Medical tourism in Malaysia

Medical tourism in Malaysia is ranked in the top five destinations for health tourism.[1]

The majority of the foreign patients seeking medical treatments in Malaysia are from Indonesia, Singapore, Japan, and West Asia.[2] In 2012, Malaysia received 671,727 patients from around the globe.[3]

Medical tourism started to be given prominence by the government of Malaysia after Asian Financial crisis as an economic diversification.[4] The National Committee for the Promotion of Medical and Health Tourism was formed by the Ministry of Health in January 1998.[5] In 2009, Ministry of Health Malaysia had set up Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC) to be the primary agency to promote and develop the country's health tourism industry as well as position Malaysia as a healthcare hub in the region.[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.medicaltourism.com.my/en/index.aspx
  2. ↑ Wong Kee Mun & Ghazali Musa (2012). C. Michael Hall, ed. Medical Tourism: The Ethics, Regulation, and Marketing of Health Mobility. London: Routledge. p. 176. ISBN 978-0-415-66575-9.
  3. ↑ "Malaysia's Overall healthcare travelers 2007-2012*".
  4. ↑ "Going Global Medical Tourism". |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  5. ↑ "Medical Tourism in Malaysia: International Movement of Healthcare Consumers and the Commodification of Healthcare". |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  6. ↑ "Council to promote medical tourism". New Straits Times. 22 July 2009.