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Health Tourism & Medical Travel 2008 : Convention & Exhibition 2008 Global Competency In The Gulf Region: Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei,india, Turkey, Belgium,Mexico And UAE
MARK YOUR CALENDAR: 14-16 October 2008,Malaysia and 25-27 November 2008, United Arab Emirates. This is the opportunity to discover the best healthcare destination set in a most dynamic Health Tourism [...]

Indigenous women from this male-centered authority province will converge on March 25 to participate in a Women’s Wellness Forum to be held at the Kalinga-Apayao State College (KASC) Library. This all-woman gathering is in celebration of Women’s Month this March.
According to organizer Natividad Sugguiyao, Provincial Officer of the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP), Kalinga [...]

A solon urges the government to support the medical tourism potential of the country to reap its economic benefits.
Congressman Ruffy Biazon, the proponent of House Bill 49, is pushing for the creation of a Medical Tourism Bureau within the Department of Health (DOT) to formulate policies relative to the development of the industry, implement plans [...]

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Philippines is the latest country to join the world medical tourism destination. With pristine white beaches, lush vegetation, rolling hills and tempting volcanic mountains, the country of 7,100 islands certainly has travel appeal, but the real challenge is to offer world-class medical services at competitive prices.
During the International Medical Travel Conference held last month in [...]

The Philippines is experiencing a ‘new wave’ of travellers seeking medical treatment abroad, according to former health secretary Alfredo Bengzon.
Mr Bengzon told the Philippine Headline News that five per cent of admissions at the Medical City hospital in Pasig City are now visitors from foreign countries, with many holidaymakers seeking dental treatment or other medical services [...]

Diverticulitis is a common digestive disease particularly found in the large intestine. Diverticulitis develops from diverticulosis, which involves the formation of pouches (diverticula) on the outside of the colon.
The most common symptom of diverticulitis is abdominal pain. The most common sign is tenderness around the left side of the lower abdomen. If infection is the [...]

The country’s top medical and wellness facilities and resort destinations take center stage as the Department of Tourism (DOT) announced that it is organizing the 2nd International Medical Conference (IMTC 2007). The event will be held on November 19-23 at the Hotel Intercontinental Manila in Makati City.
According to Tourism Secretary Joseph Ace Durano, “I am [...]