14-Jun-17 14.4 mn kids in India are obese, the second highest after China with 15.3 mn. Egypt topped the list for adult obesity at about 35 percent. Lowest were Bangladesh and Vietnam at 1 percent. [image: ET Healthworld]

11-Jun-17 Thailand has approved 90-day visas for medical tourists from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam and China. The policy is an extension of one already in place for GCC citizens. [image: Thailand Business News]

10-Jun-17 Hospital operator IHH Healthcare is looking to expand in China. The world's second largest healthcare group wants to tap the "enormous" fast-growing Chinese healthcare demand, CEO Tan See Leng said. [image: IHH Healthcare]

07-Jun-17 Sri Lanka and China have signed an MoU to construct a hospital for kidney patients in Sri Lanka. The hospital will consist of 200 beds, 100 blood dialysis machines and modern surgery complex. [image: ColomboPage]

07-Jun-17 Cuba, usually known as a top beach destination, is now touting its strength in healthcare. “One of the strengths of Cuba is health tourism,” said Miguel Ramos, the Cuban ambassador to China. [image: Wang Rongjiang / Shanghai Daily]