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SRI LANKA: Apollo Hospitals Colombo eyes medical tourism

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

The Lanka Hospitals Corporation, which runs Apollo Hospitals Colombo in Sri Lanka, is looking for more medical tourists as it increases bed numbers from 200 to 325 next year.

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UNITED STATES: AMA provides first ever guidance on medical tourism

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

The American Medical Association (AMA) has ended its silence on medical tourism. At the annual policy-making meeting in Chicago, it introduced new guiding principles on medical tourism to improve the safety of patients considering travelling abroad for medical care.

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MEXICO: A US refuge for cheaper medical care

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Mexico's hospitals are currently upgrading equipment and providing language training for doctors, and more than 20 private hospitals are being developed in border cities and resort communities.

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SINGAPORE: ParkwayHealth"s Living Donor Liver Transplant Programme hit a milestone

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

ParkwayHealth, the first in Asia to perform a living donor liver transplant (LDLT) in 2002, recently announced that Gleneagles Hospital in Singapore has performed over 100 successful LDLT procedures to date. With the full programme in place, the hospital expects to perform about 50 procedures annually.

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ACCREDITATION: Trent goes international

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Trent Accreditation Scheme (TAS), the UK-based assessment programme, has updated both its UK and Hong Kong standards. Revised standards for Hong Kong have been reviewed by the HK task force. The fifth round of the Hong Kong surveys will take place between October 2008 and January 2009.

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PHILIPPINES: Metro Pacific of Hong Kong seeks to invest in local hospitals

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Realising the potential for medical tourism, a Hong Kong industrial group is seeking stakes in new and existing local hospitals in the Philippines.

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EUROPE: Baltic States promote cosmetic surgery tourism

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT

The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have improved their safety standards to comply with EU regulations, but prices still remain well below those in Western Europe.

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UNITED STATES: Americans awareness of medical travel increases

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT

A new research brief by Thompson Reuters says 71.2 percent of Americans are aware of overseas treatment as an option.

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BULGARIA: Strategy for health tourism develops

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT

The Ministry of Health Care in Bulgaria has gathered a working group that will develop a strategy for the development of health tourism in Bulgaria.

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AUSTRIA: Natural cosmetic surgery launched

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Silicone and scalpels could soon be a thing of the past as 'natural' cosmetic surgery arrives in Europe.

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UNITED STATES: Medical tourism agency WorldMed Assist Promise to Patients

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Californian medical tourism agency WorldMed Assist has issued an 11-point promise to patients it sends to Belgium, India. Mexico and Turkey.

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INDIA: Accreditation a must

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Wockhardt Hospital, Bangalore is the second in the group to achieve JCI status.

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NORTH AMERICA: US physicians want to outlaw cheap Mexican care

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT

The US physicians professional association, the American Medical Association (AMA) is trying to stop insurers and employers offering health plan incentives to seek medical treatment in Mexico.

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MALAYSIA: Medical Package for Bangladeshi Travellers

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Bangladeshi travellers now get the chance to visit Malaysia under a variety of medical and travel packages, jointly introduced by Tourism Malaysia, Newport Holidays and Malaysia Healthcare.

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INDIA: MCC receives ACHSI certification

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Manipal Cure and Care (MCC), a leading Indian health and wellness centre group, has received the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards International (ACHSI) certification. It is the first ACHSI-accredited health and wellness chain.

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