Malaysia International Medical Tourism 2011

Malaysia International Medical Tourism 2011 will be held from May 18 - 20, 2011 at the Grand Seasons Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Medical tourists from all parts of the globe choose Malaysia for the high quality of medical treatment on offer, provided in world-class facilities. The government is busy promoting the country as a medical tourism hub with both critical care as well as preventative care offered. Cardiac procedures are particularly popular, but a wide array of other procedures is available.

Malaysia is among the world’s top five medical tourism destinations for medical tourists and foreign investors. Selected based on the quality and affordability of medical care and receptiveness to foreign investment, Malaysia came in third behind Panama and Brazil, and was followed by Costa Rica and India.

Malaysia’s medical tourism industry has seen staggering growth in recent years. From 2001 to 2006, the number of foreigners seeking healthcare services in Malaysia almost tripled from 75,210 patients to 296,687 patients. The large volume of patients in 2006 brought approximately USD59 million or RM203.66 million in revenue.

Much of Malaysia’s attraction lies in the wide array of medical services and procedures including dental, cosmetic and cardiac surgeries at significantly lower costs compared with the United States. Foreign medical tourists and investors are attracted by Malaysia’s favourable exchange rate, political and economic stability and high rate of literacy.