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Latest articles

Medical Tourism growth is dependent on quality of foreign healthcare
Joseph Gregory and Analysts at GlobalData explains why the long term growth of medical tourism depends on the availability of comparative data on...
Which is the most beautiful hospital in the world?
Destination attractiveness in medical tourism is not about beauty. But is the look of a hospital important in attracting patients? Will a patient...
The medical tourism niche good news or bad news?
Ian Youngman has been studying the broader aspects of global tourism, and is fascinated to see the number and variety of existing and new market...
Medical tourism destinations. Today, Nigeria..., next stop... Mars?
More than 80 countries now consider themselves to be medical tourism destinations. Nigeria is the latest addition to the list. Are you serious? was...
Is it time to medicalize medical tourism?
Dr. Kevin Huffman of Medical Travel Associates and the American Board of Bariatric Medicine, believes it's time to get the medics more involved in...
The growth of cross-border healthcare: A self-defeating prophecy?
In his Second Opinion column, Dr Constantine Constantinides from healthCare cybernetics points out the difference between have to and "want to...
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Medical tourism news

This week's news in the medical travel and medical tourism business.

GLOBAL: International Medical Tourism Chamber of Commerce - A medical tourism trade body
Christina deMoraes founded the International Medical Tourism Chamber of Commerce (IMTCC) in 2012. It is based in California in the USA. It is still small with only six listed...
TURKEY: Turkey aims high in medical tourism
With significant government backing, Turkey is rapidly expanding in medical tourism and has set itself some ambitious goals. The Ministry of Health aims to make $7 billion...
EUROPE: A Swedish view of medical tourism and cross-border care
The Health Consumer Powerhouse (HCP) monitors and compares healthcare systems among 35 countries, including all EU member states as well as Canada. Using more than 20...
USA: Medical and wellness travel: Specialist courses for travel agents
A travel agent specialist course on medical and wellness travel is under development by The Travel Institute and Well-Being Travel. Well-Being Travel, an agent for medical...
AUSTRALIA: More Australians going to Asia for cosmetic surgery abroad
Despite local doctors mounting an aggressive 'medical tourism is dangerous'; campaign to protect their income, an increasing number of Australians are going to Asia for lower...
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Recent press releases

JCI accredits 500th health care organization
With accreditation of its 500th health care organization, Joint Commission International has solidified its claim as a preeminent global accreditor of health care quality and...
Best of Seoul.co to distribute guide about Korean health care
Best of Seoul.co will Distribute Guide About Korean Health Care, Best of Seoul: Medical Tourism Guide, to Over 100,000 People Around the World The Best of Seoul Medical...
Social Media outperforming traditional systems of communication in global Medical Travel industry
The global medical travel market is simultaneously experiencing both saturation and exponential growth. The International Medical Travel Exhibition and Conference (IMTEC)...
Medicare4U Ltd has merged with Norwegian Euromedicare to offer healthcare services in Scandinavia
Medicare4U Ltd is a UK based medical facilitator has entered into a contract with Euromedicare to facilitate the medical tourism in the Scandinavian region. After careful...
Secret Surgery celebrates becoming the world's highest-rated medical tourism agency
Secret Surgery have been celebrating after becoming the world's highest-rated medical tourism agency. The UK firm, who specialise in cosmetic surgery holidays, have gone from...

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The results are in for the 2013 Medical Tourism Climate Survey. The survey canvassed the views of over 400 clinics, hospitals and medical tourism businesses in 77 countries about the current market for medical tourism and their expectations for the future. Read more...

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