Date: 4 December 2012
Malaysia... “the best kept secret in medical tourism”.
The first Malaysia International Healthcare Travel Expo and
Conference (MIHTE 2012) in Kuala Lumpur marked an important point in the
development of Malaysia’s medical tourism industry, led by the Malaysia
Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC). MIHTE attracted more than 1,300 delegates
from 34 countries and was supported
by 84 local and international
exhibitors.
As the local healthcare systems develop, the Asian medical
travel sector has enjoyed a period of growth in a difficult global healthcare
market that has yet to recover from the financial crisis of 2008. Malaysia came
relatively late to the medical tourism game, riding on the coat tails of Korea,
Singapore and Thailand.
As one conference attendee described the country, it has
been “the best kept secret in medical tourism”. But it is very clear that the
work of MHTC, led by Dr Mary Wong, and
the Association of Private Hospitals in Malaysia (APHM), led by Dr Jacob
Thomas, is paying dividends. Malaysia has climbed into the top five of medical
tourism destinations worldwide (IMTJ Market
Analysis).
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