08-Aug-17 The increasing movement across Asian borders will surely make roaming universal health coverage (UHC) a reality soon. Inter-connected and inter-operable health information systems across countries would facilitate bilateral and multi-lateral mutual recognition and agreements that could formalize roaming. [image: Asian Development Bank]

03-Aug-17 Health tourism is seen as an industry which boosts Malaysia's economy, with more than 900,000 medical tourists arriving in 2016 and most of them coming from Indonesia, Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Vietnam, Middle Eastern countries, Australia, China and Japan. [image: Astro Awani]

01-Aug-17 Thai hospitals expect to generate THB49 bn (USD1.5 bn) in 2017 from international medical travelers, an increase of 4%. A drop in visitors from the Middle East will be more than offset by visitors from Southeast Asia. [image: TTR Weekly]

29-Jul-17 Dubai witnessed 326,649 international patients in 2016, up 9.5% from 2015. Plans are underway to strengthen its position in the healthcare sector through targeted marketing to China, Russia and Africa medical tourists. [image: Trade Arabia]

25-Jul-17 Singapore has long served as a health destination for well-heeled visitors from Indonesia and Vietnam, but there has been a steady decline in patients arriving from Southeast Asia since 2014 as local health systems improve. [image: Nikkei Asian Review]