Public Health: Malaysian doctors prepare for competition
The Malaysian Health Minister, Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai, has told local medical practitioners that their markets will be opened up to registered foreign professionals when the services provisions of the ASEAN Free Trade Area agreement comes into force before the end of the year.
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Liow says that this will provide a boost for local hospitals - many people he says, like to be treated by their medical people from their own country. So foreign residents in Malaysia will be able to get such care locally. And because of the significantly lower costs of treatment in Malaysia, medical tourism can be stepped up because foreigners will be able to be treated in Malaysia by their own nationals.
Already, Malaysia has a thriving medical tourism sector: modern hospitals and private clinics have surgeons trained in the UK and Australia. They are sought out as providing excellent quality care at bargain prices. And for the convenience factor: a consultation with a specialist can be had, often, on the same day that it is sought. Waiting lists, even for serious surgery, are almost unknown.
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