Better facilities: A file picture showing a medical team performing an operation in a hospital. For many years certain private hospitals in Malaysia have been attracting foreign patients from countries such as Indonesia and Myanmar.
MALAYSIA is emerging as a hub for medical tourism due to a confluence of factors.
One main but more recent driver is the weak local currency, which in turn makes medical services here more attractive to overseas patients.
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