Destinations

Unreviewed Written 23 October 2026| 3 sources| Oman’s health ministry lists reducing treatment abroad as a goal, not attracting patients Medical Tourism in Oman Verified against primary record Stated ministry goal Reducing treatment abroad[1] Medical tourism in the strategy Not discussed; no reference to foreign patients coming to Oman[1] Current health expenditure About 3.8 per … Read more

Unreviewed Written 23 October 2026| 3 sources| The widely quoted Kuwaiti figures trace to unnamed sources, not to the health ministry Medical Tourism in Kuwait Verified against primary record WHO country office Inaugurated 15 June 2021; previously supported from the WHO Saudi Arabia office[1] Stated reform driver The sharp increase in the healthcare bill was … Read more

Unreviewed Written 23 October 2026| 3 sources| Eighty-eight per cent of Qatar’s residents are foreign nationals, which reshapes the question Medical Tourism in Qatar Verified against primary record Expatriate share of the population 88 per cent of about 3 million residents[1] Medical tourism in the national health strategy framework Not mentioned in the WHO country … Read more

Unreviewed Written 23 October 2026| 3 sources| Two official Vision 2030 health documents checked; neither mentions medical tourism Medical Tourism in Saudi Arabia Verified against primary record Medical tourism in the health transformation programme Not mentioned in either the delivery plan or the 2023 achievements report[1][2] Largest recorded care of foreign nationals Pilgrimage healthcare: 400,000 … Read more

Unreviewed Written 23 October 2026| 5 sources| Norway reports inside the EU collection without being an EU member state Medical Tourism in Norway Verified against primary record Position under EU law Not an EU member state, but within the Commission’s collection[1] Prior authorisation system None[1] Reimbursement requests (2023) 9,522 received, 8,395 granted, 2,449 refused[1] Average … Read more

Unreviewed Written 23 October 2026| 5 sources| Ireland’s authorisation system covers one therapy and received no requests Medical Tourism in Ireland Verified against primary record Prior authorisation requests (2023) None received; the system exists but was not used[1] Scope of the authorisation system A single procedure: enzyme replacement therapy[1] Prior notification system Voluntary, and limited … Read more

Unreviewed Written 23 October 2026| 5 sources| Sweden cannot tell the two legal routes apart when a claim arrives Medical Tourism in Sweden Verified against primary record Prior authorisation system None[1] Reimbursement requests (2023) 20,793 received, 22,265 granted, 1,436 refused[1] Scope of the received figure Combines Directive and Regulation cases, which cannot be told apart … Read more

Unreviewed Written 23 October 2026| 5 sources| Denmark refused 40 of 45 authorisation requests, the harshest rate in the collection Medical Tourism in Denmark Verified against primary record Prior authorisation requests (2023) 45 received, 3 authorised, 40 refused[1] Amount reimbursed, authorised care (2023) EUR 24,224, about a third of the 2022 level[1] Reimbursement requests (2023) … Read more

Unreviewed Written 23 October 2026| 5 sources| Estonia holds an unused statutory power to restrict inbound patients Medical Tourism in Estonia Verified against primary record Prior authorisation system None; Estonia operates a prior notification system instead[1] Reimbursement requests (2023) 125 received, 124 granted, 1 refused[1] Average processing time 21 working days, against a 30-day limit[1] … Read more

Unreviewed Written 23 October 2026| 5 sources| Finland counts treatment decisions rather than people, so it reports no outcomes Medical Tourism in Finland Verified against primary record Prior authorisation system None[1] Reimbursement requests (2023) 4,448 received; granted and refused counts not reportable[1] Unit of measurement Treatment solutions, not persons or applications[1] Scope of the Finnish … Read more