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West Palm Beach, United States – The Medical Tourism Association (MTA) is pleased to announce the creation of a Spa and Wellness Track at the 3rd Annual World Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare Congress, September 22-24th, 2010 in Los Angeles, California.

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Health tourism promoted in Cyprus

The Ministry of Health and the Cyprus Tourism Organization (CTO) are set to announce a strategic plan to promote medical tourism in Cyprus.

In statements after a meeting with the CTO leadership, the Minister of Health Christos Patsalides said that “the plan concerning grants for the accreditation of private hospitals has already been completed and is set to be announced”.

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TOKYO — Japan, battling to revive its economy, on Friday pledged to create five million jobs through a 10-year growth strategy centred on green technology, health care, tourism and closer links with Asia.

The centre-left government of Prime Minister Naoto Kan, who took office last week, has pledged to end two decades of stagnation in Asia’s biggest economy and achieve stable real economic growth above 2.0 percent a year.

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Nearly 500,000 retirees pick up their Social Security checks at an embassy or other location outside of the United States. If you’re among them – or want to be – then it probably means you’ve successfully expatriated your wealth … and/or yourself!

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Health care service in Ghana is of relatively high quality as compared to other African countries. Such indexes as tentative lifespan, mortality level, overall Health care expenditures are better than average indexes across Africa.

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The western Colombian city of Cali is emerging as one of the country’s most popular destinations for medical tourism, reported El Tiempo on Tuesday.

Previously known as the sports and salsa capital of South America, Cali now counts some 50,000 visitors a year who are looking for cheaper and higher-quality medical treatments.

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New Delhi, India – The medical tourism industry in India is expected to grow blissfully in the coming years and expected to grow at a CAGR of around 27% during 2009-2012, according to our research report “Booming Medical Tourism in India.” The medical tourism industry holds huge potential and will be mainly driven by improving tourism & medical infrastructure, increasing availability of quality healthcare services and low healthcare costs.

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Strolling past the deserted storefronts of Tijuana’s Avenida Revolucion, Sean Zullo remembers different times, when bars were full and the area bustled with U.S. visitors. Now the Southern California native is on a quest to revive the city’s decaying tourist strip by catering to members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender communities on both sides of the border.

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Medical Tourism Thrives in Israel

For many people, the idea of traveling to Israel invokes images of sacred synagogues, trips to the Western Wall and moments of personal religious reflection.

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Boai Medical Group, China’s largest private medical organisation, has commenced an evaluation program with a view to starting operations in the Gulf. The group has signed ExHealthExHealthLoading…, a dedicated healthcare marketing and communications agency located in Dubai Healthcare City, to undertake research and develop their marketing and communications strategies.

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