Egypt’s Health Ministry has announced its medical tourism program for Hepatitis C virus patients, in coordination with the Tourism Ministry. To support this program there will be also the five times Golden Ball Lionel Messi, in fact, are known the events that have affected his health before becoming a professional soccer player. So, a sensitive testimonial and not at all disinterested in the topic. The argetinian champion is expected next week in Cairo. In a statement on Tuesday, the ministry said

According to a report published by the Chinese market leader about travelling, Ctrip, the market of Chinese medical tourism has grown by a staggering 500%, reaching a total of 500,000 outbound medical travels in 2016. According to this study, the type “Medical tourism” is ranked as the fourth most attractive in the “travel” sector among Chinese tourists, and was, in 2016, the market segment with the highest level of growth. For Chinese tourist destinations, there is a potentially very lucrative

Dubai: Over the past two years had a tremendous success some medical specialties attract a large number of patients from abroad. Dr. Laila Al Marzouiqi, director of Dubai Medical Tourism Project, during an interview with Gulf News spoke about the Arab Health: “Between 2015 and 2016, orthopaedics, ophthalmology, in vitro fertilization and dental treatments attracted the attention of many tourists who travel for health reasons. Revenue, regarding the “medical tourists” were of one million dirhams, a figure that is set

The “Muslim Band” issued by Trump against people from seven Islamic countries is likely to have serious repercussions on the industry of medical tourism. How? The Middle East region, which includes countries subject to the notice of Donald Trump, is one of the primary sources of patients traveling for medical care to the United States. This notice will not only damage the patients but also the doctors and their hospitals prepared by the time to their arrival. Many patients go for treatment for

The seventh celebrated HTI Conference (Health Tourism Industry), the largest international event of its kind in Europe, will take place once again in Croatia. The conference will be held from February 28 – March 2, 2017 at the Hotel Lone in Rovinj, bringing together the leading stakeholders in global health tourism from both the private and public sector. Innovative 3-in-1 integrated events will include two new international events – the IHLA Summit (International Luxury Hotel Association), and the TTM Festival

Hungary is the country with the highest number of dentists per capita in the world. Between 2000 and 2008, the number of dentists in Hungary grew by 56%. A study of the Hungarian income revenue authority estimated in nearly 60,000 the “tourists” who annually visit the country for dental treatments, generating a flow of money that is about 227 million dollars, including 45 million for food and lodging. Most of these visitors come from countries like UK, France and Scandinavian countries.

New York, Miami, Cleveland, Houston: these are just some examples of cities where a new phenomenon is blossoming: hotels structures specialized in hosting patients who should receive medical treatment in nearby clinics. It’s becoming clear that hotel structures are increasingly attentive to the market of medical tourism, which can no longer be overlooked. Hence, the need and the desire to create synergies between hospitals and hotel facilities. This is because, as stated William M. Peacock III, chief of cardiology at the Cleveland

From Matthew McConaughey to John Travolta, are many the celebrities who decided to do an hair transplants. A practice of cosmetic surgery in strong expansion and the Turkey is a European leader in number of interventions. According to the Turkish Traveller Healthcare Council, in 2015 100,000 of the 746,000 foreign patients came to Turkey for medical treatment, came for hair transplants. A driving factor remains the price: of the treatments, on average, start at a base price of 2,000 $, much

From January 18 opens Fitur Salud, the section dedicated to Medical Tourism in Fitur, one of the most important world fairs of the tourism sector. Spain is protagonist in fact, in the ranking, about health tourism, it’s at sixth place in Europe and eighth in the world with a turnover, in 2014, of 344 million dollars. The majority of patients who arrive in Spain it does from locations that are distant from three to six hours of flight. Significant growth in thermal

Let’s start, first of all, from some figures; Italy is the second most expensive country for dental treatment in Europe, surpassed only by the United Kingdom. Infact, while our fellow citizens spend on average 135 € for dental treatments, in England, they spend on average 156 €. For this reason, about 15% of Italians, more and more often turns abroad to receive dental treatments. The most popular destination remains Croazia. Here Italians represent the lions share of trips for dental