Local developer to grow “health islands”
Ithmaar Development Company (IDC), the development arm of the Bahrain-based Ithmaar banking group, plans to establish “health island” projects – similar to the one...
SingaporeMedicine is the New Face on Facebook
SingaporeMedicine, the government-industry partnership to develop and promote Singapore as the region's leading medical hub and international healthcare destination, makes medical tourism history by...
Can we think of the industry as Medical Tourism or International Medical Travel
ABSTRACT: Medical tourism is an emerging phenomenon wherein citizens of industrialized nations bypass services offered in their own communities and travel to less developed...
How much would you pay for a .com?
What's a domain name worth? Especially in the growth business of medical tourism.
The Medical Tourism Association (of which my Company is a member) has...
Manila shows off it’s expertise in international medical travel
The Philippine capital hosted a major medical travel event and the country's industry was out in full force
BY MARGIE T LOGARTA
The Philippines, host of...
Will creation of a Cross Border Healthcare systems boost medical tourism
After a six month delay, the EU Proposal for a Directive on patient’s rights in cross border healthcare has finally been released.
After a six...
SOS, a medical assistance specialist, has pioneered global healthcare coverage
Medical assistance specialist International SOS has pioneered global healthcare coverage for large multinational corporations
BY KENNY COYLE
International SOS was born in the mid-1980s in response...
Ian Youngman talks on his work: Medical Tourism 2008: the World-wide Business Guide
Ian Youngman is the author of Medical Tourism 2008: the World-wide Business Guide. Here he shares his research with IMTJ
BY IAN YOUNGMAN
I first became...
Christopher Jones and Louis Keith speak on the biggest challenges facing medical tourism
Doctors Christopher Jones and Louis Keith are both experts in the field of medical tourism. Dr Christopher Jones DPhil is founder and managing director...
In search for new patients, hospital groups are becoming more adventurous
In the search for new patients, hospital groups are becoming more adventurous. TOM OTLEY joined HCA International Hospitals as it set up the first...