Sun, Sea, Sand and Surgery could be the future theme of tourism promotions in the Caribbean, as regional governments and private investors focus on exploring the benefits of Medical Tourism. Miami based Caribbean Trade Center’s Forum “Medical Tourism – The State of Medical Services in the Caribbean Region” was a great [...]

Survey gives nation unsatisfactory grade on most measures of well-being.
THURSDAY, Dec. 9 (HealthDay News) — The United States has failed to reach almost every goal set for women’s health, a new report says.
Conducted by the National Women’s Law Center and Oregon Health Sciences University (OHSU), the report — based largely on [...]

Across the globe, entrepreneurial individuals and organizations are looking at the possibility of providing medical tourism services at an increased rate, particularly in the wake of the new U.S. health care law. Costa Rica’s rising medical tourism industry could serve as a test case for this as providers prepare to benefit from the impact of [...]

The last of the USA’s original tuberculosis sanitariums sits, improbably, just off Interstate 95, near a Dunkin’ Donuts and a Motel 6, and just behind fields of children playing soccer. The fading signs out front simply say A.G. Holley State Hospital. There is nothing to suggest that one of history’s greatest killers lurks inside.
Florida lawmakers [...]

Poll: Sizeable Minority of Americans Would Consider Medical Tourism.
A new Gallup Poll finds that many Americans–particularly the uninsured–are willing to travel abroad for major medical procedures, especially if they believe the quality of care would be the same, but significantly cheaper, than care in the United States.
Health insurance is an important factor in the likelihood [...]

April 17–18, 2010
Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
www.ghinnovate.org
200 Speakers representing all disciplines of global health, social entrepreneurship, international development, and innovation. Keynote speakers include Seth Godin, Jacqueline Novogratz, Jeffrey Sachs and Sonia Sachs.
Social innovation sessions by the CEOs and Directors of Acumen Fund, Partners in Health, Water.org, Save The Children, HealthStore Foundation, [...]

President Obama’s key domestic policy objective is to reform the US system of healthcare. And the next few weeks will be crucial in determining whether he can deliver the fundamental reform that has eluded his predecessors.
“I am going to keep pressing until we get this done,” President Obama told a town [...]

The one hour film traces the experience of an American patient Bob who traveled to Costa Rica to undergo a double knee placement in an alien environment. He not only saves $80,000 but gets an excellent medical attention. His journey becomes even more pertinent as he represents…