Dr Malaysia: Country closing in on goal to be major global healthcare destination by 2025

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Dr Malaysia: Country closing in on goal to be major global healthcare destination by 2025
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — Malaysia is advancing steadily to emerge as a leading global healthcare destination in 2025, with the success of the healthcare tourism sector chalking up a...

Peranakan Chinese as a race option could be added to Malaysian birth certs, ICs as deputy unity minister says Putrajaya asked to recognise themKUALA LUMPUR, Aug 4 — Malaysia is advancing steadily to emerge as a leading global healthcare destination in 2025, with the success of the healthcare tourism sector chalking up a RM2.25 billion revenue in 2023.

MHTC said Indonesia was the highest contributor of health tourists to Malaysia, comprising 70 per cent to 80 per cent of the total number last year. MHTC said this is expected to contribute to an economic spillover to other industries to the tune of RM9.6 billion. SHG managing director Dr Khoo Chow Huat said the group attracted a substantial number of international patients, with the highest number coming from Indonesia.

Quaternary care is the extension of tertiary care in reference to advanced levels of medicine, which are highly specialised, not widely accessed and usually only offered in a very limited number of national or international centres. He underwent two major surgeries from March to June earlier this year and is expected to return for follow-up treatment in August.

“In Bandung, SMC is well-known, and I learned about it through a friend who received treatment there. She introduced me to a staff member at SMC and began coordinating with them over the phone to facilitate my daughter’s arrangements to seek treatment.

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