Source: Travel program set up by Greg Hunt in 2021 discontinued after two months with two dozen people receiving direct assistance.

While Australians are travelling abroad for cheap medical care, international visitors are coming here for quality care they can trust. When Rabia Tahir arrived at Adelaide airport last year, she was cautiously hopeful. Never having been out of Pakistan and understanding but not speaking English, she had made the journey alone. Rabia was suffering the...

Over the last decade Australians have been heading overseas in droves, to places like Thailand, India, South Korea and Malaysia for medical treatment. But as Australians fly out, a growing number of medical tourists are flying in -- from New Zealand, the United States and increasingly from Asia. ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

The practice of travelling to a foreign country to attain medical services continues to grow as a global phenomenon. Patients around the world are seeking international healthcare solutions to address prevailing issues with cost, quality, and access. The Medical Tourism Association (MTA) has worked with The George Washington University to address information gaps in the...