Cleveland UK: international patient ambitions

Cleveland Clinic London’s hopes for national and international business have soared, as UK borders are mostly open for business, and two new insurer deals...

Singapore restricts inbound medical travel

Singapore Health Ministry has announced that waivers for overseas patients with serious health issues have been suspended until further notice. Those with waivers currently...

USA birth tourism court case

Six people are accused of committing fraud in a scheme that brought 117 pregnant Turkish women to Long Island, USA to give birth so...

Healthcare travel: top five requirements

Concern for personal wellness will influence people’s travel preferences says the WTA 2021 Wellness Travel Consumer Survey. Medical tourism facilities should look at the...

South Korea targets Gulf medical travellers

As South Korea prepares to re-open, state agency Medical Korea is promoting the country as a medical travel destination for patients from Middle Eastern...

Ireland: cross border healthcare resumes

Over 700 Northern Ireland patients have been treated in the Republic of Ireland in the first three months of a new cross-border deal. Hundreds...

Effective destination management for medical travel

There is much more to promoting a destination than just issuing a press release, launching a website, or attending a trade fair. Ian Youngman...

Top Doctors: growing global access to private healthcare

Top Doctors, a digital platform helping people to connect with over 90,000 medical specialists in private healthcare worldwide, has secured funding to support further...

South Africa: encouraging inbound medical travel

The private healthcare system in South Africa ranks among the top healthcare systems in the world for quality. For South African insurer, Discovery, making...

Trinidad and Tobago: a new healthcare destination?

Tobago is well on its way to becoming a destination for health care and health tourism, as part of the Tobago Tourism Agency’s Roadmap...