Significant strategic partnership formed at Healthcare Travel
Healthcare Travel Exhibition & Congress was the perfect venue to bring two companies engaged in international healthcare together in a strategic alliance. The convergence of the medical tourism, insurance and IT industries took a significant step forward as Premier Healthcare Germany and Offsurance announced a strategic alliance based on a shared vision of unified healthcare delivery systems.
Premier Healthcare Germany and Offsurance Form Strategic Alliance to Accelerate Transformation of Middle EastDUBAI, United Arab Emirates: The Healthcare Travel Exhibition & Congress, (15th- 17th November 2009, in Dubai) seemed the perfect venue to bring two companies engaged in international healthcare together in a strategic alliance.
Turkish Airlines Supports Medical TourismThe medical tourism market in the world has been rapidly growing in recent years. In order to increase share of Turkish Health Care establishments in the market and support national economy,
PHILIPPINES: Medical tourism development in the PhilippinesAn integrated medication tourism zone is planned in Nasugbu, Batangas, with completion due by November 2012. Local company Global Village Mobile Network Corp (GVMNC) has been approved by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) as a new ecozone medical tourism enterprise. GVMNC facilities will occupy a 24-hectare portion of the 52-hectare medical tourism park being developed by local group Camp David Investment and Holdings (CDIHI).
UAE: New website promotes Dubai as a medical tourism destinationWith little official marketing or promotion of Dubai, a new private website seeks to fill the gap by showcasing Dubai‘s healthcare resources online via a free online service Doctor-Dubai.com.
Recession slows growth of medical tourismin USWhile the economic recession has eroded the growth rate for medical tourism by approximately 13.6 percent from 2007 to 2009, the economic recovery may help spur a sustainable 35 percent annual growth rate for the medical tourism industry by 2010, according to a new report released today ( www.deloitte.com/us/medicaltourism ) by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions at the World Medical Tourism and Global Health Congress in Los Angeles, California.
S. Korea seeks to expand ties with Kuwait in health sectorKUWAIT: "This year marks the 30th anniversary of the establishment of ties between Kuwait and South Korea, and we would like to expand relations beyond economy and energy to include health services," said Vice Minister of South Korea's Health, Welfare, and Family Affairs Yoo Young-Hak yesterday.
Government promotes medical tourism in ColombiaThe Colombian government is promoting the Andean nation as a medical tourism destination, where visitors can receive high quality-low cost treatments such as cosmetic surgery and dentistry.
English and German hospitals to be built in ErbilA British hospital will be constructed in Erbil, according to an official at the Kurdistan Board of Investment (KBI).
Malaysia Infrastructure Developments to Drive Medical Tourism in MalaysiaInfrastructure development and low cost treatment will boost the Malaysian medical tourism market, which is expected to grow at a CAGR of around 23% during 2009-2012.
Medical tourism prescribed for DubaiThe medical industry in Dubai should do more to promote its healthcare facilities to boost tourism, having invested millions of dirhams to create the world's first free zone for medical care, an international medical industry association says.
Re-Branding DubaiWhat steps does Dubai need to take to make sure it is the destination of choice for ‘health tourists' - the tourism sector's most exciting growth industry? Ayesha Khanna and Jaime Fitzgerald report.
Sri Lanka: An important market for TAT-TAT DirectorDirector,Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Pasakorn Supannapan said Sri Lanka is an important market for Thailand in South Asia and more emphasis will be laid on promoting the multitude of exotic tourist attractions Thailand boasts of.
India woos Saudi tourists in big wayIndia kicked off a tourism roadshow in Riyadh today aiming to draw Saudi tourists to the many attractions in India, ranging from the majestic Himalayas to the golden beaches of Goa, and also to project the country as a world-class medical tourism destination.
GCC healthcare sector worth $55bn by 2020The GCC healthcare sector is predicted to grow by nine percent annually and will be worth up to $55bn by 2020, according to new research published on Monday.
KOREA : Good and bad news for Korean cosmetic surgery tourismAn increasing number of Chinese and Japanese women head to Korea for beauty treatments and cosmetic surgery, encouraged by a vogue for Korean actresses among Asia's young people and a Korean pop culture boom in the region. Many Korean clinics have websites in Chinese and Japanese, as well as English and Korean.
MEXICO: Hopes for Medicare coverage in MexicoMedicare is a key area within US health reform. Medicare does not pay for treatment overseas. Medicare has very strict guidelines on what hospitals it uses and how it pays them, so any country hoping for a Medicare paid medical tourism boom is going to be disappointed.
Warning Issued Over Cosmetic Surgery Tourism"There's no doubt we are seeing more problems because more people are having cosmetic surgery. The number of firms set up to organise packages is also increasing," said Nigel Mercer, a consultant plastic surgeon and president of Baaps.
Malaysia new destination for Middle East Medical Tourists
Healthcare Travel Exhibition to showcase emerging MalaysiaINTERNATIONAL. Increased privatisation within Malaysia's healthcare service and upgrading of the existing public sector healthcare infrastructure has lead to an influx of medical tourists from abroad.
Kuwait's MoH eyes Korea as medical tourism destinationSEOUL: Kuwait's Ministry of Health (MoH) is considering the possibility of dispatching some of its patients to South Korean hospitals for treatment, a ministry official said yesterday. Speaking after a tour of South Korean medical facilities and their capabilities, MoH Assistant Undersecretary for Assisted Healthcare, Qais Al-Dowairy, said that hospitals in the country were advanced and included state-of-the-art equipment, as well as highly skilled staff.
The global emergence of Saudi Arabia in medical tourisma special interview for Dubai Health & News, Ziyad Bin Mahfouz, President of Jeddah-based Elaf Group of Companies for Travel, Tourism and Hotels talks about current trends and developments in medical tourism from a Saudi perspective.
TUNISIA: Tunisia targets new medical tourism areasUntil recently, legal restrictions on investment by overseas companies, taxation on medical tourists and limited facilities, meant that Tunisia was limited to a few, mostly local visitors, seeking cosmetic and dental surgery at small clinics. That is about to change.
Visit Croatia for cheap doctors, stay for beachesEuropeans find lure of high quality services, beautiful sands irresisitible
Medical tourism in Malaysia to grow at a CAGR of over 20% by 2012According to the new research report titled "Malaysia Medical Tourism Outlook 2012", medical tourist arrivals in Malaysia are expected to grow continuously in coming years.
The Malaysian medical tourism market is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of over 20% from now until 2012.
Greater need to promote medical tourism in KSAJEDDAH - In spite of a rapidly developing health care sector, which includes world-class medical centers and some of the most modern and state-of-the-art facilities in the world, the Kingdom has yet to make its mark in the booming medical tourism industry. A greater paradox lies in the fact that the nation's own citizens often look outwards when it comes to medical help for some specific problems. However, according to Dr. Sami Badawood, Director for Jeddah Health Affairs, the number of such people are less than they used to be, and more people, particularly from Gulf countries, are coming to the Kingdom to receive medical care.
Medical Tourism US and IndiaIn a bid to reduce costs, the Health insurer WellPoint Inc. is setting up a pilot program to send patients to India for surgeries.
SRI LANKA: End of 30-year war allows Sri Lanka to target health tourism and investmentAitken Spence Hotels, one of Sri Lanka's top hotel firms, has resumed talks with Six Senses Spas, an international spa chain, on building an up-market resort on the south-west coast. The firm, part of the Aitken Spence group, owns or manages nine hotels in Sri Lanka, five resorts in the Maldive Islands, five hotels in India and five hotels in Oman.
EU Directive on cross border healthcare provides boost for medical tourismThe EU Proposal for a Directive on patient's rights in cross border healthcare (to be announced on Wednesday 2 July) provides an added stimulus to the already growing number of medical tourists who seek hospital treatment elsewhere in the European Union.
Get On A Plane, Go To Your SurgeryWe're not sure if this is the start of a trend or just some very creative cost-cutting by a few companies, but Business Insurance notes that some self-insured firms are now sending their employees to other states to save money on medical procedures.
Healthcare travel to become key MENA growth catalystUAE. Middle East healthcare travel is experiencing vigorous growth despite the global economic downturn. In response to the growing need, Healthcare Travel Exhibition & Congress is being organised from 15 to 17 November 2009. Strategically hosted at global central point Dubai, the second annual congress will be held at the Al Bustan Rotana hotel, and is set to welcome delegates from more than 40 countries.
Dentists vie for slice of the medical tourism pieCities such as Chennai, popular with foreigners for its low-cost heart and eye surgeries, now look to dental tourism Anupama Chandrasekaran Chennai: Eighteen-year-old British teenager Rebecca Teji has a reason to smile.
SINGAPORE: If medical tourists won't come to you, go to themSINGAPORE: If medical tourists won't come to you, go to them
Singapore is quite successful at attracting medical tourists, but healthcare providers accept that potential is limited. It is a small island selling on quality rather than price.
SOUTH KOREA: What a difference a year makes for medical tourismLast year, despite being well-known for cosmetic surgery ,South Korea could not take advantage internationally due to the Medical Service Act that banned the introduction of patients to medical practitioners.
Private hospitals could reap rewards in AfricaJOHANNESBURG - Africa's growing middle class and the rising availability of generic drugs and low-cost insurance could offer big profits for private hospital groups from emerging markets such as South Africa and India.
South African companies such as Netcare and Lenmed, and Indian group Apollo Hospitals are tentatively expanding into the African healthcare market, which the World Bank says is worth nearly US$20 billion a year and growing.
USAID Jordan inks private clinic MoUsThe USAID Jordan Economic Development Program (SABEQ) has announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with five members of the Private Hospitals Association to increase Jordanian hospitals ranking in regional and global medical tourism.
City soon a tourism hub with two medical facilitiesAT LEAST two major medical facilities in Davao City are on the road to becoming Mindanao's first medical tourism facilities, based on the Board of Investments (BOI)-Southern Mindanao.
Healthcare providers going globalIE Singapore estimates that 19 Singapore-based companies have operations in 15 countries, reports CHUANG PECK MING
PATIENTS from as far as India have been flocking to Singapore for medical treatment for decades. Increasingly, many can now save the trip.