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Psychedelic Retreats Blur Medical and Wellness Tourism
Psychedelic retreats are emerging as a distinct wellness tourism segment, drawing celebrity endorsement even as medical researchers warn about informed consent.
Asia Tops a Medical Tourism Ranking as Digital Tools Spread
A Nomad Capitalist ranking placed four Asian countries atop medical tourism as telemedicine and AI tools spread across the region, Travel Daily Media reported.
Sunway Says Malaysia Medical Tourism Stays Shielded
Sunway Healthcare says Malaysia's medical tourism is shielded from Middle East volatility by its ASEAN and China patient base, as its IPO raised RM3.3 billion, Sinar Daily reported.
Vietnam Drafts a Medical Tourism Plan to 2030
Vietnam's health ministry has drafted a 2025 to 2030 plan to build hospital-resort complexes and keep affluent patients from seeking treatment abroad, Lao Dong reported.
Hanoi Hospital Draws Foreign Patients Monthly
A private hospital in Hanoi reports 700 to 800 international patient visits a month, VOV reported, as Vietnam works to keep patients in the region.
Vitiligo Treatment: A Growing Market And A Travel Niche
The market researchers who size vitiligo care put it near USD 1.2 billion. Behind that number sit a first FDA-approved cream, decades-old phototherapy, and a patient-travel niche that runs through Havana.
Africa Loses $7bn a Year to Medical Tourism
Africa loses an estimated $7 billion a year as patients travel abroad for care, BusinessDay reported, as a Nairobi hospital builds cancer capacity at home.
Low Health Literacy Costs Health Systems Billions
Nearly a quarter of adults have low health literacy, the World Economic Forum reported, and cutting it could save health systems about $303 billion a year.
Kazakhstan Targets 300,000 Medical Tourists a Year
Kazakhstan treated about 80,000 international patients last year and has set a target of 300,000, with proton therapy and lower prices as its main draws.
Sunway Bets on Gulf Patients Rerouting to Asia
Sunway Healthcare expects more Middle East patients as conflict reroutes medical travel to Asia, The Edge Malaysia reported, after a RM3 billion listing.
Siemens-AMCE Deal Targets Nigeria Care Drain
Siemens Healthineers has signed a diagnostics and cancer-care partnership with the African Medical Centre of Excellence in Nigeria, aimed at keeping patients who now travel abroad closer to home.
Argentina Formally Leaves the World Health Organization
Argentina has formally withdrawn from the World Health Organization, a year after filing notice and months after the United States made the same move.