International medical travel news

The Taiwanese government has approved a package of amendments that pave the way for foreign investors to open hospitals in Taiwan, although a...11/03/2010

The promotion of health tourism to Cyprus could have a knock-on effect in the quality and cost of private healthcare provided on the island,...11/03/2010

Quality Council of India (QCI) ‘s National Accreditation Board for Hospital and Healthcare Providers, (NABH), has launched a programme of...11/03/2010

Lebanon is now seeking to become a centre for medical tourism. Making Lebanon the hospital of the East is the ambition of the Tourism Council....11/03/2010

Jamaica, Fiji and The Bahamas are all islands and have three other things in common. They all rely heavily on the tourist trade, have all suffered...11/03/2010

The Mexican federal government’s Tourism Secretariat has a new initiative to rejuvenate medical tourism in the country, expecting 650,000...11/03/2010

Indonesian hospitals claiming to be international should change their name unless they can prove they have accreditation from a recognized...04/03/2010

Malta’s main international links are with the UK, due to history and tourism, and Italy, its main trading partner in Europe. Maltese...04/03/2010

16 Canadian spas have received “Quality Assurance Approved” status, a national designation recognizing consistent safety and hygiene...04/03/2010

German based international hospital accreditor Temos has been quietly expanding the range of services it offers, the partners it works with and...04/03/2010

As Japan encourages Chinese medical tourists, the government warns hospitals against assisting Japanese patients to get transplants in China....04/03/2010

Jordan has recently become an attractive country for Yemeni patients seeking medical treatment. It has outmatched several countries that were...04/03/2010

Predictions that American corporate and insurer paid medical tourism would be substantial, have been dealt a body blow by one large national...26/02/2010

Growth returned to global tourism in the last quarter of 2009 contributing to better than expected full-year results, according to the latest...26/02/2010

The Colombian government is promoting the South American country as a medical tourism destination, where visitors can receive high quality-low...26/02/2010

Jupiter Hospitals that runs a 200-bed hospital in Thane will launch its first hotel, Fortune Park Lakecity, very soon. The group has signed...26/02/2010

Private clinics and hospitals in Georgia are trying to break into the international medical tourism market by offering inexpensive procedures and...26/02/2010

The organisers of Destination Health – The Health & Medical Tourism Show have published the list of exhibitors who will be taking part...26/02/2010

Na'ama Moran, entrepreneur, believes medical tourism on cruise ships is the next big thing and a logical mixing of the three increasingly popular...18/02/2010

The International Society for Quality in Health Care (ISQua) launched its International Accreditation Programme (IAP) in 1999. This is the only...18/02/2010