25-Sep-17 The Korean medical industry in the United Arab Emirates hosted its “K Medical” event showcasing Korean medical services and technology, as it looks to attract more than one million Muslim tourists and 800,000 medical tourists by 2018. [image: Business Korea]

20-Sep-17 The number of Kuwaitis seeking medical treatment abroad was down by 80% in first quarter of 2017. The change is attributed to new strict measures to inspect each medical case and determine whether treatment abroad is necessary. [image: Arab Times]

17-Sep-17 A team from the Dubai Medical Tourism Council and Dubai Health Authority is working to attract people from China, Russia and selected African nations such as Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania, as new sources of medical tourism. [image: Hotelier Middle East]

15-Sep-17 A tourism report issued by the Turkish Hoteliers Federation TÜROFED, stressed that Turkey is among the leading countries in organ transplants, and around 2 mn medical tourists and USD20 bn revenue are expected by 2023. [image: IMTJ]

14-Sep-17 The Thai government is looking to attract medical tourists from newer markets, such as China, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam, to take advantage of the growing affluence in those countries and the rising demand for professional healthcare services. [image: Thailand Business News]