Medical tourism gets boost (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
The tourism industry is positioning the Philippines as a medical and healthcare destination for Middle Eastern visitors who have been showing preference for Southeast Asia, particularly the Philippines.
Medical tourism in Israel worth NIS 160m this year (Globes Online)
48% of the patients came from Eastern Europe.
B10bn fund planned to salvage tourism sector (Bangkok Post - Thailand's English news)
The government aims to set up a fund to lend at least 10 billion baht to help small and medium-sized tourism enterprises survive their industry's downturn, said Tourism and Sports Minister Weerasak Kohsurat.
Stranded foreigners in Thailand promised to receive free medical treatment (Thailandnews.net)
Foreign tourists or businessmen, who have been stranded in Thailand after anti-government protesters occupied Bangkok's two airports, can receive free medical treatment at either state or private hosp...
Singapore Medicine - Singapore Ups the Ante for Private Medical Care (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Singapore's medical landscape will see a significant addition come 2010, when the country's first fully-integrated mediplex opens to patients both foreign and local.
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