01-Sep-17 The Malaysian healthcare tourism market is expected to generate MYR1.3 bn (USD305 mn) revenue and see annual growth of 23% in 2017, according to the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council. By 2020 it is targeting annual growth of 30%. [image: Dudva / Wikiwand]

28-Aug-17 Chinese patients from medium to small sized cities are now looking to India for medical treatment because the country provides good value for money and easier access to some pharmaceutical products, say Indian health experts. [image: Global Times]

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20-Aug-17 In preparation for the 2020 Olympics, Tokyo is getting 14 hospitals foreign-patient ready. Preparations are starting, to ensure they will be able to provide medical services in multiple languages and be sufficiently equipped to accept foreign patients. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]

25-Aug-17 The CEO of Medical Departures, a company facilitating medical travel to Asia, says “the level of care and attention they enjoy is unlike anything they would receive at home,” and he doesn't expect medical tourism to Asia to slow. [image: Business In Asia]

23-Aug-17 Iran had 105,000 inbound medical visitors in the last year and plans to grow on its appeal as a medical tourism destination, with its newly announced USD260 mn Isfahan Healthcare City and a national plan to attract medical tourists. [image: Tehran Times]