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Healthcare system

Malaysia has an excellent and improving public and private health care system equal to many EU countries. Malaysia is one of Asia's top health destinations. Its hospitals are generally well equipped. ...

Health insurance

Healthcare to residents in public hospitals is free. The Foreign Worker Hospitalization & Surgical Insurance Scheme was introduced as a result of the ever increasing fraudulent and unpaid hospital ...

Facts and figures

Capital : Kuala Lumpur
Population : 29.3 million
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Medical tourism

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Healthcare system

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Health insurance

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Facts and figures

General InformationSource
Capital : Kuala Lumpur
Population : 29.3 million
Main languages spoken : Malay (official), English, Chinese dialects, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam
Main religion : Islam, Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, Christianity, Sikhism
International dialling code : +60
Internet domain : .my
Gross National income (GNI) per capita : 22460 US $
WHO 2015

Tourism data

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Population profile
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Healthcare workforce
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Healthcare expenditure
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Healthcare provision
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Healthcare activity
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Health profile
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Cosmetic surgery
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Medical tourism

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Industry participants

Find hospitals and clinics, agents and facilitators, services and other organisations operating in the medical travel industry that are based in Malaysia.

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Featured organisations

Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC)

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