GEORGE TOWN: Penang tops the charts in healthcare travel revenue, raking in RM750mil from 500,000 patients who flew to the state in 2019, according to Malaysia Healthcare Travel Industry Blueprint 2021-2025.
GEORGE TOWN: Private hospitals in Penang have been flooded with calls from people who want to be vaccinated now instead of waiting for their turn under the three-phase national vaccination plan.
Island Hospital chief operating officer Stephanie Lee said the hospital had received many requests from patients for the vaccine.
“As we (Malaysia) are not covering the full spectrum of the general public when it comes to vaccinations right now, there are some patients who want to be in the queue and are willing to pay for it.
“From a private hospital’s perspective, we are willing to extend our services to our patients.
/ Posted on 1 February, 2021 8:30
The pandemic has snuffed out the medical tourism boom in South-east Asia, leaving the once-thriving sector ailing. TTG Asia reporters examine how the industry is fighting to nurse the sector back to financial health.
Singapore
By Pamela Chow
While medical and wellness is not a current focus of her tourism strategy, Singapore may find ample opportunity in this sector, thanks to her effective clampdown on the spread of Covid-19, as well as her egalitarian distribution of vaccines since December 2020. The island nation’s speedy turnaround during the pandemic has earned her global recognition that could benefit her status as a hub for treatment and restoration.