EU announces plans for vaccine passports soon

Momentum is building behind vaccine passports, and EU leaders have agreed to introduce some form of immunity certification by this summer. Some countries want an...

Health City US$121million expansion

Health City Camana Bay will become the first hospital in the region to offer bone marrow transplantation and CAR-T Cell cancer therapy, in a new...

Confusing air travel protocols impact medical travel in Asia

Most leading Asian medical destinations get their business from other Asian countries or domestically, and both global and domestic markets rely heavily on air...

Corporate insurance for Nigerians covers treatment abroad

Nigerian life insurer FBN Insurance has partnered with broker and assistance provider Collinson to launch SmartHealth International Insurance Plan, a corporate international health insurance product for...

How will Thailand bring back international tourists?

Thailand is not yet ready for international tourists or medical tourists, and is considering the risk of welcoming vaccinated ones. Ian Youngman looks at...

Canada’s tough new restrictions on travel

Canada’s border will continue to be closed to foreign nationals who are coming for a non-optional, non-discretionary reason, and border officials will turn away...

Airlines promote digital travel passes

Once borders reopen, travel is going to look very different, with customers’ health data needing to be verified at check-in. A number of different...

Which countries have the highest health insurance premiums?

A report by insurance broker Pacific Prime examined international health insurance (IPMI) premiums in 100 locations and found that in many countries premiums have...

Healthcare rights for foreign nationals in Croatia

The Croatian government has sent to parliament amendments to the law on the compulsory health insurance and healthcare of aliens to align it with...

Is the EU’s approach to vaccines damaging trust in healthcare?

Despite all the talk of going back to normal life, 69 countries are currently still closed to tourists – many of which are European...