28-Jun-17 International Finance Corporation (IFC) has invested USD60 mn in IDS Medical Systems, a Hong Kong medical supply chain start-up. The company operates in eight countries in Asia, representing medical equipment and consumables from over 200 global brands. [image: China Money Network]

27-Jun-17 Dental tourism has been identified as one of Ho Chi Minh City’s main medical tourism products. Vietnam receives about 100,000 medical tourists annually. Dental, cosmetic surgery, traditional medicine, health check-ups and fertility are seen as the most promising areas. [image: VNA]

19-Jun-17 14 million people go abroad for medical care annually, but these days, the draw of combining care with a luxury vacation is holding more sway than urgent medical needs. Voluntary plastic surgery accounts for nearly half the industry. [image: Chetica Ranch]

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]

31-May-17 The Spa and Wellness Association of Cebu is hoping to promote Cebu as a medical, dental, and health tourism destination, with its 20 hotel spas contributing to the country's target of one million medical tourists for 2017. [image: IMTJ]