for India to tap the medical tourism market, which it stands to...
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