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Inspiration<br />
Raising the Bar to Become No. 1<br />
The mission is to ultimately position Malaysia as the number<br />
one destination for world-class healthcare services by 2020.<br />
“Our primary aim is to drive our healthcare travel services to<br />
the next level. We believe in being ambitious, because we<br />
believe we have everything it takes to get us there. International<br />
Living voted us “Best Country in the World for Healthcare”<br />
from 2014 to 2016 and being crowned “Medical Travel<br />
Destination of the Year” at the International Medical Travel<br />
Journal (IMTJ) Medical Travel Awards 2015 is proof that we<br />
are on the right track. It is a remarkable achievement,” said<br />
Sherene Azli.<br />
To achieve its goals, MHTC believes that creating a<br />
sustainable and comprehensive ecosystem is key.<br />
The Council facilitates initiatives that spur selfmotivation<br />
for continuous growth among<br />
healthcare providers and satellite services,<br />
such as transportation, logistics and<br />
hospitality, where development is<br />
designed to create a seamless,<br />
end-to-end Malaysia Healthcare<br />
experience for health<br />
travellers.<br />
“Expanding on our core medical offerings, the Malaysian<br />
wellness sector is also on the rise. Prevention and well-being<br />
is an important aspect of healthcare and our wellness resorts<br />
offer the best in holistic care, combining aspects of conventional<br />
Western health treatments with alternative care, such as<br />
Traditional Complementary Medicine, Ayurveda and organic<br />
cuisines. Popular for gentle health interventions, programmes<br />
include rejuvenation and detox programmes and several of our<br />
wellness resorts are part of the Healing Hotels of the World,”<br />
enthused Sherene.<br />
Moreover, Malaysia’s position as a leading global halal hub<br />
offers Muslim-friendly healthcare facilities and medical services,<br />
such as porcine-free vaccines and sutures. Rated “Top Country<br />
for Muslim Travel” in MasterCard-Crescent Rating’s Global<br />
Muslim Travel Index 2015, Malaysia offers unprecedented<br />
comfort and convenience to Muslim patients and their<br />
accompanying families.<br />
The country has come a long way in the medical travel sphere,<br />
and despite the equally challenging road ahead to realise its<br />
ambition, Malaysia does indeed appear to have what it takes<br />
to ultimately become the number one healthcare travel<br />
destination for the world.<br />
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