17-Sep-17 A team from the Dubai Medical Tourism Council and Dubai Health Authority is working to attract people from China, Russia and selected African nations such as Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania, as new sources of medical tourism. [image: Hotelier Middle East]

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]

15-Sep-17 At the NHS Health & Care Innovation Expo, Healthcare UK raised the profile of exporting for UK healthcare service providers and digital health organisations, engaging with 52 overseas delegates from 7 countries hosted by the UK government. [image: GOV.UK]

13-Sep-17 The British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons reported a 40% drop in visits to high-end UK facilities in 2016, as patients increasingly go abroad to locations such as Thailand and Dubai for low cost, high quality, patient-focused care. [image: The Telegraph]

10-Sep-17 Funding of AED370 mn (USD101 mn) has been raised for the Saudi German Hospital in Dubai. The Sharia compliant financing will be used to fund both operations and expansion, allowing the hospital to offer more specialised treatments. [image: Cobone]