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Visa rules for Chinese tourists to be eased
Published: June 26, 2012
The Ministry of Justice said Tuesday that it will allow more Chinese nationals to obtain multiple-entry visas or enter the country without a visa from August 1.
South Korea sets up tourism office in Philippines
Published: June 4, 2012
South Korea has set up its first tourism office in the Philippines aiming to target high- and middle-income Filipinos to explore cultural sites and booming medical tourism in that country.
Economic Policy Development Forum Addresses Medical Tourism in Jordan
Published: May 31, 2012
Members of the Forum believe that this significant issue with its vast economic potential will generate enormous benefits for the country if efficiently and properly invested.
Border Town Targets Underinsured For Medical Tourism
Published: May 22, 2012
A group of strangers gathered in the parking lot of the Boulevard Mall in Las Vegas. There they boarded a van with Baja California, Mexico license plates that would take them to prearranged dentist and doctor’s visits in the Mexican border town of Mexic
PHL Consul General address Guam mayors and pushed for medical tourism
Published: May 18, 2012
The Consul General asked the support of the Council and the village mayors in advocating Medicare portability to the Philippines. Consul General Mangibin emphasized the benefits of the initiative to both the Philippines and the people of Guam.
CSOS Signs Partnership Agreement with Tibet Airlines for Air Medical Evacuation
Published: May 16, 2012
China's first emergency assistance firm CSOS signed an agreement with Tibet Airlines Company Limited, to be appointed as the latter's exclusive service provider.
UAE emerges as second largest investment destination for the Middle East
Published: May 8, 2012
The two-way trade between Korea and United Arab Emirates is picking up steam rapidly this year surpassing last year's figure of US$20 billion when UAE is gearing up to diversify its non-oil industrial sector.
Telemedicine clinic to open in India
Published: May 4, 2012
India's Apollo Hospitals group is set to open a clinic, information centre and telemedicine network aimed at connecting this part of the world to other experts around the world without having to travel there.
FG to ban foreign medical trips
Published: April 16, 2012
The federal government is to ban public officers from traveling abroad for medical treatment, the Minister of Health, Prof. Onyebuchi Chukwu, told journalists, in Abuja, yesterday.
Do your research before considering medical tourism
Published: April 12, 2012
I first encountered people traveling for medical treatment overseas more than 20 years ago when I was working in Beijing. They came from everywhere for cosmetic surgery or other treatments.
Crown Prince launches new medical tourism initiative in Dubai
Published: April 10, 2012
Sheikh Hamdam, Crown Prince of Dubai summoned the top officials of various government and private sector bodies to a weekend meeting where he emphasised the need for all of them including the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and Dubai Department of Tourism to
Leading firm eyes collaboration with Brunei in cancer prevention
Published: April 4, 2012
IBA, the leading global Belgium firm in developing cutting-edge technologies, pharmaceutical and tailor-made solutions for healthcare that focus on cancer diagnosis and therapy, is looking at collaborating with Brunei to bring in the latest technology.
Public Private Partnership - a key to efficient healthcare services
Published: March 30, 2012
outh east Asian countries are striving to elevate the standard of public healthcare system and what they may need now is a stronger and effective public private partnership (PPP).
Medical tourism’s illegal hotels
Published: March 29, 2012
For the last few years, residents of several private apartment complexes in Penang have been forced to deal with thousands of people, mostly Indonesians,traveling there for medical tourism.
High medical costs drive Americans overseas for care
Published: March 23, 2012
Congress is preparing for budget negotiations that will include, among other topics, the future of Medicare. Will it survive as a legal entitlement for every American who reaches a certain age?
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