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India is a hub for affordable kidney transplants and has the best skills to carry out the procedures. The country is now recognized as a destination for kidney transplants by the international patients, stated Dr Mohan Keshavamurthy, urologist and transplant surgeon at Fortis Hospitals, Bangalore. While India is recognized for cardiac surgical expertise . . . → Read More: India fast becoming international destination for kidney transplants due to affordability & skill Victor and Mary Hui-Wee, who were having no luck with adoption after they were unable to conceive a child, had all but given up on welcoming a newborn into their lives after 22 years of marriage. That changed when the Kalamazoo, Mich., couple hired a foreign surrogate to bear their child. They chose a . . . → Read More: Debate swirls around overseas surrogacy Korea is emerging as a major destination for medical tourism, offering its cutting-edge medical technology, quality medical personnel and services. The aim is that medical tourist arrivals will rise 16 percent annually from 80,000 in 2010 to 1 million in 2020. “Korea is equipped with many favorable conditions such as advanced medical technology, . . . → Read More: ‘Cooperation essential for success of medical tourism’ Thousands of Chinese tourists are expected to visit Taiwan during the upcoming Chinese New Year holidays, the most important period in the Chinese community. Although this growth is driven in part by the soaring number of direct flights between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, the government could do more for Taiwan’s . . . → Read More: Chinese New Year a boom time for medical tourism Heath-related tourism is in growth in Iceland, especially relating to medical services for foreign visitors. Two private hospitals are in the pipelines, Iceland Healthcare in Reykjanesbaer and Primacare in Mosfellsbaer. Both hospitals will offer specialized surgery and treatment, joint replacement, among other services. In the coming days the dental clinic Nordic Smile will open . . . → Read More: Private Hospitals to Boost Tourism in Iceland DOCTORS Hospital is aiming to grow and diversify its business mix into an ultimate 50/50 split between its current core and medical tourism, its president telling Tribune Business that moving into the latter area would enable it to “not worry about profitability” following a year when local patient activity dropped off by 25 per . . . → Read More: Doctors targets 50/50 medical tourism split US-based Johnson & Johnson, the world’s leading manufacturer of medical devices, says its revenue in Thailand could grow by double digits this year from 2 billion baht in 2010, thanks to the booming medical tourism industry. Chockchai Chupanich, country director for Thailand for Johnson Medical, said private hospitals have expanded their businesses aggressively, . . . → Read More: Johnson & Johnson eyes double digits Tens of thousands of dollars have flowed from multiple sclerosis patients to a Winnipeg-based company that is now coming under fire for “pressuring” patients to fly to India for the headline-grabbing procedure known as liberation therapy. And the CCSVI Clinic has now come to the attention of Manitoba Health Minister Theresa Oswald, who had . . . → Read More: Winnipeg-based clinic accused of pressuring patients into overseas MS treatment Traveling to foreign countries for medical procedures, treatments or surgeries — so-called ‘medical tourism’ — may not be as cost saving or as popular among U.S. residents as previously thought, suggests a new survey of companies promoting the practice. The international travel of wealthy patients from poor countries to prestigious U.S. medical centers is . . . → Read More: Few Americans travel overseas for medical care On the current situation between South and North Korea, Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) president Charm Lee assures that the tension would not escalate into a full-fledged war and did not reflect the daily life in Korea. “South Korea is still one of the safest countries to visit,” he said. Korea plans to continue to . . . → Read More: Korean Tourism Organization chairman says South Korea is safe to visit Compared with other more established Asian medical-travel industries such as Singapore and Thailand, both of which reach billions of U.S. dollars in revenue annually, Taiwan’s medical tourism is only in its infancy, even though the government has repeatedly pledged to develop the industry. According to statistics provided by the Chung-Hua Institution for Economic . . . → Read More: Medical tourism holds great potential The city famous for its pearls and the Charminar seems to be gaining fame for medical facilities too, with medical tourists flocking to Hyderabad. In what can be called a trend reversal, people from all over the world are making their way to Hyderabad, which has become the new medical hub. A main . . . → Read More: City becoming the new hub of medical tourism The end of decades of violent conflict in Sri Lanka has brought a new lease of life for the country and as the tourists start flooding in, so might foreign investors, writes Ginanne Brownell in an article to FDI Magazine (The Financial Times) . What is also growing in Sri Lanka is interest from . . . → Read More: New lease of life for Sri Lanka after conflict Development and promotion of southern Thailand as a medical tourism hub was the topic of an international conference last week at the Royal Phuket City Hotel. IMT-GT (Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle) cooperative initiative officials participated in the “IMT-GT Medical Tourism” meeting chaired by Thailand’s Ministry of Tourism and Sports Permanent Secretary Sombat Kurupan on . . . → Read More: Phuket, South to be ‘medical tourism hub’ Japan said Friday it was easing visa requirements for patients seeking care at Japanese hospitals in a bid to promote “medical tourism”, particularly among Asians with rising wealth. Under the new Visa for Medical Stay system, which will start next month, foreign patients can receive renewable, multiple-entry six-month visas, compared with single-entry, 90-day visas . . . → Read More: Japan eases visa rules to attract ‘medical tourists’ |
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