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Hope rekindled for medical tourism industryLas Vegas Review - JournalBy Tim O'Reiley Local promoters have talked for a decade about creating a medical tourism industry, but have little to show for it beyond talk. Yet another panel discussion on the topic on Tuesday night gave the concept's backers hope that tangible ...and more » |
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First conference of the Turkish medical tourism held in YemenYemen ObserverDr. Ahmed Kassem al-Ansi, the Minister of Public Health and Population said at the country first held conference on Turkish Medical Tourism last week that Yemen and Turkey's cooperation in areas of health had tremendously improved adding the both ... |
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Surgery milestone opens door for medical tourismfp Turks and Caicos (blog)Macdonald Stubbs took several steps down the hallway of the Cheshire Hall Medical Center on Jan. 26 — a small achievement for the South Caicos native, but a big step towards sustainable medical tourism for the country. Dr. James Bresch and colleagues ... |
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Globalization Seen Accelerating Growth of Medical TourismTravel Market Reportby Maria Lenhart Medical tourism will only grow in importance as a lucrative niche for agents, given the increasingly global nature of business and healthcare. This is the view of Laura Carabello, publisher of the online newsletter Medical Travel Today ... |
Medical Tourism
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Medical tourism from China gets boostTaipei TimesAlthough Chinese were able to visit Taiwan for medical care before the introduction of the medical visa in December, Hung said that the significance of the initiative lay in the government's determination to develop medical tourism.and more » |
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First conference of the Turkish medical tourism held in YemenYemen ObserverDr. Ahmed Kassem al-Ansi, the Minister of Public Health and Population said at the country first held conference on Turkish Medical Tourism last week that Yemen and Turkey's cooperation in areas of health had tremendously improved adding the both ... |
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Globalization Seen Accelerating Growth of Medical TourismTravel Market Reportby Maria Lenhart Medical tourism will only grow in importance as a lucrative niche for agents, given the increasingly global nature of business and healthcare. This is the view of Laura Carabello, publisher of the online newsletter Medical Travel Today ... |
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Medical tourism records revenue milestone with $100 mln동아일보Korea posted a net surplus in medical tourism for the first time last year, as foreigners spent more than 100 million US dollars in the sector in Korea. According to data released by the Bank of Korea Tuesday, income from health-related tourism in 2011 ... |
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Phuket medical tourism threatened by taxi thuggeryPhuket GazetteThe complaint was one of many aired at a meeting at Phuket Provincial Hall on the topic of tourists being cheated in Phuket. The meeting was chaired by new Phuket Vice Governor Sommai Prijasilpa. Pareeya Jullaphong, director of business development at ... |
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Cancer and medical tourismInquirer.netWhile health and tourism officials as well as health institutions are doing their best to promote medical tourism in the Philippines by way of drawing foreign patients to avail of Filipino medical expertise, Chinese hospitals are beating them through ... |
Dental Tourism
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Dental Tourism: How To Be PreparedHealthyState.orgUnlike medical tourism, no international inspection body exists specifically for dental care. People must try to do their own research – relying on phone calls, the internet and anecdotes. James Dwyer toured the streets of Panama City, Panama after ... |
WorlDental.org |
Same Day Dental Implants Abroad: Costa RicaWorlDental.orgIn order to have access to extremely fast and quality mini dental implant procedures, more and more patients choose to travel to Costa Rica. The dental tourism in Costa Rica has seen a tremendous increase over the past few years. |
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Dental Tourism on the Rise in ScotlandCosmetic Dentistry Guide (press release)Dental tourism has become increasingly popular in Scotland, as people look to save money and avoid waiting lists. Interest in travelling abroad for treatment has increased among people living in Fife, Tayside and Dundee, according to The Courier, ... |
HealthCare Abroad
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Working abroad: South AfricaPulseIt was here that I first encountered (AHP) Africa Health Placements, an organisation aiming to support and enhance healthcare services in Africa. They were actively recruiting doctors and other health care professionals to work in a variety of salaried ...and more » |
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Now Even Greek Politicians Are Taking CoverBusiness Insider“Of that total, €16 billion has been legally taken abroad,” he said. The rest? Stashed under mattresses or hauled to Switzerland via the land route. A whopping 20% of GDP! Capital flight of massive proportions. They see a forced conversion of their ...and more » |
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Do you want to study in Canada? Read this!RediffIn the fourth part of the study abroad series, Suchitra Surve, counsellor, Global Education Counsel tells us why Canada is an emerging destination to study abroad and offers advice on the education system and student life in the country.and more » |
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Globalization Seen Accelerating Growth of Medical TourismTravel Market ReportPeople are traveling from California to New York for healthcare and vice versa. And the numbers of people traveling to the US from other parts of the world for healthcare is big as well. People (from abroad) view the US as having opportunities for ... |
Jul 14, 2007 - - Australia's Herald Sun reports increase in number of botched cosmetic surgeries received in Asia. - Australia
Jun 24, 2007 - - Wellmed Media has officially launched the first exclusive news portal on Arab medical tourism industry.
- UAE
Jan. 13, 2007 - - Healthcare tourist becomes quadriplegic after language barrier interpretation error. - Philippines
Jan 8, 2007 - - Chandigarh - HealthCare Tourism Destination faces acute shortage of Ambulances. Source: Indian Express Newspapers
May 29, 2006 - - Outsourcing Your Heart - Time Magazine
May 9, 2006 - - Americans increasingly traveling overseas for cheaper surgeries - USA Today
May 3, 2006 - - India Offers Both Best, Worst of Health Care
May 26, 2005 - - Medical Tourism - ABC Radio National
March 26, 2005 - - A Passage to India for Medical Treatment
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Jul. 5, 2008 - - HTI relaunches HTI Compliance program for health tourism operators, clinics and hospital referral agencies.
Feb. 8, 2008 - - HTI terminates non-clinical accreditation program; releases full protoocol to the public as open source to promote global health travel safety.
Jan. 28, 2008 - - HTI announces that as many as 1 million Americans will receive health care abroad in 2008, with up to 40% seeking dental services and 23% seeking cosmetic surgery.
Jan. 27, 2008 - - - -HTI publishes 1st annual health travel trends for the health tourism industry.
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Jan. 22, 2008 - - HTI announces that dental services and India top the list of most popular procedures and locations for health travel.
Dec. 13, 2007 - - HealthCare Tourism International opens first international office in South America - Quito, Ecuador.
Oct. 15, 2007 - - HealthCare Tourism International opens first international office in Asia - Gurgaon, India.
Oct. 8, 2007 - - HealthCare Tourism International to Chair and present at International Medical Tourism Forum, 2007 - Goa, India.
Sept. 8, 2007 - - HealthCare Tourism International launches the worlds first accreditation program for Health Tourism Companies.
- Los Angeles
Mar. 17, 2007 - - HealthCare Trip on track to launch providers accreditation service by July, 2007; Beta-accreditation system to be tested in June.
Jul. 30, 2006 - - HealthCare Trip to launch a new HealthCare Tourism accreditation service for health care tourism operators, agencies, hotels and hired car/chaffeur driver companies.
Jul. 24, 2006 - - HealthCare Trip Launches Free Non-Profit Portal For Patients Traveling Abroad For HealthCare (Health Tourism, Medical Tourism and Dental Tourism).
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