Tag Archives: healthcare

Turkey aims to expand its share of the medical tourism market

Posted on April 1, 2011 by admin

During the coming two years, Turkey is aiming to expand its share of medical and healthcare travel. In order to increase the number of international patients, the Turkish Health Tourism Organization (TUHETO) will promote medical tourism in Turkey at a … Continue reading →

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Philippine hospitals prepare for international accreditation

Posted on March 30, 2011 by admin

After completing the “Workshop on Implementing International Accreditation Standards for Hospitals and Clinics”, 45 Hospital in the Philippines are on step closer to international accreditation. The workshop was conducted by NABH International (National Accreditation Board for Hospitals and Healthcare Providers) … Continue reading →

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New EU Cross-Border Healthcare Directive – will it have any effect?

Posted on March 16, 2011 by admin

The buzz of the month in the medical tourism industry is certainly the recently approved EU cross-border healthcare directory, setting out patients’ right to seek medical care in another EU country. The medical travel industry welcomes the initiative with open … Continue reading →

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European Medical Travel Conference 2011 – interview with Dr. Uwe Klein

Posted on March 10, 2011 by admin

Why it EMTC2011 a key momentum for the industry? Challenges and objectives. The EMTC2011 is bringing together the international community of medical travel for a yearly convention. Every year the challenge is to follow up with the speed of innovation … Continue reading →

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India discusses how to promote wellness tourism

Posted on March 3, 2011 by admin

The Indian Ministry of Tourism has recently held a national workshop in Delhi to discuss how to promote wellness tourism and define the areas of development in the wellness industry, as well as releasing new accreditation standards for wellness centers … Continue reading →

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