International

South African medical insurers have pledged to pay for a Covid-19 vaccine for millions of people who do not have coverage in a programme that could cost as much as 7 billion...

MAXIS Global Benefits Network has struck a deal with ICAS World, the employee assistance programme (EAP) provider, to be its global partner of counselling support and assistance. As part of the partnership,...

‘Holistic digital’ health insurance ‘without geographical restrictions’ will be on the market in 2021, its developers claim. Spanish global insurance provider Further has merged with UK-based digital platform Trustedoctor to create Further...

A cancer doctor in the US has written off almost $650,000 of unpaid medical bills because his patients have been  unable to pay because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Dr Omar Atiq had...

The new owner of Priory Group – the mental health services provider best known for treating celebrities including supermodel Kate Moss and footballer Paul Gascoigne – has said it is creating Europe’s...

Companies should be on the alert for risks and potential emergencies above and beyond concerns over the current Covid-19 pandemic. That is the assessment of international risk management and assistance expert Healix...

Millions of Brits will still have access to free healthcare across Europe after Prime Minister Boris Johnson secured a trade deal with the EU just before Christmas. There had been fears that...

Doctors in Britain are being offered thousands of pounds by wealthy individuals to skip the queue to get the Covid vaccine, it has been claimed. It has been suggested that people with...

A system which enables cancer patients to receive more treatment at home is being introduced by one of the leading hospital operators in North America – and it could prove to be...

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has pledged to step up its efforts to boost health and medical tourism in the region in spite of the Covid-19 pandemic, a high-level official there has...