High-quality care draws foreign patients

RHB Research said Asean as a whole could be considered a preferred medical-tourism destination due to factors such as cost and recognised quality care.

KUALA LUMPUR: The cost of medical treatment continues to be the main factor for medical tourists to consider where to go when they need a certain type of medical procedure.

This would be a more pertinent factor for medical tourists from the West such as the United States and Britain.