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April 2016

April 18, 2016

Healthcare goes global and gives online medical tourism a boost

A highly fragmented market, online medical tourism is nonetheless developing strongly in the most unexpected parts of the world. While global figures are hard to find, venture fund group Accel Partners estimate that it could be worth $55 billion with six to 10 million people annually travelling to find medical services.
April 18, 2016

Latest medical tourism figures from Colombia

The number of health tourists to Colombia grew by 6.4 % in 2015, with the arrival of 10,423 compared to 9,792 in 2014 claims government tourism and foreign investment agency ProColombia
April 18, 2016

Medical tourists looking to Cancun for cancer treatments

Two of every 10 treatments performed by the Oncology Center of Cancun are provided to medical tourists, and this is because prices are up to 40% lower than in other countries.
April 17, 2016

Medical experts praise UAE government’s health initiatives

The Cabinet decision on making nursing more appealing as a vocation for Emiratis and introducing early cancer detection protocols for Emiratis has been welcomed by health-care professionals as a pioneering step.
April 17, 2016

Dubai eyes enhanced presence at Arabian Travel Market

Dubai's Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) will be joined by more than 80 co-participants and partners at this year's Arabian Travel Market (ATM), showcasing the breadth and variety of Dubai's destination offering through numerous content-rich concepts and activations on its new-look stand.
April 17, 2016

Bioscience Americas Is Poised to Lead the Global Medical Tourism

Bioscience Americas, LLC (http://www.bioscienceamericas.com), the leading international developer of autologous stem cell treatment centers, has positioned itself to capture a significant share of the global medical tourism market.
April 16, 2016

International Family Medicine Conference and Exhibition begins tomorrow in Dubai

Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance and President of the Dubai Health Authority, the 3rd edition of International Family Medicine Conference and Exhibition (IFM) will begin tomorrow at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition centre, themed "Overcoming Challenges in Primary Health Care".
April 16, 2016

Malaysia Gains Interest as Medical Travel Destination of Choice from Middle East Countries

April 2016 – Malaysia Healthcare participates in the 4th International Medical & HealthCare Exhibition & Conference 2016 (IMTEC Oman) from 4-6 April, and the 8th Riyadh Travel Fair 2016 from 12-15 April, showcasing Malaysia’s advantages as a healthcare destination of choice, and to explore potential government-to-government (G2G) collaborations within the Middle East market.