International

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...

A British mother is facing a £75,000 hospital bill after prematurely giving birth in the US. Reports in the UK say that Amy Collins, 30, needed an emergency caesarean to deliver her...

Singapore is introducing a new visitor system that it hopes will help to enable more business and high net worth travellers to visit it as the coronavirus pandemic continues to cause economic...

Abu Dhabi's NMC Health sold its speciality IVF-care business Eugin Group for Fresenius Helios for EUR430m, in its latest step to become a hospital and clinical operator focused on its core Middle...

Geoff Maggs has joined specialist healthcare intermediary Medical Expenses Consulting as head of international clients. Maggs (pictured) began his career in private medical insurance (PMI) began in 1990 working for Bupa, then...

International private medical insurance (iPMI) specialist APRIL International Care has introduced a number of changes to its MyHEALTH Hong Kong range, in particular to its “Elite” module. The changes - which are...

Digital health services provider Doctor Care Anywhere has raised around £55.7m to fuel its growth plans in the UK, as well as to expand into new international markets. The provider, whose partners...

Outgoing Bupa Group CEO Evelyn Bourke is to join Marks & Spencer as a non-executive director next year. Bourke (pictured left) is due to retire from her current role at Bupa at...

Aviva has appointed Adam Winslow as CEO of International. This is a new role at Aviva and Winslow will join the Group Executive Committee, reporting to Amanda Blanc. Winslow will join Aviva...

Global insurance giant AXA is to sell its insurance operations in the Gulf region for $269m as part of a broader “simplification” strategy. Gulf Insurance Group is to take on AXA’s shareholding...