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April 2016

April 23, 2016

Healthy profits in medical tourism

Public health is one area that has remained in the back seat for some time since its heyday of the 1960s and 1970s when infectious diseases were a concern.
April 21, 2016

Malaysia features Healthcare Travel at the 16th Kazakhstan International Tourism Fair

April 2016 – Malaysia Healthcare is participating in the 16th Kazakhstan International Tourism Fair (KITF) from 20-22 April, at the Atakent International Exhibition Centre under the Malaysia Pavilion in Almaty, to showcase its unique qualities as a leading destination in global healthcare travel. Malaysia’s participation in KITF marks its presence for the 15th time this year.
April 21, 2016

Ensure clear line between medicine and business

Advertisements promoting health screening and various medical services are rampant. Medical tourism is now a major engine of economic growth, and Singapore has ambitions to be a world-class medical centre. But we must ensure that we do not capitalise on any economic exploitation of the anxious "well".
April 20, 2016
Thailand sees increase of Omani tourists in 2016

Thailand sees increase of Omani tourists in 2016

More Omanis are expected to visit Thailand in 2016, a senior official at the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Dubai and Middle East office told Times of Oman. “We are expecting to welcome 100,000 Omani visitors this year, compared to 80,000 in 2015,” Tanes Petsuwan, executive director of TAT said, adding that 80 per cent of Omani visitors visit Thailand for medical treatment.
April 20, 2016
MHTC Cosmetic Surgery

Czech Republic a favourite cosmetic destination for British, Germans and Russians

British, German and Russian clients dominate among foreigners seeking treatment at Czech healthcare facilities, mostly for cosmetic surgery. The number of foreign patients in the Czech Republic has been rising by 10% to 15% a year.
April 20, 2016

Global medical tourism is on the rise

The on-line medical tourism sector is growing on a global scale With 1.2 million to 1.4 million Americans annually seeking health-care services abroad, the medical sector experienced an average increase of 23% per year in the last decade. Top medical tourism destinations for people living in the US include: Mexico, Colombia, Barbados, Hungary, India, Thailand.
April 20, 2016

Tunisia sees tourism figures steady despite attacks

Tunisia's Central Bank said this month tourism revenue in first two months of 2016 fell to 182 million dinars ($90 million), 54 percent down on the same period last year. But Elloumi Rekik said Tunisia is diversifying by promoting cultural tourism, Sahara safari trips and medical tourism packages -- giving European patients access to less costly therapeutic and cosmetic treatments in Tunisia.
April 19, 2016
Medical and Dental Tourism - MHTC

Medical and Dental Tourism Could Double in Costa Rica by 2020

The number of health travelers from the United States who visit Costa Rica for medical and dental procedures could double by the end of this decade. Such was the forecast recently broadcast by national television network Teletica in a report by Adrian Fallas.
April 18, 2016

An Introduction to Malaysia Healthcare

April 18, 2016
K-Style Hub

Technology meets tourism at new K-Style Hub

Seoul’s newest culture tourism facility, the K-Style Hub, is technology at its finest, offering the very best in information and education on Korea’s traditional culture as well as one-stop shop for hallyu.
April 18, 2016
VPS Healthcare

UAE-based VPS Healthcare to invest Rs 1,000 crore in India in healthcare

The UAE-based healthcare conglomerate VPS Healthcare is entering India by acquiring majority stake in Lakeshore Hospital in Kerala, a tertiary level super specialty hospital and pioneer in large-scale health tourism.
April 18, 2016

Weak health sector encourages medical tourism, says Medical Association

The President, Association of Medical Scientists of Nigeria, Toyosi Raheem, has said that Nigeria would continue to lose billions of naira to medical tourism due to her weak health system. He called on the Federal Government to strengthen the nation’s health system and to build the capacity of the medical laboratories, stressing that they were not well equipped to support medical services.