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MALAYSIA HEALTHCARE TRAVEL COUNCIL (MHTC)

INTODUCTION
The government of Malaysia has identified healthcare travel as one of the contributing sectors to
boost the country’s economic growth. Malaysia Healthcare has successfully raised its position as a
global healthcare travel destination over the last few years thanks to the delivery of world-class quality
healthcare services offered with relative affordability. Malaysia’s healthcare system is closely monitored
by the Ministry of Health Malaysia (MoH) to regulate all aspects of healthcare including patient safety.

The promotional efforts by Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC), an agency under the purview
of MoH, has proven fruitful through the favourable growth of the healthcare travel industry and various
international recognitions received. The Malaysia healthcare travel industry is growing at an average
rate between 16-17 per cent every year in the last six years. Malaysia is among the most popular
healthcare travel destinations in Asia, attracting 1,050,000 healthcare travellers in 2017 compared to
643,000 in 2011. The revenues are RM1.3 billion and RM527.3 million respectively.

Figure 1
Healthcare Traveller Industry Performance, 2011 to 2017

Source: Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC)

MALAYSIA HEALTHCARE AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

The healthcare travel industry has contributed greatly to the country’s economy, especially when
considering the multiplier effect. Based on the government’s set target, by 2020, it is expected that a
total of RM2.8 billion of revenue will be generated through the healthcare travel industry. By taking into
consideration the impact of the multiplier effect, the conservative calculation of the healthcare travel
industry’s overall contribution to the economy is estimated to reach RM10 billion by 2020.

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