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Health Minister Nayef Fayez on Wednesday defended a decision imposing fees on blood units, saying that the measure aims to cut ministry funds spent on foreign patients. In a joint press conference with the ministers of finance and state for media affairs and communications yesterday, Fayez said over 700,000 non-Jordanians live in the country and enjoy [...] The USAID Economic Development Program (SABEQ) invited Private Hospital Association (PHA) members and medical insurance companies to attend a focus group meeting at SABEQ premises, in a bid to protect patients’ rights in cases of a mal practice. Attending the session were PHA member hospitals and leading insurance companies’ representatives. Promoting medical tourism in Jordan necessitates [...] In a survey published in the French edition of the January-February issue, “African Business” reports that 250, 000 foreign patients came to Tunisia in 2009 for treatment, including from Libya, Algeria and sub-Saharan Africa. The survey writes that 70% (about 4 million people each year) of Libyans came for medical care. MEDIAWAY, the medical bridge between Belgium and the Arab World, has teamed up with The Rocco Forte Collection’s Hotel Amigo in Brussels, along with select partners: Etihad Airways, The Edith Cavell Hospital, Dockx Car Rental and Visit Belgium, to offer a new medical package to Gulf countries’ residents. Belgium has rapidly emerged as one of Europe’s [...] A Jordanian delegation attended the second Arab International e-Tourism and e-Marketing Conference organized by the International Organization for the E-Tourism Industry (IOTEI) with a view to promoting medical tourism in Jordan. The Conference was held from Dec. 15 – 18 at the Egyptian el-Gouna resort on the Red Sea. Mr Abdullah Hindawi, CEO of the Private [...] Umrah pilgrims will in the near future be targeted for medical tourism, a concept that is to soon witness a strong boost in the Kingdom, said Prince Sultan bin Salman, chairman of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA). Prince Sultan made the comments during a lecture at the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry [...] The health care market in the GCC is expected to grow at about 9 per cent annually to reach $47 billion to $55 billion (around Dh172 billion to Dh202 billion) by 2020, according to a recent report, due to solid demand. “The growth will be driven by both an increase in demand [increased number of treatments] [...] The Middle East has a number of advantages that make it well positioned to emerge as a leader in the medical tourism sector, but it needs to do more to change perceptions about the quality of care that is offered in the region, according to an expert in the industry. Unlike other tourism sectors, medical tourism [...] Healthcare Globalization is irretrievably linked to the phenomena known as ‘medical tourism’ with more and more people seeking medical treatment abroad. The latest World Bank report indicates that medical tourism is already a USD 65-billion business and is set to grow further with the globalization of the healthcare industry. Key factors driving the globalization of healthcare [...] USAID Jordan Economic Development Program (SABEQ) announced in a press release that it recently supported the Private Hospital Association (PHA) by facilitating the attendance of seven private hospital officials from different hospitals in the International Medical Tourism Association’s 2nd annual World Medical Tourism and Global Health Congress that was held in Los Angeles (LA). “As well [...] |
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