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Japanese medical tourism develops slowly

Posted on 17 March 2010 in Uncategorized by admin

As Japan encourages Chinese medical tourists, the government warns hospitals against assisting Japanese patients to get transplants in China.

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  • Chinese Tourists Outward Bound June 24, 2006 | The Economist | The Chinese are starting to travel abroad. But getting them to spend is difficult!  CHINA'S citizens do not only export goods; increasingly they export themselves. The concept of tourism—going abroad for pleasure rather...
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Korea Hopes to Become Medical Tourism Hub

Posted on 13 March 2010 in Uncategorized by admin

Korea is already a popular destination for patients from across the Far East seeking cost-effective plastic surgery and other medical treatment. Now, government officials plan to promote the country as a medical tourism destination.

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Hospital pioneer expands through crisis

Posted on 11 March 2010 in Uncategorized by admin

BANGKOK – Many think Bangkok’s Bumrungrad Hospital invented medical tourism, but medical tourism didn’t invent Bumrungrad. The 1997-98 Asian economic crisis put Bumrungrad’s finances on the critical list and prompted its turn from local to international patients. Now the current recession has given Bumrungrad an opportunity to shore up the local foundation for its international business.

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Research and Markets: China Healthcare Sector Analysis

Posted on 11 March 2010 in Uncategorized by admin

DUBLIN –(Business Wire)– Research and Markets  has announced the addition of the “China Healthcare Sector Analysis” report to their offering.

Chinas healthcare industry is entering into a new era with advance development of the infrastructure system. The industry is blessed with several advantages like large population of the country, increasing ageing population, increasing prevalence of lifestyle disease and many more.

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Indian Medical Travel Association (IMTA) welcomes introduction of “Visa on Arrival” and recommends

Posted on 10 March 2010 in Uncategorized by admin

The Indian Government recently announced tourist visa on arrival for citizens of five countries – Japan, New Zealand and Singapore, in an effort to promote tourism.

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How India’s key industry players are set to capitalise on the forthcoming Commonwealth Games and beyond?

Posted on 8 March 2010 in Uncategorized by admin

The spotlight will be firmly on India in 2010 as the country is set to welcome an estimated 100,000 visitors for the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games (3-14 October).

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What to do if you can’t get or afford Health Insurance?

Posted on 7 March 2010 in Uncategorized by admin

With the threat of individual health insurance plans in California potentially being kicked out of the state for possible non-compliance with the state laws, some people with individual health insurance policies are probably holding their breath in hopes to have reasonably priced health insurance that will still cover them.

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Quality effective and attractive low cost obesity surgery packages in India.

Posted on 28 February 2010 in Uncategorized by admin

India’s tradition in medical innovation is world-renowned, as are its standards in providing world-class health care and expertise at reasonable costs. The country has been attracting foreign patients for numerous procedures in all health specialties and in particular for attractive cost obesity surgery packages in India.

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UNIVAL Partners With MalaysiaHealthcare to Create Portable Records for Medical Tourism Patients

Posted on 28 February 2010 in Uncategorized by admin

UNIVAL announced that it has signed a contract with MalaysiaHealthcare (MHC), the leading facilitator of medical tourism to Malaysia, to create portable medical records for U.S. patients traveling to receive healthcare in Malaysia.

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Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism Conference Korea

Posted on 28 February 2010 in Uncategorized by admin

KHIDI (Korea Healthcare Industry Development Institute) will hold the first national healthcare and medical tourism conference in Korea on April 13-16th, 2010, and the event promises to be the biggest global healthcare and medical tourism conference in Asia.

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