Cost effective, better quality treatment and co-coordinated government and private sector efforts has made Thailand a preferred destination for medical treatment. But the country needs to resolve challenges like violence in far south for further Read More

• Christus Health, based in Dallas, is putting its seventh Mexican hospital in Reynosa, across the border from McAllen, Texas. • Grupo Star Medica in September opened a 53-bed facility in Ciudad Juárez and plans others in Tijuana and Mexicali Read More

Former Assistant United States Trade Representative for South Asia. In recent weeks, Thailand has been feuding with government and industry officials in the United States. The good news is that some simple steps can be taken to reduce the tensions Read More

The Philippines could tap a gold mine in the next frontier in tourism—medical services. Medical tourism could actually be more lucrative than ordinary travel for leisure tourism. The fees are high, the clients are predisposed to spend oodles of Read More

Nearly 100 Canadian and Caribbean government, healthcare and business leaders met this week to discuss how Caribbean medical tourism can be developed to serve North Americans’ healthcare and vacation needs. Held in Bridgetown, Barbados, the Read More