06-May-17 Despite making good progress in the field of medical tourism, Iran is unlikely to meet its self-stated goals of 500,000 to 600,000 medical tourists every year to 2021, an official at the Health Ministry said. [image: Financial Tribune]

27-Apr-17 The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has signed an MoU with Retreat Palm Dubai MGallery that aims to drive wellness tourism in the region. Dr Layla Al Marzouqi, director of Dubai Medical Tourism Project, commented: “We aspire to position Dubai as the first medical tourism destination in the MENA region and to be among the top 10 medical tourism destinations." [image: IHMT]

19-Apr-17 Hospitals in Dubai are linking up with medical tourism facilitators as the strong dirham deters overseas patients. The number of British medical tourists fell by about 10 per cent at the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital as the pound lost more than 16 per cent against the dirham, making cosmetic medical procedures more expensive in the UAE. [image: AACSH]

06-Apr-17 Natali, Israel's largest private healthcare provider, became a subsidiary of China's Sanpower group in 2014. Since then they have implemented their eHealth/TeleHealth technologies in the Chinese market, amassing 120,000 Israeli subscribers and over 4 mn in China. When asked about the Chinese healthcare market, Nimrod Altman, CEO of Natali Healthcare Group , noted "Barriers are collapsing". [image: PRNewsFoto / Natali Healthcare Group]

30-Mar-17 A USD200 mn investment from True North will fund KIMS Group's growth plans across India and the Middle East as the company strives to "become one of the largest healthcare providers in India and the Middle East in the next 3 to 5 years". KIMS is a hospital chain in Kerala with 1,500 beds across 6 hospitals.