03-May-17 On the island of Hainan, officials and companies are investing billions to transform a string of villages into a medical tourism destination. Businesses have already committed USD3.3 bn for 27 projects ranging from hospitals to plastic surgery clinics. [image: Skift]

27-Apr-17 Malaysia again won the Health and Medical Tourism Destination of the Year award for the third consecutive year, at the annual IMTJ Medical Travel Awards, which recognise innovation, excellence and best practices in medical travel and tourism. [image: The Star]

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]

18-Apr-17 At the ground-breaking ceremony for the 1,800-bed Woodlands Health Campus in Singapore, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said WHC will be "future ready" so it can meet the challenges of an ageing population while serving as an air-traffic control tower "from which the healthcare team monitors its patients whether they are in the hospital or at home". [image: gov.sg]

14-Apr-17 China's Aier Eye Hospital plans to purchase the largest listed eye-clinic group in Europe, making it the world's largest ophthalmic medical group. It announced an offer to buy Spain's Clinica Baviera SA, specializing in laser eye surgery, with its 280 ophthalmologists and 76 eye clinics in Spain, Germany and Italy. The acquisition will cost Aier EUR152 mn (USD162 mn). [image: Ge Yinian / China Daily]