Changes at the top for Malaysia medical travel

The Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC) has announced that its CEO, Sherene Azli, stepped down from her role as of last month. Yazmin Azman...

Are COVID vaccinations good news for medical travel, or currently too high a risk...

Despite concerns that vaccinated people may still spread COVID-19, several medical and heath tourism destinations plan to or are considering opening to vaccinated travellers....

Removing limits to India’s medical tourism

The global medical travel industry is suffering. But even with a global pandemic, there are still roadblocks that need removing to allow for future...

Coup threatens Myanmar medical travel

Plans that the civilian government had for Myanmar to reduce outbound medical travel and begin inbound medical tourism, by attracting international investment, may now...

Vietnam sees opportunity in Japanese medical travellers

Vietnam holds huge potential in medical tourism, which is expected to help the country attract more foreign tourists, including those from Japan, according to...

What will dominate healthcare in the next decade?

The Future Health Report from international wealth managers Julius Bär explores the ways in which healthcare might change in the coming decades. The Future Health...

DHA restricts medical and dental treatment

In the midst of an immunisation drive and a spike in COVID-19 infections, the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has directed all licensed hospitals and...

Europe debates proof of vaccination

European leaders are working on a standardised and inter-operable form of proof of vaccination for medical purposes and are debating how they can be...

India has the largest diaspora population in the world

India has 18 million people from the country living outside their homeland in 2020, according to a report by the United Nations. The US remained...

Push to promote Ayurveda tourism

The Government of India believes that with a global focus on health and wellness, there is an opportunity for the growth of Ayurveda tourism. India’s...