31-Dec-14 There's been a lot going on in emerging markets in 2014. Here's a look back at 12 notable Medtech and Healthcare growth markets stories that you may have missed, month-by-month, including "Indonesia’s new national health insurance scheme", "Korea to nurture medical device industry", "Turkey’s pharma market is ripe for profit", "China healthcare draws investors" and more.

29-Oct-14 The interest of Russians in health tourism to the Vitebsk region of Belarus is increasing every year. It can be explained by the proximity of the Russian border, reasonable prices, high quality and efforts made to promote health services. [image: BelTA]

27-Oct-14 Malaysia welcomed about 770,000 international medical tourists in 2013. Rising rapidly in the rankings, China is ranked fourth in terms of number of medical tourists visiting Malaysia, after Indonesia, India and Japan. [image: Wiki Commons]

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15-Sep-14 In Thailand, private hospitals have become a platform for change, attracting increasing numbers of foreign patients, with medical tourists from China becoming a major focus.

22-Aug-14 Turkey has increased its profile as a destination for medical tourism, becoming the sixth most visited medical tourism destination in the world. The Ministry of Health hopes to reach USD20 billion in medical tourism revenues by 2023, with a 15-20% annual growth rate. [image: Zeynel Cebeci]