MB: Let's turn Iskandar into a medical hub

Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Mohamed Khaled Nordin launching the KPJ Health Camp while Johor Corporation CEO and president (left) Kamaruzzaman Abu Kassim looks on in Kampung Nelayan, Permas Jaya in Johor on Jan 11, 2014.

JOHOR BARU: The Johor government wants a master plan to be drawn up soon to realise Iskandar Malaysia’s potential as a medical and healthcare hub in the region.

Mentri Besar Datuk Mohamed Khaled Nordin said that there were about 10 private hospitals in Iskandar Malaysia where most of the facilities were used by patients from out of the state and country.