Category: Country Updates

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States is considering reversing a ban on accepting blood donations from men who have had sex with other men. The ban,… Read more »

Qatar is the latest country in the Gulf region to insist expat workers are covered by private health insurance rather than relying on state care. In order to control growing… Read more »

Media outlets have reported today that the deadly Ebola virus has hit US soil. Officials confirmed that an unidentified patient was admitted to the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas… Read more »

The medical tourism in India is huge, predicted to see a 30% growth in the coming year, it will be worth US$2 billion by 2015. As medical costs, especially in… Read more »

South Korea is looking at doubling the cost of cigarettes in a bid to lower the smoking rate, reports the BBC. Under the proposed changes, the price of a packet… Read more »

Health officials in Tokyo have confirmed 19 new cases of dengue fever, bringing the total to 34 in the country’s first domestic outbreak since World War Two. The disease was… Read more »

Four new health-related projects are to be completed over the next two years as part of the government’s Economic Vision 2030 plan, reports the Gulf Daily News. Over the next decade… Read more »

The Turkish government has recently reversed its decision to make health insurance compulsory for expat retirees. Previously, it had ruled that health insurance was required to obtain a residence permit…. Read more »

More than 1,300 people lined up last week to enter a weight loss contest in Dubai. The competition, called “Your Child in Gold”, awards families two grams of gold for… Read more »