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Unreviewed Written 30 September 2026| 5 sources| SDG targets read, emissions figures not verified at source Medical Tourism and Sustainable Development Verified against primary record Relevant goal Goal 3, ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages[1] Relevant targets 3.8 on universal health coverage and 3.c on the health workforce[1] Targets on … Read more
Unreviewed Written 30 September 2026| 7 sources| EU Directive text read, workforce effects not measured Medical Tourism and Health System Capacity Verified against primary record Capacity as a legal interest, EU Maintaining treatment capacity recognised in Directive 2011/24/EU, recital 43[4] Waiting lists A domestic waiting list alone cannot justify refusing authorisation[4] Record read Official Journal … Read more
Unreviewed Written 30 September 2026| 5 sources| WHO definitions read, effects not measured in any source Medical Tourism and Health Equity Independently reported WHO definition of equity Absence of unfair, avoidable or remediable differences among groups of people[1] Evidence on effects 203 sources reviewed in 2010, of which 6 were empirical[3] Status of the main … Read more
Unreviewed Written 30 September 2026| 5 sources| SDG target and Directive text read Medical Tourism and Universal Health Coverage Verified against primary record SDG target Target 3.8, universal health coverage[2] EU reimbursement duty Directive 2011/24/EU, Article 7(1)[3] Records read UN target text and Official Journal text, 30 September 2026 Independently reported WHO definition of UHC … Read more
Unreviewed Written 30 September 2026| 7 sources| Outbreak investigations read, no surveillance register checked Medical Tourism and Public Health Verified against primary record Tijuana investigation, 2018 to 2019 44 cases in 19 states, drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa[1] Dominican Republic, 2013 to 2014 21 cases in 6 states, mycobacterial infection after cosmetic surgery[3] Records read Published investigations, … Read more
Unreviewed Written 30 September 2026| 5 sources| WMA statement read, research findings not verified Medical Tourism Stakeholders Verified against primary record Parties named by the WMA Patients, brokers, governments, health care providers, insurance providers, travel agencies[1] Record read WMA policy text, 30 September 2026 Independently reported Formal definition None identified for the phrase itself Evidence … Read more
Unreviewed Written 30 September 2026| 5 sources| No official use of the term located Medical Tourism Supply Chains Independently reported Formal definition None identified; the phrase is an analytical borrowing from operations management Official framing instead Trade in health services, consumption abroad[1] Membership Not agreed; published models list between five and nine kinds of actor[2][3] … Read more
Unreviewed Written 30 September 2026| 3 sources| EU Directive text read, guidance not verified Medical Travel Coordination Verified against primary record Entitlement to records, EU Directive 2011/24/EU, Article 4(2)(f)[1] Entitlement to follow-up, EU Directive 2011/24/EU, Article 5(1)(c)[1] Record read Official Journal text, 30 September 2026 Independently reported Outside the EU Described as good practice, with … Read more
Unreviewed Written 30 September 2026| 3 sources| No definition of the term located in any official source This article describes a hospital function. For the patients such departments are named after, see International patients. International Patient Departments Independently reported Formal definition None identified in WHO, OECD, UN, EU or CDC material Usage Self-applied hospital and … Read more
Unreviewed Written 30 September 2026| 4 sources| Korean statute read in translation, other claims not verified Medical Tourism Facilitators Verified against primary record Registration in South Korea Required to attract foreign patients, Medical Service Act Article 27-2[3] Record read English translation, 30 September 2026 Independently reported Formal definition None identified in WHO, OECD, UN or … Read more