Novasans partners with Ridge IVF Center

Novasans has partnered with one of India's leading IVF Centers - Ridge IVF The leading medical tourism guide Novasans has entered into another successful partnership, this time with one of India's leading fertility treatment clinics; Ridge IVF Center . Through this, Novasans is one step further in reaching its goal of providing international patients from across the globe with safe, affordable, and optimal healthcare options abroad.    Demand for Fertility Treatment and IVF is on the rise Since its year of establishment in 2009, Novasans has experienced a great increase in the number of patients seeking various infertility treatments abroad. "Some of the main reasons for seeking infertility treatments abroad are shorter waiting times, higher success rates, more affordable pricing and the possibility of going through a fertility program that might not be available in your home country" states Novasans' Managing Director and medical travel expert Victoria Svederberg Bojsen . She...
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Novasans Introduces Live Chat

With more patients inclined to go abroad for medical treatments, surgery, plastic surgery and dental work, the need for information is growing. To support patients from around the world looking for procedures, Novasans has now established a LIVE CHAT, to accommodate patients with instant answers and information before making the decision to travel abroad for healthcare. How to live chat with Novasans The live chat functionality is easily found in the upper right corner on the Novasans website. When clicking on the chat icon, a chat window will instantly open up from which the patient can chat directly with Novasans' customer service representatives, which will answer all the patient's questions and assist in finding the most suitable hospital, clinic, doctor or wellness center across the world. Instant answers Through the live chat, patients will receive immediate answers to all their medical tourism questions. Novasans' customer representatives will guide the patient to the best hospital and...
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Novasans Launches Aesthetic Travel Excellence Award

Recognizing excellence and rewarding outstanding achievements is key to the development of any industry. Novasans is therefore very excited to announce the launch of the first Aesthetic Travel Excellence Award . The award was designed to honor superiority in aesthetic medicine and distinguish innovative industry leaders. Through acknowledging aesthetic providers across the world who go above and beyond in their customer service and who have made an impact in the aesthetics field, patients can use the award as a guideline in choosing an aesthetic provider who has distinguished itself within technology, communication, patient safety, and experience.    A judging panel comprising of Novasans’ medical and aesthetic travel stakeholders will review each nomination, from which the aesthetic provider must meet the following criteria:    Novasans’ Aesthetic Travel Excellence Award Criteria: Operate for at least 3 years Provide cutting-edge technology Receive 1,000 aesthetic tourists...
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Novasans Launches Spa Travel Excellence Award

In its quest to aid spa and wellness travelers through presenting a comprehensive range of guidance tools and knowledge, Novasans is happy to present The Novasans Spa Travel Excellence Award 2011 . The award’s objectives are aimed at improving the quality of service, the therapists’ skills and operations management in order to raise spa industry standards along with guiding spa-goers through defining qualitative wellness institutions.   The Novasans Spa Travel Excellence Award helps consumers navigate some of the gems throughout the spa world and spotlight the best operators in the industry, all honored for advancing the spa industry in quality, creativity and innovation. Through setting this benchmark within the Spa sector, The Novasans Spa Travel Excellence Award celebrates the outstanding efforts of wellness institutions driving the exceptional standard of spas worldwide. Spas are assessed on a set of criteria including Spa Ambience, Personnel Skills, Tools, Products and Equipment, and...
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Novasans Launches Dental Travel Excellence Award

With increased patient mobility, dental tourism is on the rise across the world. In order to acclaim and distinguish the foremost dental tourism providers worldwide, Novasans has initiated The Dental Travel Excellence Award. The award is bestowed to ten dental tourism facilitators and clinics across the world per year, carefully chosen by Novasans’ board of dental tourism stakeholders. Through patients selecting a recognized leading dental facility, Novasans adheres to its goal of ensuring high quality dental care at affordable prices. Before receiving the award, each dental travel provider has to undergo a general evaluation process, assuring that the facility fulfills the criteria below. Novasans’ Dental Travel Excellence Award Criteria: Operate for at least 5 years Provide cutting-edge technology Receive 1,000 dental tourists or above per year Cater to patients from across the world Received national or international accreditations and awards Operate an International Patient Center...
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Cause for Severe Allergic Asthma Identified

The cause for austere asthma has been identified by researchers at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. The cause for austere asthma has been identified by researchers at the  Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.  The research team, led by  Dr. Marsha Wills-Karp , has identified the  pro-inflammatory protein interleukin-17 (IL-17A)  as the molecular tipping point that upsets a precise balance between underlying mild disease and more severe asthma.   Some of the most common triggers are environmental contaminants such as cigarette smoke, allergens and airborne pollution.  An exposure to these environmental allergens causes dysfunctional regulation of a gene named complement factor (C3). This in turn leads to extreme production of IL-17A by airway cells. This sets off an  “amplification loop” , when the IL-17A induces more C3 production at the airway surface. This amplification loop continues to increase inflammatory responses together...
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Two New Books about Medical Tourism on the Market

With the medical tourism industry growing by the day, it is not only the potential patients that are looking for valuable and useful information in the multitude of available sources. The healthcare and medial providers are also searching for guidance in their quest of attaining international patients and market their services in the best possible way. Therefore, the president of the  Medical Tourism Association ,  Renee Marie Stephano , along with the industry expert, William Cook, have authored two medical tourism and international healthcare books, that were just released on the market.   The first book is titled  Developing an International Patient Center – A Guide to Creating the Best Patient Experience , and is focusing on the international patient departments at clinics and hospitals, and advising them how to create the best practices and the best patient experience for international patient centers.   The second book, titled  T he Medical Tourism Facilitator...
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Foreign Trained Doctors Provide Same Quality of Care as Doctors Educated in the US

A new study, released in the August issue of the journal Health Affairs, indicates that the quality of care provided by physicians educated abroad is as good as physicians educated in the US, which previously have been questioned for not having the same competence. The study, performed in Pennsylvania by the  Foundation for Advancement of International Medical Education and Research , found  no significant difference in the death rates of patients treated by international medical school graduates and those graduated at US medical schools.  The researchers did however raise important questions regarding the approximately one-fifth of US citizens who seek training abroad. The study found that  the patients of US-born doctors who graduate from non-US medical schools had higher rates of in-hospital deaths than the patients of foreign-born international medical graduates.  Approximately one forth of all the US doctors are educated abroad. Mr.  John J. Norcini , president and...
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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 the major factors resulting in more international patients visiting Asia for treatment is the  economic slowdown in the West , where the cost of medical treatments have been significantly high, which has prompted western patients to visit  cost effective  destinations in the East. Other factors are the  excellent quality of care in Asia , with  well-skilled medical professionals , and the ability to enjoy  on site tourism attractions .   India foreseen as the fastest growing medial tourism destination The report expects the  total number of medical tourists coming to Asia for treatment to grow at a CAGR of around 17% during 2010-2012.  The dominating countries have so far been  India, Thailand...
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Health and Senior Tourism at a New Perspective

In my quest to find interesting niches of medical and healthcare travel in Thailand, I recently met with Mr. Peter Quah, the CEO of Kronus Mobicare. From its three years of existence, the successful company has grown from a 3 people business just in Thail  With a former career within project and trend analysis, Mr. Quah noticed the  growing trend of seniors settling abroad after retirement. Today, many seniors want to grow old in one place, which they feel is more comfortable and at home. Mr. Quah and his team asked themselves; what do we need to put in place to allow someone to age in one place, without having to send the client to a retirement institution or a nursing home?  The new generation of “young elderly” differentiate themselves from the former generation in their independency . However, becoming older and maybe not being as mobile as before, they still need a support system to help them with their day-to-day tasks or functions. This  on-site full support  is one of...
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