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COVID-19 and Medical Tourism
Industry News

N95 – Ending the Pandemic in 4 Weeks

N95 masks offer the highest level of respiratory protection by face coverings - filtering out up to 95% of the tiniest infectious particles. Global Healthcare Resources has found a way for everyone to access N95’s in small quantities and at affordable costs

Accreditation
Accreditation & Certification

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Achieves Accreditation from the Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA) Program

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, has been awarded Accreditation for a three-year term by the Global Healthcare Accreditation (GHA) Program for its Medical Travel Services Program.

Korea Medical Tourism
Destination Spotlight

South Korea Poised to be a Global Medical Travel Hub Post-COVID-19

With the pandemic restrictions creating pent-up demand for elective procedures, more employees are willing to explore medical travel in countries like Korea to access safe and affordable healthcare.

Drugs & Pharmacology
Editorial

The ‘Wonder Drug’: Ivermectin Shows Promise for COVID-19 Treatment and Prevention

While scientists continue to investigate and seek a better understanding of ivermectin and its use in COVID-19, emerging results have been promising.

Vaccines
Industry News

How are the Moderna and Pfizer Vaccines Different?

In one of the swiftest vaccine developments in history, global teams of drugmakers, researchers, and scientists laid the groundwork that spurred the production of vaccines to end the coronavirus pandemic.

Stem Cell
Technology & Innovation

Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine for COVID-19: Opportunities and Challenges

Stem cell therapy offers a promising treatment approach to COVID-19 due to their immunomodulatory and regenerative properties.

COVID-19 and Medical Tourism
United Arab Emirates

Swift Medical Tourism Recovery Amid the Pandemic: A Case of the UAE

The UAE government swiftly pivoted strategies to curb the further spread of the virus and promote an early recovery of the industry.

COVID-19 and Medical Tourism
Technology & Innovation

Digital Healthcare and Post-COVID-19 Medical Travel

The challenges posed by the pandemic accelerated the paradigm shift in healthcare, speeding up the integration of digital healthcare solutions to bridge the gaps in patient care and those induced by the health crisis.

Accreditation
Accreditation & Certification

Medical Travel Accreditation in the Post-COVID-19 Era

As travel is slowly returning to normal, medical travelers have new expectations from a medical tourist destination - these patients now not only seek quality and affordability of medical care but also a medical travel destination that has put in place adequate measures to safeguard their health, given the COVID-19 pandemic.

Medical tourism
Industry News

Business in the New Normal: How the Medical Travel Industry is Adapting to COVID-19

As travel restrictions ease and hospitals reopen for non-emergency surgeries, the medical travel industry is making a comeback through creative initiatives that promote a safe return to medical travel.

COVID-19 and Medical Tourism
Wellness Travel & Tourism

COVID-19 and Medical Tourism in the United States

Millions of Americans keep traveling every year to access quality and timely healthcare at a fraction of a cost in the US. But as the pandemic dealt a blow to the travel industry, the number dwindled substantially, raising a lot of uncertainty about the future of health travel in the country.

Latin America
Destination Spotlight

How Has Coronavirus Changed Medical Travel in Latin America

Destinations such as Cuba, Mexico, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic became the major players in the region’s medical travel business, attracting hundreds of thousands of medical tourists to the continent every year. But when the coronavirus pandemic hit, it dealt a strong blow to the burgeoning industry that might take years to recover from.

Wellness Travel
Wellness Travel & Tourism

Wellness Travel Will Be the Focus in the Post-Pandemic Era

The coronavirus has upended every aspect of life and heightened mental health concerns for most people. Given this, many people now desire to take wellness trips to renew their mental, spiritual, and physical wellbeing when the crisis is over.

Accreditation
Accreditation & Certification

Building Patient Trust in a COVID-19 (or post Covid-19) World

As travel restrictions begin to lift; however, patients will begin to seek medical and dental care at destinations and organizations where they feel safe.

Blockchain
Technology & Innovation

How Blockchain Technology is Disrupting the Fight against COVID-19

Tech companies have developed a wide range of applications and use cases of the technology in combating the numerous challenges caused by the pandemic.

Vaccines
Industry News

The Impact of COVID-19 on the Travel Vaccine Industry

As the coronavirus pandemic led to widespread economic closures, movement restrictions, travel bans, and changing consumer behaviors, the travel vaccine industry has also had its share of the global downturn.

COVID-19 and Medical Tourism
Editorial

Will Medical Tourism Survive the Coronavirus Pandemic?

The medical tourism industry has been the hardest-hit by the global economic slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Stakeholders are now uncertain of what lies ahead.

COVID-19 and Medical Tourism
Destination Spotlight

COVID-19 and the Future of Medical Tourism Across Europe

At the start of 2020, Medical Data Forecast released a report that predicted massive growth of medical tourism in Europe, however, the coronavirus pandemic has upended this trajectory this trajectory

COVID-19 and Medical Tourism
Technology & Innovation

How COVID-19 Pandemic Enhanced Care Delivery in Medical Tourism Destinations 

Although the COVID-19 pandemic stretched healthcare beyond its limits and has significantly shrunken revenue for healthcare institutions, it has stirred new patient care models and approaches that improve healthcare delivery while keeping providers and patients safe