The Cayman Islands has once again dropped out of the top 10 in global rankings for COVID positives per 100,000 people-- dropping to number 12. Nevertheless, the country still remains the top country in the Caribbean region with respect to the New York Times ranking. According to the New York Times, Cayman has experienced a minor 2 per cent increase in COVID cases per 100,000 people over the … [Read more...]
E-health and telemedicine: Opportunities and obstacles surrounding digital medical services
Many academics believe that telemedicine could be the future of medicine. As we move into a more virtual world, will telemedicine pose a greater threat to patient-doctor interaction or solve the bottlenecks that currently affect the patient-doctor experience? Given recent advancements in the medical field, it is only safe to say that telemedicine has always been an unavoidable reality. Time is … [Read more...]
State sponsored medical travel… Boom or bust?
International patients funded by governments are much fewer than for other self-funded medical travel niches, but the revenue generated from their treatment is much, much higher. A number of factors are however going to impact the future of this aspect of medical travel, says IMTJ editor in chief Keith Pollard in his latest blog. Medical travel or medical tourism (if you prefer that phrase) is … [Read more...]
Two years in: CARICOM & WFP study impact of COVID on Caribbean people
Since January 30, 2020, when the World Health Organization declared that COVID-19 was a Public Health Emergency, the socio-economic welfare of Caribbean people has been impacted by multiple lockdowns, changes in travel protocols and drastic declines in tourism, resulting in an economic contraction of 9.9 per cent in the region in 2020 (IMF) with major repercussions for lives and livelihoods in the … [Read more...]
Travel Medical Insurance Demand Up Nearly 70 Percent
The Schengen countries [Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland] and much of the Caribbean are among the destinations currently requiring travel medical insurance Demand for travel … [Read more...]
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