15-Sep-17 A tourism report issued by the Turkish Hoteliers Federation TÜROFED, stressed that Turkey is among the leading countries in organ transplants, and around 2 mn medical tourists and USD20 bn revenue are expected by 2023. [image: IMTJ]

13-Aug-17 A European Parliament research paper on health tourism in the 28 EU countries found health tourism will develop at 2% growth per year, with wellness tourism accounting for three-quarters of all health tourism. [image: IMTJ]

17-Jul-17 The Kardiolita Hospital in Lithuania warns those visiting another county for surgery, "having holidays and serious surgery at the same visit is usually a bad idea", speaking about the risk factors involved in travelling after surgery. [image: IHMT]

20-Jun-17 "Promoting health for all" was the slogan of the CEEC-China Health Minister's Meeting, where the Chinese Deputy PM said it is time to expand cooperation with Central and Eastern European Countries into the healthcare field. [image: Xinhua Net]

07-Mar-17 In 2016, the most people from CIS countries looking for treatment abroad were from Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan. The Russian Federation and Belarus hold 57% of the total CIS market, with similar preferred destinations. Both countries preferred Germany and Israel for treatment in 2016. Most patients going abroad went for oncology, orthopaedic, neurosurgery and ophthalmology treatment. [image: IMTJ]