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30-Mar-18 Malaysia expects to generate hospital revenue of MYR2.8 bn (USD725 mn) by 2020, with target markets in Indonesia, Myanmar, China and Vietnam. In 2017 hospital revenue from one million healthcare travellers was was MYR1.3 bn (USD337 mn). [image: New Straits Times]
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23-Mar-18 The Malaysian city of Perak is embarking on an effort to woo travellers for medical tourism. Perak Tourism Committee Chairman said new flights from Medan (Indonesia) to Ipoh will allow people to access treatment in established hospitals conveniently. [image: The Star Online]
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14-Mar-18 Malaysia's IHH, the world’s second largest healthcare group, is preparing USD1 bn to launch an open offer to buy the non-promoter shares of Fortis Healthcare in India, nine months after walking out of bilateral negotiations. [image: The Economic Times]
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21-Feb-18 Prospective Chinese mothers are increasingly travelling abroad for in vitro fertilization and egg-freezing treatments. More Chinese women are visiting fertility centers in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and the United States, as they look to start, or expand, their families. [image: Imagine China]
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09-Feb-18 The Malaysian Islamic Development Department is expected to introduce halal certification for medical devices, including manufacturers of liquids used in dialysis machines, in the third quarter of 2018. [image: Bernama]
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