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Malaysia’s healthcare system consists of both public and private sector hospitals. However, about 80 percent of the healthcare facilities come under the domain of the public sector hospitals. The public healthcare system is considered among the best in the region. The government heavily subsidizes the public sector. The private sector in Malaysian healthcare is a rapidly growing sector. It works mainly on a fee for services provided basis.
The public hospitals in Malaysia are of the following three types: general hospitals, district hospitals, and special medical institutions. There is a general hospital in each of Malaysia’s sixteen state capitals, which has an average of 600 to 700 beds each. These general hospitals provide specialized medical care. The district hospitals are smaller and provide more basic medical care.
The private hospitals account for 20 percent of Malaysia’s hospital beds, but they employ about 54 percent of the doctors in Malaysia. The private sector healthcare in Malaysia is a rapidly growing sector.
Malaysia has fast gained a reputation as one of the major medical tourism destinations of Asia. Malaysian hospitals are among the best in the region and most private hospitals have internationally recognized quality standards, which include MS ISO9002. Malaysia has become the chosen destination for medical travelers from all across the world due to many reasons. The cheaper cost of treatment in Malaysia, state-of-the-art hospitals and clinics, highly qualified doctors, and picturesque tourist destinations. A normal cardiac bypass surgery (CABG) would cost around US $6,000-7,000 in Malaysia. Most private hospitals in Malaysia provide accommodation facilities to tourists. Given Malaysia’s low cost of living, the accommodation does not cost a lot to the medical tourists. Malaysia ranks as among the top four centers of medical tourism in Asia with Thailand, India, and Singapore. In 2003, about 100,000 foreign patients sought treatment in Malaysia, bringing in RM60 millions in revenue. Many hospitals in Malaysia have set up international departments to cater especially to the international patients. The Malaysian government is actively promoting medical tourism in Malaysia. As a result the number of private hospitals providing quality medical care to international patients has increased over the years. Medical and surgical procedures in Malaysia cost only 20 to 25 percent of the same in USA or UK. The official language of Malaysia is Malay, but English is spoken and understood by a majority of the doctors and health staff. The prices of medical and surgical procedures are a fraction of those in developed countries. For example, a breast enlargement procedure in Malaysia costs around £2,110, whereas in UK it costs between £3,500 and £5,000. Thus, patients achieve a full 50 percent saving. Patients seeking a full facelift including upper and lower eye lid lift, brow lift and neck lift would have to pay out about £2,900 in Malaysia. Whereas in the UK, this procedure would cost between £4,000 and £6,000.
Citizens of the United States do not require a visa to visit Malaysia for social, business, or academic purposes. Nationals of all ASEAN countries do not require a visa for a stay of less than one month. For stays exceeding one month, the nationals of ASEAN countries, except Brunei and Singapore, require a visa. The nationals of the following countries require a visa at all times: Afghanistan, India, China, Hong Kong, Bangladesh, etc. The citizens of following countries require a visa for a stay exceeding three months: Argentina, Australia, Netherland, Norway, Qatar, France, Germany, Hungary, etc. For more information about the visa policies of Malaysia, click here. Immigration Department Malaysia
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