IN the late 1900s, Malaysia embarked on promoting medical tourism particularly to Indonesia. The Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council was formed to coordinate and expand this economic activity.
Between 2011 and 2018, medical tourist arrivals increased from 643,000 to 1.2 million, yielding a revenue of US$127mil in 2011 to over US$362mil in 2018.
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