Malaysia's medical tourism to bring in USD264m in 2015

 30-Jun-15, The Star

Malaysia's medical tourism industry continues to rake in more income for the country, with RM1bil expected to come from healthcare travellers this year.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak (pic) said medical tourism would be made "a priority area" for Malaysia so it could be the best in the region.

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"Malaysia's share of the medical tourism market has nearly doubled in the last four years. In 2014, it reached 770,000 patients, bringing in revenue of around RM700mil. This year, those figures are expected to rise further to 930,000 patients, and a revenue of RM1b."

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