Materia Medica Malaysiana

Resorts World ventures into health tourism

Genting Bhd subsidiary Resorts World Bhd yesterday launched its health holiday package via a tie-up with HSC Medical Centre.

Resorts World executive vice president Lee Choong Yan said the move marked the group’s commitment in promoting health tourism to foreigners worldwide.”The packages will be offered in all our sales offices throughout Asia and sales agents in other regions,”he told reporters at the launching ceremony.

Their “Check-in Check-up” packages priced at RM2,068 onwards offer customers five-star hotel accommoda-tion at the resorts and medical check-ups at HSC Medical Centre.

“Visitors can get their medical report on the same day the check-up is performed,” said HSC Medical Centre executive director Dr YC Lim.

Medical centres in Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Malacca and Johor have been actively promoting health tourism to residents in neighbouring countries.

Medical treatment cost in Malaysia is between 20% and 50% lower than that of Singapore and Thailand.

Culture, Arts, and Tourism deputy minister Datuk Fu Ah Kiow said health tourism in the country raked in RM41 million during the Jan-Sept period last year.