Medical Tourism Assn Honours Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council for Public-Private Partnership

Asia-Pacific Destination recognised at 2015 World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress, in Orlando, Fla.

For ongoing efforts to provide seamless healthcare experiences to patients across the globe – some 790,000 a year ago -- the Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council has been presented with the 2015 Public-Private Partnership Medical Travel Destination of the Year Award, the Medical Tourism Association has announced.

“In a world in which too many patients are seeking treatments from too few quality doctors, Malaysia has capitalised on strong economic growth to create a medical system that is not only top-notch, but competitively priced as well,” said Renée-Marie Stephano, president of the Medical Tourism Association, at the 4th annual awards ceremony during the 8th World Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare Congress, 2015, in Orlando, Fla.

 “Couple those factors with reasonably priced hotel accommodation and an excellent public transportation system and it’s easy to see why Malaysia speaks volumes to patients who are contemplating treatment in the Asia-Pacific region.”

Since 2010, Malaysia has nearly doubled its revenue from medical tourism to US$200 million (about RM697 mil) last year, according to government figures.

“We have always striven to uphold our promise of ‘quality care for your peace of mind’ to our healthcare travellers, and we are ecstatic that the world has taken notice of this,” said Sherene Azli (pictured with Richard Poi from Oze Travel Representation), Chief Executive Officer of Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council, the primary agency under the Ministry of Health Malaysia entrusted to develop and promote the healthcare travel industry of Malaysia. “This award has certainly inspired us to keep making our mark as a healthcare travel destination of choice.”

The World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress accepts nominations to honour leadership, innovation, education, service and top facilities and destinations in the care and treatment of both international- and domestic-travelling patients.

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