Future beckons well for health tourism

The country is set to see higher income generated through health tourism with the approval of a new unit under the Health Ministry – the Healthcare Industry Development Unit.
Health Minister Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek said the establishment of the unit – proposed by the ministry as a means to better develop the industry – was approved by the Cabinet recently.
“Health tourism has great potential. There is room for improvement,” he said after visiting Southern Hospital here yesterday.
Dr Chua said some 150,000 patients from foreign countries sought treatment in Malaysia last year, generating RM120mil in revenue for the country.
“Judging from the revenue, many foreign patients did not get value-added services, otherwise the revenue generated could be even more,” he added.
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