19-Jun-17 UOB expects medical tourism growth in Singapore to slow, due to rising competition from neighbouring countries such as Malaysia. The bank expects growth in the number of lower-margin local patients to outpace that of higher-margin international patients. [image: The Edge Markets]

18-Jun-17 The Association of Malaysian Spas is encouraging hotel and resort spas to support medical and health services with pre- and post-surgery packages, along with their standard offering of anti-ageing and wellness services. [image: Daily Express]

17-Jun-17 Due to a rapidly aging population and fewer children, Japan is experiencing a chronic labor shortage in the nursing care industry and looking to information technology and foreign workers to fill the gap. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]

16-Jun-17 Over 1.4 mn Americans went abroad for medical treatment in 2016 and Latin America is receiving the lion’s share, with low cost and increasingly excellent medical care, combined with developed tourist infrastructure. [image: Global Health Intelligence]

15-Jun-17 Kabarak University has partnered with international organisations such as GE Healthcare to build and fit out a mission hospital in Kenya designed to train local healthcare providers and attract medical tourists, with 500 beds. [image: The Star]