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India provides a complete balance of mental and emotional health. Because, when it comes to a blending of healtcare with spiritual well-being, India has no rivals. Thus, T.W. Sudhakar, Regional Director of India tourism for West Asia and Africa said in a statement on Tuesday, “With latest equipment and highly-skilled medical personnel, India is the obvious [...] The Private Hospitals Association (PHA) announced on Sunday that the Kingdom’s medical tourism sector witnessed a rise in patients last year. Private hospitals across Saudi Arabia witnessed a 10 per cent increase in foreign patients in 2009, PHA President Fawzi Hammouri declared in a press conference yesterday. In addition, 220,000 patients from across the world received treatment [...] USAID Jordan Economic Development Program (SABEQ) supported the attendance of six private hospitals at the Moscow Fair for Medical Tourism held in Moscow from 17 to 20 March 2010. The Jordanian booth at the Fair received a good number of visitors and the delegation met with a number of Russian companies interested in cooperating with [...] 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] [...] |
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