This paper explores intra-regional South-South cross-border patient travel within the context
of Southern Africa. South Africa, in particular, has been widely touted as one of the emerging …

Responding to arguments that states are strongly constrained by global capital, this article
uses the concept of the entrepreneurial state to analyze the ways states create crossborder …

Given the global nature of health services and increasing competition between regions and
health care providers, the aim of the study is to develop a theoretical framework and …

Purpose Hospitals catering to the unique needs of international patients often make
substantial investments in their international program. Research has yet to evaluate the …

This paper draws on an anthropological perspective on social security to explore the
complex ways in which Czech-and Slovak-speaking migrants living in Glasgow negotiated …

The aim of this study is to examine how immigrants' social rights have changed in the UK. In
particular, as societal concerns over immigrants' access to the Korean social security system …

Tourism is regarded as a major global industry. Given the importance of identifying factors
affecting the tourism industry and attracting international tourists, the present ecological …

Child medical tourism is 'the bi-directional movement of children… to and from a country to
seek advice, diagnosis and treatments'. 1 In the UK, it is estimated that (pre-COVID-19) 63 …

Background Cosmetic tourism is an expanding industry with increasing scrutiny in the public
domain of complications and patient safety issues. The health and financial implications for …

Medical tourism emerged when people were challenged with high costs and slow service in
medical care. As a consequence of these issues, people started to look for medical …