19-Jun-17 14 million people go abroad for medical care annually, but these days, the draw of combining care with a luxury vacation is holding more sway than urgent medical needs. Voluntary plastic surgery accounts for nearly half the industry. [image: Chetica Ranch]

16-Jun-17 Over 1.4 mn Americans went abroad for medical treatment in 2016 and Latin America is receiving the lion’s share, with low cost and increasingly excellent medical care, combined with developed tourist infrastructure. [image: Global Health Intelligence]

14-Jun-17 At Argentina's International Medical Tourism Congress, healthcare executives agreed they see an opportunity to develop the country's private health capacity for medical tourism, leveraging its extremely well outfitted and staffed private healthcare facilities. [image: IMTJ]

13-Jun-17 Healthcare UK and NHS Digital led an 8 company mission to showcase the UK’s innovative digital health sector in São Paulo at the Hospitalar exhibition. Following the event, a number of contract negotiations are close to completion. [image: GOV.UK]

09-Jun-17 Augmented reality, apps and mobile wellness programs could be the answer to improving the quality and accessibility of healthcare in Latin America, said 120 government officials, CEOs, healthcare executives at the Latin American Innovation Forum. [image: Miami Herald]