This, he said, could be achieved by healthcare service providers here entering into cross-border collaborations with their international counterparts.
“Becoming a regional healthcare hub ultimately creates more job opportunities and wealth, which benefits the economy and country as a whole,” he said at the launch of the ParkCity Medical Centre here yesterday, which also saw the unveiling of the Ramsay Sime Darby Healthcare (RSDHC) logo.
“Over the past three years, Malaysia has seen more than 20% growth in health tourism, and generated almost RM600mil in revenue last year,” he said.
“Among the countries fast becoming interested in Malaysia’s medical tourism industry is Japan, which has registered 20% growth,” he said, adding that the Japanese coming here were those under the Malaysia My Second Home programme or via word of mouth from friends and relatives.
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