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Azerbaijan’s International Travel and Tourism (AITF) 2015 Exhibition, will take place at the Baku Expo Centre this week from April 2-4, 2015. Held for the 14th time this year, AITF has established itself as the country’s leading travel trade event. … Continue reading
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Germany’s leading health care companies participated in the 2015 Korea International Medical and Hospital Equipment Show earlier this month in Seoul, laying the groundwork for joint ventures and research innovation with Korean partners. Fifteen German firms producing specialized medical equipment … Continue reading
South Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare recently announced measures to crack down on illegal brokers and to enhance medical safety for foreigners seeking cosmetic plastic surgery in the country.
The Ministry said in a report in its website that the measures were drafted after a discussion of relevant ministries at the ‘Committee on Medical Export Promotion and Medical Tourist Attraction’ in response to rising concerns about foreign patient protection.
Since 2009 when Korea began to attract medical tourists in earnest, the number of medical tourists visiting Korea grew at an annual rate of 36.9 percent, and in particular, the number of foreigners seeking plastic and cosmetic surgery has increased significantly (at 53.5 percent per annum).
“Anyone who intends to solicit foreign patients need to be registered with the Ministry of Health and Welfare in pursuant to Article 27.2 of the Medical Act,” the report said.
The ‘Measures to Regulate Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery Market Targeting Medical Tourists,’ announced on 12 February, aim to ensure Korean cosmetic and plastic surgery industry remain trustworthy.
The program will have three components: stronger crack down on illegal brokers while promoting authorized medical intermediaries; building a medical information system easily accessible by patients seeking information on medical fee and clinic information; and stronger foreign patient protection and enhanced dispute resolution mechanism.
“The government will enhance the confidence and transparency of plastic surgery market to attract as much as 500 thousand foreign patients by 2017,” it said.
Moreover, the Ministry said it will do its best to ensure that the bill on ‘International Medical Project Support Act’ pending at the National Assembly be passed as early as possible as the Act needs to be legislated to provide the legal framework for the implementation of the measures.
source: http://www.enterpriseinnovation.net / Enterprise Innovation / Home> Finance Innovation> Verticals> Health / by Healthcare Innovation Editor / February 25th, 2015
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Raymund C.S. del Val, president and chief executive officer of DDH, said the hospital has also started discussing with possible partners on how to package and promote the facility — 34% owned by Metro Pacific Investments Corp. — to both local and foreign tourists.
“The first issue is the facility where you will avail of the services is one that you think is internationally accepted,” Mr. del Val said.
The hospital specializes in orthopedics, nuclear medicine and spine surgery, among others.
Among the accreditations the hospital is seeking is a certification from the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Hospitals that want to be declared as a medical tourism facility are required to have an ISO certificate under the amended Tourism Code of Davao City.
The city council approved the revised Tourism Code last month, which now includes medical services as a potential driver of tourism.
International consulting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers forecasts that global medical tourism could be a $10-trillion industry by 2020, from about $2.7 trillion in 2002.
source: http://www.bworldonline.com / Business World Online / Home> Corporate News / by Carmelito O Francisco, Correspondent / Manila, Phillippines – December 31st, 2014
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Facility opens at Dubai HealthCare City Dubai: The American Heart Association, a non-profit organisation based in the United States and the world’s largest volunteer organisation dedicated to cardiovascular health, announced the opening of its Middle East and North Africa (Mena) … Continue reading
