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medical tourism

March 16, 2016

Nigeria plans to block outbound medical tourism

Government plans to fix healthcare and bring in universal health insurance to stop outbound medical tourism - National Health Agenda (NHA), National Health Gazette (NHG) and the National Health Act.
March 15, 2016

Surge in tourist arrivals to State

With a blend of the old and new, Telangana presents the perfect picture. Its attractions to domestic and foreign tourists include heritage monuments, nature and divine shrines.
March 15, 2016

Nigeria: Delta state to partner S/African firm to develop medical tourism

Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state in southern Nigeria has disclosed that the state was going to partner with a South African firm to develop a world-class hospital to boost medical tourism in the state.
March 15, 2016

The changing nature of the Russian medical tourism market

Roman Kononov, CEO and Founder of Recomed, a concierge service, specialising in Russian patients travelling abroad, gives his honest view of the current state of the outbound market from Russia.
March 15, 2016

Medical tourism costs Alberta health system $560K per year, study finds

As flashy weight-loss ads for medical surgeries continue to draw Albertans to Mexico and abroad, a new study says the costs of fixing some of the bungled procedures costs Alberta's health system more than half a million dollars each year.
March 1, 2016

MAS & MHTC Collaborates To Promote Malaysia As Global Healthcare Destination

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 29 (Bernama) -- Malaysia Airlines Bhd (MAS) has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC) to promote Malaysia as a premier medical tourism destination.