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Intercare Meets BIT: a congress on Medical Tourism in Italy’s most important trade fair. February 11, 14.00

Jan 31,2018
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Intercare Meets BIT: a congress on Medical Tourism in Italy’s most important trade fair. February 11, 14.00 The world of Medical Tourism and the world of Tourism will meet on February 11 at 14.00 in the Convention Medical Tourism: a strategic resource for Italian Health and Tourism sector. February 11, 2018 from 14.00 to 17.00 MiCo – Milano Congressi (Entrance Fieramilanocity Gate Colleoni) level + 2 Room Amber 7 Intercare is Europe’s leading event in Healthcare Internationalization and Medical Tourism. The first

Healthcare can be the business of the future in the MENA region: Iran is opening a brand new Healthcare City, while 70 new Hospitals are needed in the area by 2022

Dec 03,2017
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Healthcare can be the business of the future in the MENA region: Iran is opening a brand new Healthcare City, while 70 new Hospitals are needed in the area by 2022 The demographic situation in these regions (where the population grows and ages) combined with the current lack of healthcare facilities makes this area one of the most attractive for investors and healthcare providers over the next 5 years. An interesting report made by real estate consultancy JLL asserts

ItalyCares mission to Abu Dhabi and Dubai from November 26 to 28 is on running blocks

Nov 25,2017
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ItalyCares mission to Abu Dhabi and Dubai ready to go Intercare and Destination Health Mission in the Gulf States is ready to go under the brand ItalyCares. The Italian delegation aims to create new opportunities for Italian healthcare providers wishing to expand in this important market. The Mission will last from November 26 to 28: The Italian group of representatives is organized under the brand ItalyCares, the first network, created by Destination Health, that gathers the best Italian healthcare

Top 5 healthcare destinations in the world. Is Italy among those?

Nov 23,2017
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Top 5 healthcare destinations in the world. Is Italy among those? Medical Tourism is a phenomenon that involves 11 to 14 million people worldwide generating a turnover around 150 billion dollars. Baby boomers (between 45 to 64 years old) are the largest group involved. Thailand paved the way 15 years ago, with the Bumrungrad Hospital in Bangkok that became a centre of medical excellence. Now it attracts 400,000 foreign patients each year. The reasons There are many reasons

According to a report from the Italian Ministry of Health, in 2016 Lombardy and Emilia Romagna were the top Italian regions for incoming patients from other Italian areas.

Nov 15,2017
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According to a report from the Italian Ministry of Health, in 2016 Lombardy and Emilia Romagna were the top Italian regions for incoming patients from other Italian areas. Considering the number of Hospital discharges, in 2016 around 1 million patients in Italy moved from their own region to be cured and assisted in a different Region, for a total amount of 4,3 billion euros of health expenditure. Calabria is the region with the highest number of outgoing patients (around 20,5%), while Emilia

Italy Meets Caucasus: dal 15 al 17 novembre, una missione imprenditoriale promuove anche la medicina Italiana nel Caucaso del Nord

Nov 09,2017
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Italy Meets Caucasus: dal 15 al 17 novembre, una missione imprenditoriale promuove anche la medicina Italiana nel Caucaso del Nord. Italy meets Caucasus è un progetto – organizzato sotto l’egida dell’Ambasciata d’Italia ed il Consolato Generale Onorario d’Italia a Krasnodar, in collaborazione con la Camera di Commercio Italo-Russa e GIM Unimpresa – che si propone di sviluppare l’attività delle aziende italiane nel sud della Federazione Russa, con particolare attenzione al Distretto Federale del Caucaso del Nord. La missione, che avrà luogo dal

Medical Tourism News from Mexico, Nigeria and Eastern Europe

Nov 03,2017
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Medical Tourism News from Mexico, Nigeria and Eastern Europe Medical tourism is growing worldwide and the news from different destinations confirm this trend. Mexico for example has become the second destination in importance after the United States. In the past year it received more than 1 million patients from other countries for medical treatments. This figure includes also Mexican emigrants returning just for treatments. In terms of earnings, revenue from medical tourism increased by

A new partner from Croatia joins Destination Health’s consulting network for medical tourism

Oct 30,2017
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A new partner from Croatia joins Destination Health’s consulting network for medical tourism RexRea is a group of professionals committed to facilitating patients willing to find the best medical treatments in Croatia. It also offers consultancy services in business development for foreign partners wishing to expand in the area. RexRea is the new entry in Destination Health’s network and will represent our activities in Croatia and the Balkans supporting network’s members in

Discover the first Italian Hospitals in the Destination Health delegation to the United Arab Emirates

Oct 27,2017
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Discover the first Italian Hospitals in the Destination Health delegation to the United Arab Emirates Intercare and Destination Health are proud to announce the first Italian Hospitals that confirmed their participation to the delegation to the United Arab Emirates. The delegation will participate to the Medical Tourism Summit at ITW – International Travel Week in Abu Dhabi (25-26/11) with the first ever Italy branded pavillon in a Medical Tourism Exhibition and will meet delegations from Abu

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A new law allows transplantation of human organs and tissues also from deceased donors in UAE

Oct 25,2017
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A new law allows transplantation of human organs and tissues also from deceased donors in UAE A ministerial decree gives hope to thousands of individuals on waiting lists in UAE. The new decree on declaration of death (defined as brain death) provides a definition of death in respect with fatwas (Islamic rulings) according to the guidelines given by the councils of senior scholars in Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Kuwait and other Islamic nations. It includes three