Oman International Hospital opens
Oman International Hospital (OIH), the newest multispecialty healthcare facility has opened in Al Ghubra, Muscat. As many as 90,000 Omanis went abroad for specialist...
Developing healthcare in Indonesia
New rules allow 100% foreign ownership of hospitals and major clinics in Indonesia. This will open up investment, especially from Asian healthcare businesses, to...
Malta to open to vaccinated travellers in June
Malta plans to fully open in June for all countries, as long as travellers have proof of vaccination.
Malta is currently open to tourists, but...
Visit, vaccinate and vacation in the Maldives
The Maldives is planning to offer visitors the chance to get vaccinated when they take a holiday to the island.
To encourage tourism, the country’s...
Limits to Belgium’s medical travel
Belgium’s borders have re-opened but testing restrictions will likely continue to limit inbound and outbound medical tourism.
Belgian borders have re-opened as have hotels, spas,...
USA spine centre looks to attract medical travellers
Work begins in Jacksonville, Florida, on the city’s largest freestanding multispecialty surgery centre. Aimed at attracting more domestic and international medical tourists to the...
Israel to allow in vaccinated groups from May
Israel will soon allow in groups of tourists and medical tourists, but they have to be fully vaccinated. The health and tourism ministries say...
Greece opens to tourists from mid-May
From May 14, travellers, including health tourists, are allowed into Greece from all European Union countries, plus the UK, Israel, USA, Serbia and the...
CDC updates guidance for USA travellers
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has updated its travel guidance for fully vaccinated Americans.
Given recent studies evaluating the real-world effects of vaccination,...
Vietnam Docosan healthcare booking app to expand
Based in Ho Chi Minh City, Docosan helps patients avoid long waits by letting them search and book doctors through its app.
It has recently received...