Malaysia has potential to be fertility, cardiology hub - MHTC

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Malaysia has the potential to be the best fertility and cardiology hub in the Asian region with various high-tech facilities being offered, said Malaysia Healthcare Travel Council (MHTC) chief executive officer Sherene Azli.

She said this was due to the increasing number of patients from outside Malaysia, especially Indonesia and China, who expressed interest and confidence in the treatment here.

"The reputation of the National Heart Institute (IJN) is also a great example of attracting patients from outside to get treatment here.

"The in vitro fertilisation (IVF) success rate of up to 7,000 treatments in 2017 has attracted many patients especially from China," she told reporters at the launching of Insight 2018 here today.

Organised by MHTC, the medical travel conference was launched by Deputy Finance Minister Datuk Amiruddin Hamzah and also attended by Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye.

Sherene said MHTC aimed to have at least one health tourism hospital by 2020. 

Meanwhile, Dr Lee had called on private medical centres to update the information on their services to boost the health tourism sector in Malaysia. 

"We live in a world where the masses have access to information and our healthcare travellers need to have accurate and professionally presented data in order to make educated and well-informed decisions about where and who to go as well as what to expect when they are receiving treatment in Malaysia," he said.

-- BERNAMA