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New Report about Asian Medical Tourism presented

This week, RNCOS presented their latest report “Asian Medical Tourism Analysis (2008-2012)”. The report states that in spite of the economic crisis, the medical tourism sector has emerged as the fastest growing segment of the Asian tourism industry. One of … Continue reading

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Latest Medical Tourism Statistics from Singapore

The Singapore Tourism Board has recently presented the latest medical tourism statistics. These show 646,000 visitors came to Singapore for medical treatment or related reasons in 2008. This is an increase of 13% from the year before. From this number, … Continue reading

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Saudis to Get Hospital Service Abroad

    The Saudi Arabian Minster of Health, Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, recently announced the launch of specialized treatment facilities in Malaysia and Singapore for Saudis in a move aimed at providing top quality medical and clinical services for Saudi citizens. … Continue reading

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Indonesia's healthcare system forces inhabitants abroad for treatment

The English speaking Indonesian newspaper Jakarta Globe, last week posted an editorial about the, inadequacy of Indonesia’s healthcare system, and its urgent need of reform. According to the paper, the public hospitals are both understaffed and under-equipped and have a hard time … Continue reading

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Taiwan's Medical Tourism Industry

Taiwan has a reputation of being a “sleeping giant” amongst the medical tourism destinations in Asia. But this giant is about to wake up and take market shares in the most popular region for health tourism. There is a growing … Continue reading

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