Jairo Mateo
Journalist dedicated to Medical Travel.
HOMS urologist becomes first in DR to perform prostate cancer robotic surgery
Dr. Marcos Arias, member of the urology team at the Metropolitan Hospital of Santiago -HOMS- became the first Dominican doctor to perform robotic surgery against prostate cancer in the Dominican Republic. "Robotic surgery is the...
U.S. Ambassador in DR says battered tourist in Punta Cana is an isolated event
The ambassador of the United States in the Dominican Republic, Robin Bernstein, affirmed that the aggression suffered by a tourist in a Punta Cana hotel "is a very punctual and isolated event," according to...
Orthopedic robotic surgery now coming to the Dominican Republic
Dr. Jose Natalio Redondo, president of the Grupo Rescue, announced that orthopedic robotic surgery is coming to the Dominican Republic, for the benefit of the local population and the capture of international patients. "All of...
We are working to strengthen quality, says Dominican Minister of Health
The minister of Public Health of the Dominican Republic, Dr. Rafael Sanchez Cardenas, recalled last Thursday that the country must increase the quality of its health services, and for this, he assured that the...
Ministry of tourism ready to kick off medical travel promotion
The minister of tourism, Francisco Javier Garcia, said that the institution is willing to initiate the promotion of medical travel to the Dominican Republic. "We are ready to establish a promotion team for all the...
Amelia Reyes: health tourism in the Dominican Republic requires all of us
For Amelia Reyes, vice president of the Health Tourism Association, it is key to work together from various sectors to continue promoting health tourism to the Dominican Republic. "We have something gained and I am...
Dr. Jose Natalio Redondo: medical travel is ready to take off
"If we can make a simile about something well known to everyone, which is health tourism, the Dominican Republic is with the plane on, at the head of the runway and ready to take...