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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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Novasans announces media partnership to MediTour Expo 2011

Posted on March 11, 2011 by admin

We are happy to announce another media partnership. This time with the American MediTour Expo. MediTour Expo is a world medical tourism conference “Pioneering The Future in Global Healthcare”. The event will be held May 23-24, 2011 at the South Point … 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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One in Four Cosmetic Surgery Patients are Medical Tourists in Czech Republic

Posted on February 21, 2011 by admin

A survey by the international surgery portal Estheticon.com found that one in four cosmetic surgery procedures carried out in the Czech Republic in 2008/2009 were performed on international patients. This is a significant rise from the year before when only … Continue reading →

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The cost of Medical Tourism in Costa Rica may increase with 15%

Posted on February 11, 2011 by admin

Costa Rica is one of the most popular destinations in Central America. The Costa Rican National Tourism Chamber (Canatur) estimates that more than two million tourists visited the country in 2010. In 2009, the number of visits was 1.9 million, compared … Continue reading →

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