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The Medical Tourism Blog is written by Keith Pollard, a regular speaker and commentator on medical tourism and the independent healthcare sector. The Health Tourism Blog addresses some of the challenges and issues faced in the health tourism and medical travel sector, and provides suggestions on how both the industry and the individual participants can maximise the business opportunities that..
IMTJ Blog
1y ago
Across the globe, many governments see inbound health and medical tourism as providing a boost to their country’s economy. So how do they support ..read more
IMTJ Blog
1y ago
Sometimes, medical tourism is driven by patients seeking lower costs. Sometimes, it’s a desire to access higher quality treatment or a better outcome. But ..read more
IMTJ Blog
1y ago
The media in source countries of medical travellers continue to focus on the “bad news” stories in medical tourism. How can we protect and ..read more
IMTJ Blog
1y ago
International patients funded by governments are much fewer than for other self-funded medical travel niches, but the revenue generated from their treatment is much ..read more
IMTJ Blog
2y ago
Within the world of medical tourism, fertility travel – travel for IVF treatment – is a market niche that receives too little attention. When ..read more
IMTJ Blog
2y ago
For many years and for many destinations, “low prices” has been the clarion call of destinations and providers seeking medical tourists. But will COVID-19 ..read more
IMTJ Blog
2y ago
With “Long Covid” affecting many who recover from the virus, how will health systems cope with the demand for treatment? Could medical travel destinations ..read more
IMTJ Blog
2y ago
With the complexity and confusion surrounding travel restrictions, quarantine requirements, and vaccination certificates and passports, is now the time to appoint a “COVID-19 guru ..read more
IMTJ Blog
2y ago
Sometime in the not too distant future, we may see things get back to a “near normal” and medical travel may even see some ..read more
IMTJ Blog
3y ago
The UK is not alone in dealing with burgeoning waiting lists. Few healthcare systems around the globe have remained unaffected by the COVID-19 pandemic ..read more